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  The first conviction and sentencing for the Offence of Coercive Control in Ireland was handed down yesterday at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Coercive Control is an offence contrary to Section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018. Following yesterday’s proceedings at Letterkenny Circuit Court, Detective Chief Superintendent Declan Daly, Garda National Protective Services Bureau said: […]

The number of people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital has halved, with nine waiting this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s down from 18 yesterday. Nationally, the INMO says 525 admitted patients were awaiting beds across the country this morning, the highest number, 61, at University Hospital, Limerick.

  A young male has been assaulted at the Town Park in Letterkenny. The incident happened last Tuesday evening at around 5pm near the outdoor gym area. The youth is reported to have received a number of punches and kicks to the head by another male youth. The injured party received a number of injuries

A man has been arrested in connection with a murder in County Derry almost 21 years ago. 18 year old Jonathan Cairns from Ballykelly was attacked as he made his way home from a night out in the early hours of 25th April 1999. His body was subsequently found in a shallow grave in Loughermore

  Gardaí in Letterkenny are seeking information in relation to a burglary at a house on the Gortlee Road, Letterkenny that happened on Sunday between 6.30pm and 6.50pm. The homeowner had just left the property. CCTV shows 3 males on foot enter the property. Entry was gained to the house via a rear window. The

  Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information in relation to a burglary at a café on the Monfad Road in Newtowncunningham between 10pm Saturday night and 1am on Sunday.  The glass on the front door of the premises was smashed and entry was gained. The cash register was stolen as were two tips jars

    Gardaí are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged aggravated burglary in Buncranna. The incident happened at 51 Burwood on Friday Morning last at approximately 1.25am. On that date it was reported that 2 males broke a window at the property and forced entry into the house. It was reported that 1 male

    Police investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have arrested four men aged in Derry this morning. The arrests have been made under the Terrorism Act after the New IRA claimed responsibility for murdering Lyra, who was shot dead in the Creggan area of the city on 18 April 2019. All four men,

  Around 1,300 homes and businesses in Donegal are currently without power with this morning. Areas around Milford, Stranorlar and Derrybeg are the worst affected with crews tasked to carry out repair works. It’s estimated that power will be restored to all properties at around 4pm. Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team is continuing

  A 15 year-old boy and a 34 year-old man are due in court, charged with arson in relation to an attack on a house in the North. It happened on Killymaddy Hill in Dungannon in County Tyrone on Sunday. Both have been charged with a range of offences including arson, possessing a petrol bomb

  Derry City and Strabane District Council has agreed to increase rates across the district by 3.37%. As part of its 2020/21 budget, the Council will continue to invest in new services and projects. Mayor Cllr Michaela Boyle says it was important that a realistic rate of 3.37% was struck that set Council on a

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning effective from 8:00 pm on Monday, 10th February, to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, 11th February. The status yellow snow and ice warning remains in effect until midnight on Tuesday 11th. Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team has been meeting in response to Storm Ciara and

The HSE has responded to a report by the health watchdog in which a number of areas of concern at a centre for people with disabilities in Donegal were raised. While there are said to have been a number of improvements made since a previous inspection in the summer, the inspector found that there continued

Police in Derry are investigating a report of an aggravated burglary at a house in the Edenmore Street area in the early hours of this morning. A number of men believed to have been armed with an iron bar and other weapons, forced entry to the house at around 3.45am. Several people inside the property

A house has been raided in Donegal after Gardai in Milford last night detected a motorist driving under the influence of drugs. Gardai were on patrol when they stopped the driver who tested positive for the presence of cannabis. A controlled substance was also seized. Subsequently, Gardaí obtained a drugs warrant and a search was

Gardai in Inishowen are investigating an attack on a house in the early hours of last Friday morning. In what’s being treated as a case of mistaken identity, two masked men brandishing axes broke into a house in which two men, one aged 20 and the other aged 21 were playing video games. The men

There were 18 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, seven of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says 485 admitted patients were awaiting beds across the country this morning, the highest number, 60, at University Hospital, Limerick.

Gardaí in Newtowncunningham are investigating a burglary overnight at a coffee shop premises on Monfad Road, Newtowncunningham. It’s understood a small sum of cash was taken in the raid. No arrests have been made to date and enquiries are ongoing.

  Flooding is being reported at Islandmore on the Foyle close to Lifford, caution being advised in the area. Islandmore pics – Eileen Mc Laughlin As Storm Ciara continues to hit Donegal, there are now 317 homes without power in Letterkenny, 91 in Gortlee and 226 in Ballyraine. ESB networks are estimating power should be