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Debris has been found during a search for a missing aircraft off the coast of County Antrim. The aircraft went missing after leaving City of Derry Airport on Thursday morning. Two microlights left the airport at 11am heading for Scotland but one went missing with two people on board. Wreckage, including the tail fin, was

The Taoiseach says he won’t be able to stop border checks returning if the UK votes to leave the European Union. Enda Kenny was speaking as he announced plans to visit the UK next week, ahead of the referendum in two weeks’ time. Speaking to reporters this afternoon he said border checks would be out

  There are 7 Donegal properties going under the hammer at the latest Allsop auction. The auction is taking place on Thursday 30th June at the RDS Concert Hall, commencing at 9am with both residential and commerical properties in the county on offer on the day. Highlights on the day will include a mixed-use development

President Micheael D. Higgins will make his first official visit to Letterkenny this weekend. The President is to attend a special ceremony at the Plaza at An Grianan Theatre where he will unveil a plaque to mark the towns success in last year’s National Tidy Towns Competition. He and his wife Sabina are due to

  A Donegal Senator has raised concerns over the Housing Ministers strategy of side-lining local authorities in a bid to tackle the housing crisis. Minister Simon Coveney wants to by-pass councils by sending projects straight to An Bord Pleanala for approval while also appointing project managers to oversee house-building projects from beginning to end. Senator

    A local building energy rating expert is raising concerns that building controls are insufficient and do not protect home buyers from high energy costs. Dean Spencer from BER in Donegal is claiming that with construction in the county on the increase, a proper system is still not in place to ensure the highest

  A man who floored another man in a drunken row in a pub has been jailed for four years. Mechanic Michael Lyons, 53-year-old father of two, of Currin, Glencolmcille, pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court to intentionally assaulting James Anthony Byrne and causing him serious harm at Quiggs bar, Carrick, on October 12, 2013.

    A 22-year-old man has admitted robbery at a filling station, dangerous driving after it, and damage to another motor car. Gavin Harte, of Innismore Rd, Farnamullen, Lisbellaw, Enniskillen, pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court to robbing €400 cash from Breslin’s Service Station, Donegal Rd, Corporation, Killybegs, last November 7. Mr. Harte also pleaded

  The siblings of a Donegal man who killed their parents during a psychotic episode in October 2014 say the tragedy could have been avoided. Julian Cuddihy, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, attacked them with an axe at the family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh. The 43-year-old was found NOT guilty by reason of insanity earlier

  A 25-year-old Derry woman has been jailed for stealing almost £11,000 from two ‘elderly and vulnerable’ women she was caring for. Danielle McDermott who now has an address in Belfast admitted three changes of theft, fraud by false representation and converting criminal property in 2013 and 2014. The court was told McDermott was a

  A serving Donegal Garda stationed at Carrickmacross has been remanded on continuing bail after he pleaded guilty to two charges of drunken driving and another charge of dangerous driving in Co. Monaghan on two dates last year. 30 year old Kevin McLaughlin, with addresses at Gartan, Churchill, Letterkenny and 30 Woodvale, Carrickmacross was remanded

    The Northern Secretary’s describing a warning about Britain leaving the EU by 2 former Prime Ministers ‘irresponsible.’ Exit campaigner Theresa Villiers says the commitment to a political and peaceful settlement in the region won’t be affected by the EU referendum result. Two former rivals are in Derry to campaign for the remain camp

    Julian Cuddihy has been found NOT guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his parents at their home in Carndonagh, Co. Donegal in October 2014. Mr. Cuddihy believed he was carrying out his mother’s wish to go to heaven when he attacked her and his father with an axe.   Two forensic psychiatrists

The Minister for Education says he will not remove the clause that allows schools to discriminate on the basis of religion. Richard Bruton says the law will not be changed as part of his new plans for overhauling school admissions. The previous government’s plans did not include amending the Equal Status Act, which allows discrimination

The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that families will receive letters this week informing them of their entitlement under the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. The letter will also outline when it’s expected payments will be issued. The 2016 scheme is now open, and will remain so until the 30th September. Parents

A Donegal Deputy is claiming that farmers are being prevented from starting important investment projects on their farms because of delays in approving applications for funding under a new modernisation scheme. Deputy Charlie McConalogue, the Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson, says farmers are furious at the delays in processing applications under the TAMS programme. He says

The Minister of State with responsibility for Housing and Urban Renewal will visit Donegal later this month to report on the MICA Housing issue. Damien English will be in Donegal on Monday 20th June to meet with the MICA Action Group and visit one of the houses affected. He’s also being asked to meet with

The jurors in the trial of a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents are due to begin their deliberations later today. Yesterday, they were told that Julian Cuddihy, from Churchtown in Carndonagh suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. James Cuddidy Jnr. found his parents’ bodies in the family home on the morning of October 23rd 2014.

People in West Donegal are being urged to attend a meeting over the renovation of a tidal swimming pool project in Ranafast. The meeting will be held in the Aislann in Ranafast tomorrow night at 8.30pm and it will be discussing how to best to proceed to the next step in the project. Cllr Michael

Judge John O’Hagan remanded Stephen Clarke on continuing bail to the court in October for a probation report. He advised Clarke, with an address at Glen Easton Close, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, that if he made a financial contribution to the cost of the damage it would be considered in sentencing. The court heard that as

Two forensic psychiatrists have told the trial of a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Julian Cuddihy has pleaded NOT guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of James and Kathleen Cuddihy at their home at Churchtown in Carndonagh. During an independent assessment with Dr. Fiona Toal

Dungloe hospital plans to resume taking respite admissions within the next two weeks. Following a review of the management of the CRE incident in Dungloe hospital the HSE has decided that it is now possible to begin the incremental restoration of services provided by the hospital. The first step in the process will start in

Gardaí investigating the murder of Strabane man Michael Barr in April have arrested a woman in her 30s. The woman has been detained at the Bridewell Garda Station in Dublin under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Mr. Barr, a member of the ‘New IRA’ was shot a number of times in Sunset

A man’s been arrested following the seizure of an estimated €3,000 worth of cannabis from a rented property in the Glencar area of Letterkenny last Thursday. Gardai in Ballyshannon meanwhile recovered amphetimines with a similar street value at the weekend. Welcoming the two finds, Inspector Goretti Sheridan said there continues to be an issue with

Failte Ireland has launched a new multi-million euro grants scheme. The tourism body wants to launch new visitor experiences and attractions, or boost existing ones. The aim is to grow overseas tourist numbers and create jobs, with knock-on significant economic potential. Joan Crawford is Failte Ireland’s Client Services Manager in Donegal, she says there are

Sods are being turned this morning on three key infrastructural projects in Letterkenny, the Joe Bonner link road, the N56 Kiltoy Roundabout and the new car park on the site of the former Fire Station on High Road. County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr. Ciaran Brogan says these projects are vital for the future development of the

A Northern Ireland MEP has hit out at what she’s calling ‘scaremongering’ tactics by the Irish Government in its efforts to persuade UK citizens to vote to remain in the EU. The DUP MEP Diane Dodds says Irish politicians are needlessly raising alarm over threats to peace and stability in Northern Ireland if Britain votes

The jury will begin hearing evidence this morning in the trial of a a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents at their family home in Carndonagh in 2014. Yesterday, at the Central Criminal Court, Julian Cuddihy pleaded not guilty, by reason of insanity. The bodies of James and Kathleen Cuddidy, who were both in

The number of patients awaiting admission on trolleys or on wards fell in May, according to new figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The INMO says the month saw a 14 per cent national reduction on the same month last year. At Letterkenny University Hospital, the percentage fall was 59%, from 93 in