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The PSNI are investigating after a female conductor was indecently assaulted on board a train on Saturday. The woman had intervened with a group of rowdy men on the Derry to Belfast service when she was grabbed by one of them and was also verbally abused. She was then grabbed for a second time by […]

Donegal Meat Processors is one of three factories in Ireland that have been fully approved by the Chinese authorities and are the first European beef processors to gain access to that country. The country is Ireland’s third largest market – last year our agri-food exports there were worth nearly a billion Euro. China banned beef

Foyle Search and Rescue have confirmed that they recovered a body from the River Foyle yesterday morning.  Teams were tasked by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to reports of a body being observed in the water just before 8am on Sunday morning. A mobile unit and two boats responded to the location along with

Concern has been raised over the safety of taxi drivers in Derry City. It follows a spike in assaults on taxi drivers, particularly at night time and around city centre in recent months. In a statement, Foyle MP Elisha McCallion has said no one should be subject to fear, intimidation or assault while going about

Gardaí have seized a car on a country lane in Buncrana. The car was seized after it was found to have no insurance. Gardaí shared a picture of the vehicle via social media with the message “‘Nice and remote here!’ We’ll still find you.”

Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced plans to relocate the monthly Strabane Market. The move marks the first anniversary of the food and craft market’s establishment in the Courtyard of the Alley Theatre. The monthly market in Strabane is to be relocated to Butcher Street Car park and the Mayor of Derry City

Police in Strabane are investigating the report of a serious assault in the Market Street area of the town. A man in his 40s sustained facial injuries after he was attacked by a man armed with a glass at around 2.30pm this afternoon. The injured man is currently in hospital receiving treatment for his injuries. The

A farmer who found the body of Donegal woman, Danielle McLaughlin gave evidence today at the Sessions Court of Margao, South Goa. Today was the second evidentiary hearing in the trial of Vikat Bhagat, who has been charged with murdering and raping the Buncrana woman while she visited the country last year. The farmer who

An area of Market Street in Strabane remains cordoned off this afternoon. It is believed an incident occurred in the area earlier today with the PSNI and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service attending the scene. The PSNI have yet to release a formal statement regarding the incident.

A new initiative that will allow members of the public to access the toilet facilities in local businesses has been launched by the Mayor of Derry and Strabane. The Community Toilet Scheme permits members of the public to use the facilities for free during normal opening hours, without having to make a purchase. In return,

Business leaders in Donegal were told today to capitalise on opportunities being thrown up by Brexit rather than let it define their success. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh was speaking at a Brexit conference in Solis Lough Eske, Donegal Town today where he said that Britain’s split from Europe will open new markets for

There were 22 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. According to latest figures from the INMO, 5 people were on trolleys in the hospital’s Emergency Department with a further 17 on wards or in overflow areas. There were 505 people waiting on a bed at hospitals across the country today with University