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  Gardai in Donegal are warning rural petrol station owners locally to be on high alert over what’s been described as a resurgence of break ins. Filling stations in Carlow and Kilkenny have been targeted in recent weeks with Gardai here advising that gangs are very mobile and could potentially travel on to the county.

  It’s hoped that more progress can be made in services resuming at Carndonagh courthouse with a structural report due for completion by tomorrow. The courthouse has been closed since the beginning of the year over health and safety concerns with sittings now housed in Buncrana. Local Cllr Albert Doherty is insisting that the report

  The Government has been heavily criticised over what’s been described as a pitiful allocation of Garda recruits for Donegal. New figures show that just 79 recruits were deployed to the county since 2015. The data also shows that just 1.1% of new recruits or 31 Gardai have been deployed to the area covering South

    Communities in Lifford and Strabane are being invited to an information meeting on the Riverine Project next week. The meeting is being jointly hosted by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council on Tuesday November 5th at 7pm in the Old Courthouse in Lifford. The Riverine Project was awarded €8.96

With Halloween fast approaching, Donegal County Council is reminding the public that bonfires can cause serious damage and injuries to both the environment and people’s health. The local authority is also warning that bonfires have the potential to cause serious damage to nearby buildings, particularly where the burning of highly combustible materials is taking place.

  The Donegal GRA Spokesperson says new figures on the Garda Drugs Unit are not a true reflection of the situation on the ground. The data indicates that the unit has been cut by half over the last eight years with six Gardai in Donegal currently assigned to tackling drugs. But Brendan O’Connor says this

Gardaí in Buncrana are seeking information about a dangerous driving incident in Ballyliffin. The incident occured on Friday the 18th of October on the R238, just outside the Ballyliffin Hotel at 8:25pm. Pedestrians were crossing the road when a dark-coloured saloon car came towards them at a high speed, and had to go onto the

    Gardaí in Milford are looking for information relating to the theft of a car trailer in the Rathmullan area. The trailer was stolen from a holiday home in Upper Killygarvan between the 13th and 24th of October. Gardaí say that the trailer is blue, 12ft long and has a wooden middle platform. If

    Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to a burglary at a house in Lifford. The incident happened in Croaghan Heights on Friday night/ Saturday morning last between 4pm and 9am. Entry was gained and the house was ransacked but nothing was stolen. The homeowner, an elderly woman, was not at home when

  A weekend raid on a family home in Malin Town has been described as not just an attack on the home but the entire community. An investigation is continuing into the raid which happened on Saturday evening with Gardai confirming today that a large sum of money has been recovered in a follow up

  It’s been claimed that red tape is causing major delays in flood prevention measures for the Finn Valley area. Despite an announcement made last year of flood relief funding for Lifford, Castlefin and the Twin Towns, progress is reportedly slow with concern that it could be years before the works are actually completed. In

    Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is describing a fire which broke out on the car of a County Leitrim TD as an outrageous attack. The blaze started outside the home of his party colleague Martin Kenny at Aughavas, near Ballinamore in the early hours of yesterday morning. Deputy Kenny says he’s already faced

  Donegal County Council is being urged to continue monitoring the situation at An Grianan Estate in South Inishowen, following a major public meeting in July to discuss smells and odours emanating from the site. At the meeting, which was attended by representatives of Glenmore Estates which operates the facility, Donegal County Council was urged to

Deputy Martin Kenny There has been political condemnation from all sides after a Sinn Féin TD’s car was burnt out overnight. Gardaí in Co Leitrim are investigating after Sligo Leitrim and South Donegal Deputy Martin Kenny’s car was set alight outside his home in Ballinamore at about half past two this morning. Last week, Deputy

Gardai are appealing for information about an aggravated burglary in the Malin area on Saturday night last, the 26th of October. Two men in their mid 20s were tied up during the burglary, their parents were away at the time. The raiders escaped with an undisclosed sum of money. Following the raid, a Donegal councillor

Gardai have launched an investigation after an armed raid on a home of a local family in Malin Town yesterday evening The four men had what were believed to be crowbars gained entry through an open door. Two family members, aged 24 and 27, were in the house and the armed and masked gang tied

The Committee of Glenties Playground announced yesterday that due to spiralling costs, they have taken the decision to close the playground, which is the only facility of its type in the town. The committee are in the process of an application to have Donegal County Council take charge of the running of the playground but

Several drivers have already been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving this bank holiday weekend. It comes as Gardaí warn drivers they’re on patrol with mandatory checks across the country. RSA spokesperson Moya Murdock says there’s been an increase this year in the numbers of people killed in crashes: