Eileen Magnier

North West Correspondent

Graffiti scratched into the neolithic Carrowkeel passage tomb (Photo: Ken Williams)

Gardaí investigating damage to Neolithic passage tomb

Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating an incident of criminal damage at an ancient neolithic passage tomb in Co Sligo.

Sligo • 16 Oct 23

People pay their respects at the memorial on honour of those that died in the Creeslough explosion (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Ceremony marks year since Creeslough explosion

Around 2,000 people have attended a ceremony beside the site of the explosion in Creeslough to remember the ten people who died there this day last year.

Ulster • 07 Oct 23

A bell will sound for every person who died in Creeslough as the village remembers those who died one year on

Creeslough community still coming to terms with tragedy

At 17 minutes past 3pm on this day last year, an explosion at one of the focal points of a Donegal village claimed ten lives and changed the world for many more.

Ireland • 09 Oct 23

Ten people died and several were injured in the explosion in Creeslough last year

Creeslough investigation ongoing as anniversary nears

As the bereaved families and the community of Creeslough, Co Donegal, face the milestone of the first anniversary of the explosion, there is no conclusion yet to the complex and far-reaching investigation into what caused the tragedy.

Ireland • 06 Oct 23

Mourners remembered 'a life lived with gentleness and humility'

'He is now at peace': Sligo bids farewell to Tom Niland

The funeral has taken place of Tom Niland who died on Saturday morning last at Sligo University Hospital.

Connacht • 05 Oct 23

14th century Donegal landmark sold to private buyer

A 14th century tower house in Co Donegal - described as a "priceless artefact" and due to be sold at auction online today - has been bought by a private buyer for an undisclosed sum.

Ulster • 07 Sep 23

Veronica Heapes, Kathleen Maguire and Caroline McCabe enjoying the sun in Dublin yesterday

Summer breaks records with heat set to last all week

Ireland had the warmest June on record, followed by the wettest July on record, Met Éireann reveals, with extreme weather events 'we've never seen before now indeed become possible, or even likely," Met Éireann warns.

Ireland • 05 Sep 23

Banna Píob Árainn Mhór has been invited to perform at the Emerald Isle Irish Féile on Beaver Island on 8 and 9 September

Donegal band to celebrate historic ties to US island

At dawn tomorrow morning a large portion of the population of Árainn Mhór will head to the pier for a ferry to take them on the first leg of the journey from their island off the coast of Donegal to another island in Lake Michigan in the US.

Ulster • 04 Sep 23

Robert Wilkin's body was recovered from the sea on 3 July (Credit: Reach Plc)

Woman charged with murder of Robert Wilkin in Donegal

A 21-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Robert Wilkin, whose body was recovered from the sea on 3 July at the foot of Sliabh Liag in south Donegal.

Ulster • 29 Aug 23

The school transport scheme is managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education

Call for overhaul of school transport scheme

As pupils across the country prepare to head back to school this week, for some, school transport is once again an issue and there have been calls for a complete overhaul and modernisation of the scheme.

Regional • 27 Aug 23