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A post-mortem carried out today on the body of Connall Kerrigan indicated his death was not the result of a crime. The body of the 25 year old was discovered in the area of Bank Place in Derry at around 10.20pm on Sunday evening. Police say that while they await the results of some tests,

    The 27-year-old trawler fumes victim who has died in hospital has been named by gardai as James Joyce from Pump Rd, Inis More in the Aran Islands. The 46-year-old Filipino working with him was said to be still in a serious condition in intensive care in Letterkenny General Hospital. Fumes from stagnant water

A 37-year-old man arrested yesterday by police investigating a serious assault on a man in the Bloomfield Park area of Derry has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The assault took place in the early hours of yesterday morning. Shortly before 6.30am yesterday, it was reported that a man aged in his 50’s had

One of two fishermen who was rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital after an incident at Killybegs pier yesterday evening has died in hospital. The victim was a 27 year old from County Galway. The other man, a native of the Philippines aged 46,  remains in a critical condition in Letterkenny General Hospital. The two men were

Both the Bundoran and Sligo RNLI lifeboats were launched yesterday evening. The alarm was raised when a kayak was spotted overturned in the Mullaghmore area. As it transpired, the person in the kayak had got into difficulty, abandoned the kayak and made it safely ashore alone. Shane Smyth from Bundoran RNLI is reminding people if

Work is to begin in the coming days on land in Donneyloop which has been subject to numerous incidents of flash flooding over the years. Last year, it was reported that people were trapped in their cars by excessive water. In recent days, residents bore the brunt of flash flooding in the area due to

  Concerns have been raised once again in relation to the water supply in the Derrybeg area. It’s been claimed that water pipes have burst on numerous occasions, which has left residents fearful of drinking from their water supply. Both Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle and Cllr Michéal Cholm Mac Giolla Easpaig have been in contact

A solicitor at Derry Magistrate’s Court took the unusual step of asking the judge to jail his client for a lengthier period than he might have. The situation arose during the case of Joseph Damian Young (49) of no fixed abode in Derry who appeared charged with two counts of criminal damage. The court heard

  A post-mortem is due to be carried out this morning on the body of Conall Kerrigan. The body of the 25 year old was discovered in the area of Bank Place in the city at around 10.20pm on Sunday evening. Detectives investigating his sudden death are making an appeal to the public. They say

    The stretch of road between the Laghy junction and Ballintra junction in Donegal has now reopened following last night’s fatal collision.

Two fishermen have been rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital after an incident at Killybegs pier. The incident is said to have happened earlier this afternoon. The two men were cleaning the Galway fishing vessel they were both working on when they were  overcome with fumes. One man is believed to be from Galway, the other

  Police in Derry are appealing for information about an assault incident. In the early hours of Saturday, police were called to an incident at Derryview in the Old Strabane Road area. Detectives say a party had been taking place and at about 3am a man knocked on the door. When a woman opened it,

A man who died in a road traffic collision overnight in Donegal has been named locally as John McGarrigle, a widower from Ballyshannon. The 70 year old, a retired fisheries bailiff and part-time funeral undertaker was on his way home from his regular bingo outing when he was fatally injured. The SUV he was driving was involved

  25 year old Conall Kerrigan’s body was discovered at around 10.20 past last night in the Bank Place area of the city. Police think he’d been in the city’s Metro Bar on Saturday night and want to speak to anyone who saw any form of altercation after he left in the early hours of

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in the Bloomfield Park area of Derry early this morning. Shortly before 6.30am it was reported that a man aged in his 50’s had been the victim of a serious assault in the area. He was taken to hospital for treatment for a serious head injury.

A man’s body has been discovered in Derry overnight. The body was discovered at around 10.20 past last night at East Wall in the city centre. The man is believed to be in his mid-twenties. He was sighted at a local nightclub and was last seen leaving the premises at 2am yesterday morning. Police are

Pat the Cope Gallagher has confirmed his intention to seek the Fianna Fail nomination for the forthcoming General Election. Mr Gallagher announced his decision in a written letter to every registered Fianna Fail member in the new 5 seat Donegal constituency. Pat the Cope confirmed his intention stating after much consideration he will be putting

A 19 year old man who lost his lost his life in a road traffic collision at Tooban, Burnfoot in the early hours of yesterday morning has been named locally as Martin Strain. He was a passenger in the car which left the road at Tooban The male driver and female passenger who are also

  Councillor James Pat McDaid has confirmed his intention to seek the Fianna Fail nomination for the forthcoming General Election. Cllr McDaid says since Cllr Ciaran Brogan’s announcement not to run he has been receiving a great deal of encouragement to put his name forward. The Fianna Fail selection convention is taking place on October

One man has died and several others haven been injured in an overnight crash in Donegal. The two-vehicle collision occurred on the main Donegal-Sligo road at around 10pm last night. A 70 year male was fatally injured when the SUV he was driving was involved in a collision with a jeep. He was pronounced dead

Police investigating dissident republican activity have been carrying out searches in Strabane. The searches, conducted by the PSNI were carried out in Townsend Street area last night and this morning. It’s believed the searches continued into last night as the police helicopter was sighted hovering low over the town. The PSNI said the policing operations

    A 19 year old man has died in a traffic accident in Inishowen. He was a passenger in a car that left the road at Tooban near Burnfoot at about 4.30 this morning. A second passenger – a 19 year old woman – is in a serious condition in Letterkenny General Hospital following

  Over one and half thousand people in Donegal have had their profile on an adultery website hacked with their details published online. The Irish Sun is reporting that 767 people in Letterkenny and 942 in Donegal have had their personal details hacked from Ashley Madison.com, totalling 1,709. The Sun is also reporting that emails