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Gardaí at Buncrana Co Donegal are investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the main Burnfoot to Buncrana Road on Wednesday evening. A male in his 50s was fatally injured when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car at Castleforward at approximately 5.30pm. He was taken to Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry

Irish Water has announced a hosepipe ban for the whole country. The measure has been in place in the Greater Dublin Area since the start of the week – but will be extended nationwide from Friday at 8am. The order bans the use of water for non-essential activities like watering the garden or filling a

The trial of a teenager accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Co Donegal has continued in legal argument today in the absence of the jury. The accused, now aged 19, has denied one charge of rape and one of sexually assaulting the girl on March 18, 2016 after they met in a takeaway in

An exhibition celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney is to be launched in Dublin today. The display will be located at the Cultural and Heritage Centre within Bank of Ireland’s College Green complex. Visitors will be able to interact with the experience and follow Heaney’s life from his childhood in County Derry to

There were 24 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, the joint third highest figure in the country, and four up on yesterday’s figure. Seven were waiting on Emergency Departnment trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 304 people awaiting in-patient beds at hopsitals across the country. University Hospital Limerick had the highest

Police are appealing for witnesses following reports a shot was fired at a van and a number of vehicles damaged in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry on Monday night last. It’s believed that just before midnight a group of around 10 men wearing balaclavas were seen in the area, some carrying bats and one a

Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Governance and Strategic Planning Committee have agreed to continue to lobby relevant Government officials and Ministers to ensure immediate access to the £2.5 million Route Development Fund for the City of Derry Airport, announced by the Northern Ireland Executive in 2016. It was also agreed that engagement

Police in the Foyle area are growing increasingly concerned for the safety and welfare of missing person Mark Carroll. Mark is 31 years old, 5 foot 6 inches tall and slim build with short hair. Police say he left the Simon Community in Derry in the very early hours of Saturday last, June 30th wearing

A young woman who claims she was raped after a night out in Donegal has told her alleged attacker’s trial that he was laughing afterwards. It’s alleged to have happened after they were out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in 2016. The complainant took the stand after lunch and began her evidence by telling the jury

Donegal waste collector, Jim Ferry has admitted dumping tens of thousands of tons of waste illegally at a site in Rossbracken, Letterkenny. According to the Irish Times, Mr Ferry apologised to Donegal County Council and offered to give them two lots of cash, €80,000 and €78,000 that were seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau, if

A teenager has gone on trial accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Donegal. He was 16 when he’s alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a girl he met in a takeaway after a night out in March 2016. The girl, who’s now 18, went to a pub in Donegal Town with some friends

Irish Water and Donegal County Council are continuing to monitoring all water supplies across the county on a daily basis while this unprecedented dry spell continues. Effective immediately, night time restrictions have been imposed on the Pettigo water supply from 11pm until 7am. This will continue for the foreseeable future and both Irish Water and