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A 55 year old man has died following a serious crash at Dooballagh just outside Letterkenny last night. Gardai say the man, the driver of a Red Toyota Hilux pickup type 4 x 4 was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital following the two vehicle crash for treatment to serious injuries where he later died. A 33

The N13 between Letterkenny and Drumkeen has reopened following a crash last evening. The crash happened at Dooballagh between Letterkenny and Drumkeen shortly before 8pm last night. A man remains in garda custody this evening while another man is in a serious condition in hospital. The crash happened after Gardai were responding to reports of

The Taoiseach is refusing to meet the mother of murdered Danielle McLaughlin, claiming she was not an Irish citizen. The 28 year old from Buncrana was found dead on March 14th 2017 in Goa and a local man, Vikat Bhagat is currently on trial accused of her rape and murder. In an email received from

There were 20 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, three of them of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Thats ten down on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says there were 323 people awaiting admission, the largest number, 31, at University Hospital, Cork.

butchers shop in Letterkenny has been badly damaged in an overnight break in which has left the premises closed this morning. Gardai are investigating the incident at the Gildea Farm Butcher’s premises on the Oldtown Road, with two tills smashed and considerable damage to fixtures and fittings. Owner Paddy Gildea believes the intruders came in

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious road traffic collision which happened outside Letterkenny overnight. The two vehicle crash occured at Dooballagh between Letterkenny and Drumkeen shortly before 8pm. Gardai have confirmed that the road will remain closed until lunchtime today in order to facilitate a forensic examination later this morning.

Nearly 200 new recruits will graduate from the Garda College today. They’ll attend a passing out ceremony in Templemore in Co Tipperary. Around 180 men and women have spent the past 34 weeks at the Garda College in Templemore preparing for a life in the force. They’ll celebrate their hard work at a passing out

One person has been injured in a serious road traffic collision which occured outside Letterkenny on Thursday evening. The two vehicle crash occured at Dooballagh between Letterkenny and Drumkeen shortly before 8pm. Gardai say the road will be closed overnight. Diversions are in place  – traffic travelling from Ballybofey will be diverted at Drumkeen with

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with sheep stealing in the Milford area. Gardaí say they and Department of Agriculture officials have been working closely with farmers in the Milford area, and as a result, a man’s been charged with 35 counts of handling stolen livestock. Gardaí would like to thank the

The National Lottery has issued a final appeal to all Lotto players in Donegal to check their tickets as a €30,000 prize won in Kilcar over the summer remains unclaimed The lucky winner has until close of business tomorrow to come forward. The ticket was purchased at Byrne’s Foodstore in Kilcar on Saturday June 9th.

The Irish Fish Canners based in Dungloe has won the Food Safety and Quality Initiative section at the Irish Food and Drink Awards. Udaras na Gaeltachta says this is an important award for the company, whose main customer is John West. Three Udaras backed companies from Donegal were nominated for awards this year.  

Politicians at Stormont are set to have their pay cut by 14,000 pounds as the powersharing crisis continues. The UK government’s Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is due to make the announcement in the House of Commons shortly. She’s also set to rule out a fresh Assembly election and will bring forward laws to allow

  Donegal members of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) have today launched an anti-drugs awareness campaign in partnership with An Garda Síochána. The new campaign will see posters appearing in all VFI pubs in the county alerting the public to the use of illegal drugs. The poster provides a Garda phone number to call

Letterkenny University Hospital was the joint second most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 30 people awaiting admission there this morning. Four people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 26 were waiting on wards. The number is up nine on yesterday’s figure of 21. Cork University Hospital also had 30 people

A 28 year old man has been charged with a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. It follows an incident on The Square in Moy shortly after 8 o’clock yesterday morning. The man will appear at Strabane Magistrates’ Court today.

The summer of 2018 was one of the hottest, driest and sunniest on record. New data from Met Eireann shows that some parts of the country recorded their highest temperatures in decades. June, July and August this year marked a turning point from recent summers with some of the hottest, driest and sunniest conditions recorded.

Police in Derry appealing to homeowners to protect their properties against opportunist burglars. Its after six reported burglaries in the city within the space of one week. The areas targeted were the Messines Park, Farmhill and Woodbrook areas in the city side, and Summer Meadows Manor and Woodburn Park in the Waterside area. Chief Inspector

A Community Playgroup affected by a vandalism attack this week say they believe they know the identity of those responsible and are warning that if there is a repeat occurrence, Gardai will be informed. In a statement posted on Newtowncunningham Community Playgroup’s Facebook page, they say they believe the perpetrators are two teenagers, thought to