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A new strategic alliance has been formed between Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and the Donegal Dublin Business Network. They met in Dublin earlier this week, with the aim of driving investment and economic growth in Donegal. Over the past number of months, both organisations have recognised their shared goals and the opportunity to work together. […]

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to support the family of Natalie and Ella McLaughlin. The mother and daughter tragically passed away following a collision in Carndonagh earlier this week. The page has been set up by the local community to “help the family in the days ahead.” The GoFundMe page can be found

A road in Tyrone is to close for a number of hours tomorrow to allow police to investigate a fatal road traffic collision that occurred earlier this year. A woman in her 40s died in the two-vehicle crash involving a Ford Ka and Nissan Note on February 20th. The A29 Dungannon Road in Cookstown will

The funeral details have been confirmed for the mother and daughter who lost their lives in a collision in Carndonagh earlier this week. Six-year-old Ella McLaughlin died in the collision on Wednesday evening. Her mother Natalie succumbed to her injuries in the Royal Victoria Hospital the following day. Natalie and Ella will be laid to

The HSE has paid three companies more than €70 million since 2023 for services to tackle hospital waiting lists. One “insourcing” provider earned more than €50 million. The data, which was released to the Oireachtas Health Committee, looked at the period between January 2023 and March 2025. HSE boss Bernard Gloster earlier this week admitted

Police have arrested a man and seized suspected Class C drugs, following a search of a property in the Derry area yesterday. A search was carried out at a residential premises in the Great James Street area of the city, at around 9pm. A quantity of suspected herbal cannabis and pregabalin tablets, along with two

Police in Derry City & Strabane made an arrest yesterday afternoon in relation to a road traffic collision involving a suspected drink driver. At 3:15pm, officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision in the Slievemore Park area, when the driver of one of the vehicles had made off from the scene.

The inaugural meeting of the Oireachtas Heart and Stroke group took place in Leinster House this week. Three Donegal representatives participated. Deputies Charles Ward and Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher, along with Senator Eileen Flynn, are backing a call for the estimated 4,478 people living with heart failure in Donegal to receive greater access to cardiac

Brother Kevin Crowely is being laid to rest this morning in Dardistown. The founder of the Capuchin Day Centre died earlier this week at the age of 90. The centre provides food and services to those in need in Dublin City Centre. Br Kevin spent many of the early years in his ministry in Ards

St. Patrick’s Girls’ National School, Carndonagh has paid tribute to their “beautiful” and “vibrant” Senior Infants pupil, Ella McLaughlin, and her mother, past pupil Natalie, who died in a crash in Carndonagh earlier this week. They say Ella was a “much-loved” member of the school community and will be remembered for her “kindness, energy and

A priest currently in custody on a charge of attempted sexual communication with a child has been charged with 7 further offences. 58-year-old Edward Gallagher of Orchard Park in Lifford County Donegal had been returned to police custody for further questioning yesterday. At today’s sitting of Derry Magistrate’s Court he appeared to face 7 more

There were 7.638 people on the Live Register in Donegal at the end of June, an 11% decrease on the same period last year. The numbers signing on fell in all Social Welfare offices across the county. There were 7.638 people on the Live Register in Donegal at the end of June, an 11% decrease

The man who died at a primary school in Omagh yesterday has been named as Paul Corrigan, a building supervisor and member of the grounds maintenance team with the Education Authority. Mr. Corrigan was involved in a serious workplace incident at St Mary’s Primary School in the Old Mountfield Road area of Killyclogher. The Education

A 58-year-old man has been charged in court in Derry for possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornographic images. He will attend Derry Magistrates’ Court today. As is the usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the PPS.

45-year-old Stephen McLaughlin from Limavady was sentenced in Derry Crown Court yesterday for domestic abuse crimes. Mr McLaughlin was sentenced to six years and eight months imprisonment, for charges including: attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, threat to kill, common assault, and dangerous driving. In a statement released by police, Detective Constable Smyth said the

Members of the North West Regional Development Group met with the Minister of State in the Irish Department of Transport earlier this week to progress discussions in relation to improving rail connectivity to the North West. The meeting has been described by members as a “constructive” one. The group is a partnership between Derry City

A second person has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Carndonagh. The collision, involving a car and a van, occurred at Carrowmore, Glentogher yesterday evening. A female passenger of the car, aged six years old, was fatally injured. The driver of the car, a woman aged in her 20s, who was transferred to

Police say they are currently at the scene of a sudden death in Omagh. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident that occurred in the Old Mountfield Road area of Killyclogher. The Belfast Telegraph reports that the initial call came in just before 9 am this morning, which detailed a workplace

Police in Derry are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man missing from Desertmartin. 55-year-old Alan Cousley was last seen in the  Main Street area of the town shortly before midnight on Tuesday. His friends and family have not heard from him since then, and they, along with police, are concerned for his wellbeing.

A priest currently in custody on a charge of attempted sexual communication with a child has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court where he was released into police custody for further questioning. 58 year old Edward Gallagher of Orchard Park in Lifford, County Donegal, is charged with attempted sexual communication with a child on dates between

Police have charged two men  in connection with drugs-related offences following a planned search operation in the Strabane area on Wednesday, 2nd July. The men, aged 28 and a 24, have been charged with cultivating cannabis, possession of a Class B controlled drug, and possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply.

Police say have dismantled what is believed to be one of the biggest suspected cannabis operations in the North West in recent years. As part of a planned search operation in the Strabane area yesterday, suspected cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £1.4 million have been seized, with searches still ongoing. Paraphernalia connected

Uisce Eireann say a reservoir interruption in Inishowen may cause low pressure and supply disruptions to Muff, Quigley’s Point, Iskaheen, Moville, Greencastle and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until midday tomorrow. Meanwhile, valve repair works may cause supply disruptions to Lisfannon Heights and surrounding areas in Buncrana between 9.30 and 11.30 this