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  Chief Inspector Andy Lemon has said he is in no doubt that dissident republicans are behind the discovery of two suspicious objects in Strabane yesterday. The first device discovered was deemed a hoax, while the second was viable but made safe and removed. They were found in a search of the Ballycolman Estate which was

A 42 year old man has been charged in connection with the deaths of Kathleen and Jimmy Cuddihy in Carndonagh. Julian Cuddihy of Churchtown, Carndonagh, the couples son, appeared at a special sitting in Ballyshannon District Court late on Friday evening charged with two counts of murder. He was remanded in custody and will appear

Gardai say they are keen to trace the movements of a vehicle as part of their investigation into deaths of Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy at their home in Churchtown, Carndonagh. A 42-year-old man, arrested by gardai investigating the deaths of the couple remains in garda custody in Buncrana. The man is understood to be the

The Gaelscoil in Strabane was evacuated this morning as part of a police operation in the Ballycolman Estate. The PSNI has confirmed that children and staff have been forced to leave the primary school. The local PSNI commander  said he believes something was thrown at police but they have been unable to ascertain exactly what

  A man is still being questioned over the deaths of Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy – both in their 70s – whose bodies were found at their home in Carndonagh at around 9 o’clock yesterday morning. A hatchet found at the house is being examined as part of the investigation. A 42 year old man,

Gardai in Donegal are questioning a 42 year old man over the deaths of a couple in their 70s. The bodies of Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy were found at their home in Carndonagh shortly after 9 o’clock this morning. The man was subsequently arrested and is being questioned at Buncrana Garda Station. The state pathologist

Councillor Jack Murray has criticised two independent Councillors over their decision not to attend a meeting later this month with Irish Water in Carrick on Shannon. The briefing is one of 8 taking place across the country between senior Irish Water representatives and local authority members – Councillors will also be able to take part

A Donegal TD’s questioning why a Dáil debate is to be held into the issues raised by Mairia Cahill. The Taoiseach agreed to the move yesterday following a request from Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin. But Thomas Pringle says he’s not sure the Dáil is the place for such a debate:  

Gardai in Donegal are questioning a 42 year old man over the deaths of a couple in their 70s. The bodies of the pensioners were found at their home in Carndonagh shortly after 9 o’clock this morning. Shortly after, a man in his 40s was arrested, and is being questioned at Buncrana Garda Station. The

35 new jobs are to be created by Seagate in Derry. The company has comfirmed a £34.7million investment in a major research and development project. Seagate says it will involve the development of cutting-edge, heat assisted magnetic recording technology, and will require a team of 178 highly qualified staff. This, they say means an extra

Pressure is mounting on the Sinn Fein leader to reveal if sex offenders expelled by the IRA were subsequently moved to the Republic. Yesterday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny demanded that Gerry Adams confirm whether abusers who committed crimes in Northern Ireland were placed in safe houses in Donegal, Louth and Dublin. It followed a meeting between

Gardai in Carndonagh have arrested a man following the suspicious death of a couple in their 70s this morning. It’s understood gardai went to a house and made the grim discovery of two bodies. The house has been sealed off pending the arrival of the state pathologist. In a statement issued a short time ago, gardai

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey is in Dunfanaghy to address the annual conference of clergy from the Diocese of Clogher which is taking place in the town at the moment. Dr Carey will preach at Holy Trinity Church during his three day visit to the area. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury

Police are investigating after a shot was fired and a car set alight at a house in Derry. A gang of masked men were reported at a house in Cornshell Fields area just after midnight last night. Police have said that a shot had been fired at the front door of the house and a

Gardai have extended the period of detention of a man they’ve been questioning over Mary Boyle’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago. 6 year old Mary from Kincasslagh vanished while visiting her grandparents in Ballyshannon County Donegal in March 1977. Yesterday, it emerged the 64 year-old man being questioned at Mullingar Garda Station is a convicted

Almost three thousand medical cards have been lost in Donegal in the past year. From the twelve months to the beginning of September 2,872 cards have been slashed in the county. The number of medical cards in the county has been cut from 91,013 in September 2013 to 88,141 last September, this includes a reduction

The issue of overcrowding at Letterkenny General Hospital has been raised in the Dail. On a number of occasion in the past month the hospital has not been able to accept new medical patients as there has been a shortage of medical registrars at the hospital. While figures released earlier this year by the Irish

A Donegal councillor has hit out at Irish Water, saying he will not attend a briefing for public representatives being organised by the company next week in Carrick on Shannon. Cllr Dessie Shiels  says it’s quite clear that these ‘briefings’ for councillors have been organised in the face of the widespread boycott by householders to date.