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Five men arrested over the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been released pending a report being submitted to the Public Prosecution Service. The journalist was killed while observing riots in the Creggan area of Derry City on April 18th, 2019. The men – three aged in their 20s, one in his 40s and another

There’s been a significant drop in the price of land in Donegal, with the Irish Farmers Journal reporting fall of almost 45%, the steepest reduction in the country. That compares to a national increase in land prices of 16% over 2020 prices. The average price of land across the Republic of Ireland last year was

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) have provided an update following the security alert on Fahan Street in Derry  yesterday and today. Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Hamlin said: “Following a complex operation yesterday and today, we have removed component parts of an explosive device, a timer power unit, and

Work has begun on the installation of six additional public lights towards the Boxing Club and Barrack Hill Town Park in Carndonagh. Cllr Albert Doherty has welcomed the work which was sourced under the county council’s public lights and minor infrastructure scheme. he says Eirtricity representatives are also visiting a black spot between Simpson’s pedestrian

16,019 new coronavirus cases have been notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre That consists of 6,284 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 9,735 positive antigen tests. As of 8am today, 1,047 COVID-19 patients were in hospital with the disease, with 42 in ICU.

The security alert in Fahan Street in Derry has ended. The PSNI confirmed this afternoon that the street has re-opened and all residents have returned home. In a statement, they thank the community for their cooperation and understanding as police worked to make the area safe.

A sixth arrest has been made in Derry by detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee on April 18th 2019. The 26-year-old man, arrested under the Terrorism Act, has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast where he will be interviewed. Five other men, a 54 year old,

  A bag containing cash has been stolen in Lifford. The theft happened on Bridge Street on Monday last between 3.40pm and 4pm. A green and black ‘fortnite’ schoolbag that had contained a sum of cash was stolen from an unlocked white Vauxhall van at that location between those times. Gardai are appealing to anyone

  Fertiliser prices more than doubled in the year from January 2021 to 2022. CSO figures show they went up 127 per cent. Energy prices increased by 30 per cent in the same period, while feed costs went up by a fifth. The statistics also show milk prices increased by almost 30 per cent.

  Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating an incident at a business premises at Millbrae, Carndonagh, involving bins. It happened between Tuesday March 8th at 6.30pm and Wednesday March 9th at 7am. A lock was removed from the gate of the business and damage was caused in doing so. The bins from the premises were taken

  The local post office in Carndonagh has been targeted in a weekend burglary. The incident happened on the Church Road in the early hours of Saturday morning between 3.08am and 4.50am. A window of the building was smashed and the driver’s window on one of the post vans was smashed. An attempt was made

Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information over a weekend robbery in Letterkenny. The incident happened at Ard Lonan, Long Lane, in the early hours of Sunday at around 4.30am. A man had returned home from work and had parked his car, an ‘02 LH’ silver Yaris when he was approached by a male who

The security alert on Fahan Street in Derry is continuing this morning, and officers remain at the scene. Residents whose homes were evacuated yesterday have been able to return to them. Fahan Street remains closed and diversions are in place. Last night officers at the scene on Fahan Street came under attack, and a number

  Five men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee in Derry. The journalist was shot dead on April 18th 2019 while  observing rioting in Derry. The men, a 20 year old, two 21 year olds, a 41 and 54 year old were arrested in the Cityside of Derry this morning

  Part of a school in Strabane has been vandalised.  Police in Strabane are currently investigating the report of criminal damage to a portacabin on the grounds of St Eugene’s Primary School in Victoria Bridge. It is believed this incident occurred between Friday 11th and Monday 14th March 2022. Police say this incident has caused

  Up to 5,000 Irish people a year could benefit from a surplus visa scheme in the US. According to the Irish Times moves will get underway in the US Congress this week that may allow Ireland to be allocated surplus visas not taken up under an agreement between America and Australia. The E3 visa

  Taoiseach Micheál Martin starts his St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington DC today with a series of events in the US Capitol. His programme today will focus on tourist and cultural links with the USA. It’s the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic there has been in-person celebration of St Patrick’s

  95% of school bus operators say they can’t guarantee a service up to the end of the school year in June. A survey by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland  published in the Irish Examiner, found almost all of its members say that spiralling fuel prices mean its not commercially viable to

A number of schools in County Donegal are set to take part in a Healthy Oceans project – designed to create positive actions to raise awareness and engagement about the ocean in the schools and local communities. The Explorers Healthy Oceans project aims to help primary school children to learn about the ocean and how

Police say a security alert in the Fahan Road area of Derry city is continuing this evening. The alert was put in place and the area cordoned off, after reports of numerous suspicious items were made to police at 11 o’clock this morning. 13 properties have also been evacuated as a result of the alert,

A total of 9,371 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland this afternoon. 2,100 were confirmed via PCR test, with 7,271 positive antigen tests also registered. Figures for the weekend have also been released today, which stand at 11,253 for Saturday and 11,266 for Sunday. These case figures come as

Police say they’re appealing for witnesses after a traffic collision that occurred in the Francis Street area of Derry city yesterday afternoon. The incident involved a red Wolkswagen Golf and a parked blue Skoda Octavia, and happened at approximately 4:15pm on Sunday. The two occupants of the Golf were uninjured, but a 50 year old

  Visiting restrictions are set to stay in place at Letterkenny University Hospital, as LUH combats the largest Covid-19 outbreak of any hospital in the Republic of Ireland. Visiting will only be allowed on compassionate grounds, with such visits to be pre-arranged with the nurse manager on the ward. In a statement, LUH said that

  A number of homes have been evacuated in Derry following the discovery of a number of suspicious items in the Fahan Street area shortly after 11am this morning. To facilitate the public safety operation, Fahan Street has been closed at both ends. Cordons have been implemented and diversions are in place. In a statement

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin. The 28 year old was killed while on a backpacking trip in India on March 14th 2017. Vikat Bhagat, was later charged with her murder, which he denies. His trial, which began more than four years ago, has faced countless delays. A