A man stopped during a routine speed checkpoint absconded leading Gardai to find three plastic bags containing traces of cocaine…
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Victim of road tragedy named locally as Downings man Danny Gallagher
by Staff Writer 3 months agoA pensioner killed in Co Donegal yesterday afternoon has been named locally. The victim was named as Danny Gallagher from…
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A man in his 70s has been killed following a single vehicle collision in Carrigart this afternoon. Gardaí are appealing…
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Letterkenny man charged with threatening to kill woman and damage her home
by Staff Writer 3 months agoA Letterkenny man has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill a woman and damage her home. Brandon McGinley…
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Michael Boyle becomes Donegal’s newest County Councillor
by Staff Writer 3 months agoMichael Boyle has been selected to become the newest memebr of Donegal County Council. The Fine Gael man will replace…
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Architects assess Little Angels school over capacity issues
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 months agoEfforts are ongoing to secure places for more children at Little Angels Special School in Letterkenny in September, Donegal Minister…
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Popular Letterkenny school principal to retire
by Staff Writer 3 months agoThe principal of Loreto Secondary School Letterkenny, Ms Geraldine Mullen, is to retire at the end of the current school…
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Gardai nab drunk-driver by following tyre-tracks in snow after Letterkenny hit-and-run
by Staff Writer 3 months agoGardai caught a drunk-driver who ploughed into a woman’s car after following his tyre-tracks in the snow after he fled…
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Trial of man accused of “brutal” Letterkenny rape fixed for January, 2026
by Staff Writer 3 months agoA man accused of the brutal rape of a young woman in Letterkenny last year is to stand trial at…
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Sadness as popular Four Lanterns to close in Donegal Town
by Staff Writer 3 months agoIt has been a stopping off point for many for the past 33 years. But the Four Lanterns fast-food restaurant…
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Letterkenny University Hospital labelled ‘the poor cousin’ over wait times
by Staff Writer 3 months agoLetterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has been branded the “poor cousin” of the west and north west region, following the revelation…
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A man was injured following an alleged assault that occurred in Donegal Town at the weekend. The incident took place…
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Appeal after Twin Towns pensioner loses ‘substantial’ amount of cash
by Staff Writer 4 months agoA man has reached out for help after his elderly father lost a ‘substantial’ amount of cash in the Twin…
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Watch: 100 Cadet Class conquers incredible 100km mountain challenge in Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 months agoThe 100 Cadet Class of the Irish Defence Forces has succeeded in a massive mountaineering charity challenge in Donegal. On…
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Ruby’s remarkable life comes full circle as her baptism robe is draped on her coffin
by Staff Writer 4 months agoThe same Christening robe in which she was baptised in 1915 was placed on the coffin of Ireland’s oldest person…
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Woman rescued after suffering serious leg injury while walking in Downings
by Staff Writer 4 months agoA walker who suffered a serious leg managed to make her way back to her car before calling the rescue…
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Daniel O’Donnell has paid a touching tribute to Ireland’s oldest woman who passed away on Thursday evening. County Donegal woman…
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“Families need answers” – Doherty as Donegal disability funding controversy continues
by Staff Writer 4 months agoDonegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says that “families need answers”, as a controversy regarding Government disability funding continues. Doherty raised the…
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Funeral of Jenna Shovlin mourns gifted young woman who passed in the ‘springtime of her life’
by Staff Writer 4 months agoA great calm floated in from the Atlantic as Kilclooney girl Jenna Shovlin was laid to rest today. The 31-year-old,…
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Huge sadness at passing of Ruby Druce, Ireland’s oldest person
by Staff Writer 4 months agoThere is a profound sadness across Donegal today after the passing of Ruby Druce, Ireland’s oldest citizen. The Castlefinn woman…