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  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a missing Derry couple. Charlene Collins (25) and Martin Collins (27) were last seen yesterday with their two young children (approximately 1 and 2 years old) in the O’Connor Court area of the city at 9.30am yesterday morning. If you have any information on the

  A woman is due before Derry Magistrates court charged with murder. The woman was arrested yesterday following the death of Darren McNally in the Waterside earlier this week. The father of one is believed to have died from stab wounds. Detectives from Police Service NI Major Investigation Team have charged the 41 year woman

  Thirteen heritage projects in Donegal are to share a funding pot of €140,000. Among the highlights include €80,000 for repairs to St Eunan’s Cathedral Raphoe while €10,000 is being awarded for works to the house where playwright Brian Friel based his world renowned play Dancing at Lughnasa. The funding is being sanctioned under the

  An Annagary man, who has been charged with causing arson to five acres of his own property has had his case put back at Dungloe District Court. The previous sitting of Dungloe Court in Letterkenny heard that it took up to 60 local people and firefighters to put out the flames. 51-year-old Thomas Brennan

  Cancer Care West has announced that their centres will be reopening next week. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, staff have been moving to remote counselling and classes to continue providing its support service to cancer patients and their families. The centres are due to reopen on June 15th.

A further 9 people with Covid-19 have died here, bringing the death toll to 1,691. Latest Department of Health figures show 9 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed, meaning there have been 25,215 confirmed cases since the outbreak first began in late February. No new Covid 19 deaths have been recorded in

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a 50 year old man whose body was recovered from the River Foyle, near Strabane, just before 9pm last night. A post mortem examination will take place in due course to determine the cause of death. There is no further information is currently known.

The National Lottery is appealing to its Daily Million Plus draw players in Letterkenny to check their tickets carefully. Its after a winning €500,000 quick pick ticket was sold at Letterkenny’s Applegreen Service Station. The winning numbers from yesterday’s 9pm Daily Million Plus draw are: 05, 06, 18, 23, 27, 28 and the bonus number

Two tyres have been slashed on a car during a weekend attack in Carrigart. Gardaí in Milford are appealing for information in relation to the criminal damage incident between 7pm on Friday evening and Midday on Saturday. A lady had parked her car outside her home at Gort Na Brade, Carrigart overnight and later discovered

Priests have been told they should wear face masks while distributing Communion when churches reopen later this month. It’s among the guidelines included in a framework document to ensure they can welcome parishioners back safely. From June 29th, church services are set to resume. Ahead of that – The Irish Catholic Bishops` Conference has issued

  A number of water outages are affecting parts of Donegal this afternoon. A planned outage may cause disruption of supply to a large part of Letterkenny. Works to the supply are on-going and due to conclude at 2.30pm. An unplanned outage is affecting the Castlefinn area with the supply expected to be restored there

Gardaí in Buncrana are seeking witnesses to a single vehicle collision in Burnfoot.  The crash happened yesterday evening at around 6.10pm in the town land of Tieveban. The car is believed to have been travelling from the Burnfoot direction towards Tooban Upper when it collided with a tree. There were three occupants in the car at

  A man has died in a farming accident in Derry. The tragedy happened on the Coshquin road just before 5pm yesterday evening. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive is continuing.

  Gardai have reissued an appeal for information after significant damage was caused to outdoor furniture at St. Johns Park in Buncrana. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning last June 2nd. In a statement, Gardaí in Buncrana say that there is a lot an anger locally in relation to this incident

  Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a pipe bomb incident at the Lincoln Court area of Derry in the early hours of this morning. At around 1am, it was reported to police that a loud bang was heard in the area. Upon arrival of officers, the remains of a suspected pipe

  The family of a 21 year old hit & run victim are urging the missing driver to do the right thing and come forward to the authorities. Willis Vogel died last week after his motorbike collided with a car in Tyrone – the car was later recovered by Gardai in Donegal. On Sunday 31st

  House prices in Connacht-Ulster are down 2.3% compared to this time last year. According to the latest Daft.ie report, the average rent is now €840 for the province, down 1.7%. House sale prices across the country are lower than a year ago except in Leinster. Ronan Lyons author of the Daft report says the

  A €600,000 fund is being made available to help Gaeltacht companies trade online. The fund has been allocated to Údarás na Gaeltachta to continue the provision of an Online Trading Scheme support in the Gaeltacht. A maximum grant of up to €2,500 or 50% of eligible expenses, excluding VAT, whichever is lower, is available

    An investigation is continuing into a burglary and criminal damage at an Orange Hall in the Tullymoan Road area of Sion Mills. The discovery was made yesterday however the amenity has been closed for a number of weeks. In a statement Sergeant McGuinness said that at some stage between Friday 15th May and

    Donegal County Council is currently finalising arrangements for a new eParking Service, which will provide cashless methods to pay for parking via smartphone APP and website. When launched on the 22nd of June, it can be used on any of the streets and car parks where pay and display parking operates. In the

  Phase Two of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions comes into force from today. Many shops will open, while people’s travel limits have been significantly extended. From today, the advice from Government remains working from home where possible and avoiding unnecessary journeys. However, people’s travel area has been significantly extended – it’s been changed from