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Gardaí have advised residents in Creeslough that they will be conducting door-to-door enquiries in the area over the coming weeks. In a statement they said they “do not wish to cause any alarm or upset by calling to houses in which residents are unaware of our intention to do so”, and have asked people in […]

It has been reported that the scene of the Creeslough explosion may remain cordoned off for another two weeks, as investigators continue to look into the tragedy. Today’s Sunday Times reports that Gardaí received a court order on Friday to allow them to keep the scene preserved and off-limits for a further 14 day period.

Junior Cert students may not receive their results until November. The Irish Daily Mail reports that marking of the exams is still not complete. 68,000 students were due to get their results five weeks ago. It’s expected that Education Minister Norma Foley will announce this week when students might receive their results.

Tributes have been paid to Noel Duggan, a founding member of the group Clannad, after his sudden death at age 73. Clannad announced the news on social media, saying that Noel had passed suddenly in Donegal yesterday evening. Noel Duggan was the uncle of fellow founding members Enya, Ciarán Brennan, Moya Brennan and Paul Brennan,

Met Eireann has issued two further weather warnings for County Donegal this afternoon. Status yellow warnings for heavy rain as well as high winds are now in place for County Donegal, as well as the provinces of Munster and Connacht. The yellow rain warning begins at 1pm this Sunday afternoon and is set to last

The last of the Creeslough tragedy funerals takes place this morning when father and daughter, Robert Garwe and Shauna Flanagan-Garwe are brought to St Michael’s Church, Creeslough at for funeral mass at 11am. The funeral mass can be viewed live HERE –

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow warning for thunderstorms for County Donegal, as well as much of the western and southern coast this morning. The weather service has warned of heavy showers and thunderstorms, coupled with strong and gusty southwesterly winds and possible falls of hail. They also say disruption is expected, including spot

  The funeral takes place this morning of 50 year old Robert Garwe and his five year old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe. They had both gone to buy a birthday cake at Lafferty’s in Creeslough a week ago yesterday when the premises was devasted by an explosion. Their joint funeral takes place in St Michael’s Church,

The Irish fishing industry says it has a right to be consulted about offshore wind farms because it affects the livelihoods of everyone. That’s according to Aodh O Donnell, the Killybegs based Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Association, who says says every industry needs to co-operate to reduce fossil fuels but co-operation works

Gardai have seized almost 23 thousand euro in cash after searches in Donegal, Cork and Limerick. Criminal Assets Bureau Officers targeting a Limerick-based Organised Crime Gang searched five different locations today. They recovered 8,900 euro in cash in Limerick and 14,000 euro in Cork. A Rolex watch and documents and conveyance files were also seized

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to three years for attempted robbery during an incident in Derry in January of this year. Jonathon Michael Simpson will serve 18 months in custody, and the remainder on licence. Derry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine was told that on Friday afternoon January 21st, a woman was sitting in

The R-245 Carrigart to Milford Rd has reopened following a fatal collision this morning. A man in his forties lost his life in the single vehicle crash which happened just before 8am.

903 thousand euro has been so far raised as part of the Creeslough Community Support Fund. It was set up earlier this week and is managed by the Irish Red Cross, with donations accepted at post offices and Applegreen outlets nationally. It will be used to support the victims’ families.

It’s emerged that searches took place in Donegal and three other counties last month as part of a Europol operation against human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector. No offences were detected in the Irish searches. Between the 14th and 21st of September 2022, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats coordinated searches

A man has died following a crash in Carrigart this morning. The man in his 40s was the sole occupant of the vehicle involved in the collision just before 8am . The man’s body has been removed from the scene to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place in due course. A technical

Searches have been carried out in Donegal as part of an international operation targeting labour exploitation. Searches were conducted in the counties of Meath, Dublin and Cavan also. The joint operation focused on human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector between September 14th and 21st. It involved authorities in 16 countries. Gardaí and

HIQA has identified a number of issues at four residential centres for older people in Donegal. Unannounced inspections were carried out at Aras Ghaoth Dobhair, Aras U Dhomhnaill, Buncrana Community Hospital and Beach Hill Manor Nursing home earlier this year. The governance and management of Aras Ghaoth Dobhair, Derrybeg and fire precautions in place require

The Carrigart to Cranford road has been closed following a crash this morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene of what Gardai have described as a serious crash on the route. The single vehicle collision occurred at around 8am this morning. The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for the foreseeable

Applegreen will hold a minute’s silence across it’s locations today in honour of the ten people killed in an explosion in Creeslough last week. It will take place at 3:15pm today, exactly one week after the tragic incident. Applegreen continues to raise funds for the local community of Creeslough in association with the Irish Red

Emergency services are currently at the scene of what Gardai have described as a serious crash on the Carrigart to Cranford road. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes. Local diversions are in place. No further details are known at this time.