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Rebecca Browne died near Buncrana in May of last year

No prosecution over death of woman hit by garda car

The family of a young woman who was knocked down and killed by a garda car in Co Donegal say they are to challenge the decision not to prosecute any officers in relation to her death.

Ulster • 12 Dec 24

Kevin Harkin's 'Walk On/Plough Horse' is among the artworks being exhibited

Art in Buncrana park to herald arrival of spring

A special exhibition in Buncrana, Co Donegal will bring art out of the gallery and into the open air to celebrate St Brigid's Day, Imbolc and the start of spring.

Ulster • 28 Jan 23

The boy was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where he later died

Boy dies in hospital after being hit by van in Donegal

An 11-year-old boy has died in a Belfast hospital after he was struck by a van in Co Donegal on Friday evening.

Ulster • 24 Feb 20

The court was told that Alicia Shaw regularly withdrew up to €700 a day using the woman's bank card

Woman who stole pensioner's life savings jailed

A 24-year-old woman who stole the life savings of an elderly woman she befriended in Co Donegal has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail with the final two years suspended.

Ulster • 26 Jul 19

Gardaí want to hear from anyone with information about Andrew Allen's killers

Gardaí renew appeal over 2012 murder of man in Donegal

Gardaí investigating the murder of a man in Co Donegal seven years ago have renewed their appeal for information.

Crime • 09 Feb 19

John Barr's drapery shop and the Plaza Ballroom were gutted by the blaze

Air quality 'satisfactory' after Buncrana fire

Donegal County Council has confirmed that monitoring assessments carried out yesterday morning following a fire on Upper Main Street in Buncrana show that air quality in the area is satisfactory.

Ulster • 06 Feb 19

Centre provides services for children with autism

Grant provides lifeline to Donegal autism service

A centre in Co Donegal, which provides services for children with autism and their families, has been given a one-off grant of €35,000 by the HSE after parents highlighted its precarious financial situation.

Ulster • 31 Jul 18

Inishowen Children's Autism Related Education, known as iCare, is a unique centre for children with autism in north Donegal

Lack of funds could close Donegal autism service

A centre in Buncrana, Co Donegal which provides services for children with autism and their families is in danger of closing due to lack of funds.

Ulster • 09 Apr 19

Andrew Allen was shot dead at a house in Buncrana

Coroner asks for garda report into 2012 Donegal murder

Donegal coroner Dr Denis McCauley has asked for a report on the garda investigation into the murder of 24-year-old Andrew Allen, who was shot dead in a house in Buncrana in February 2012.

Ulster • 14 Mar 18

Heavy rain in August flooded the Kerins' home in Buncrana

After the flood: '15 skips of our belongings have gone'

Four months on from heavy flooding in Donegal, RTÉ reporter Jackie Fox revisits one home destroyed by the deluge.

News Lens • 19 Dec 17

Solicitor Robert Anderson with Louise James following the verdicts

Verdicts of death by misadventure at Buncrana inquest

The jury at the inquest into deaths of five people who were in a car that slid off the slipway at Buncrana pier in March 2016, has found they died by misadventure.

News • 23 Nov 17

The car slid off the slipway and into Lough Swilly last year

Buncrana inquest told driver was over drink-drive limit

The inquest into the death of Sean McGrotty, who died in the Buncrana pier tragedy last year, has heard that he had a blood alcohol level of 159mg.

News • 22 Nov 17

A locked gate now blocks access from the pier area in Buncrana and warning signs have been erected

Hundreds gather in Buncrana to remember victims

Several hundred people gathered close to the pier in Buncrana, Co Donegal, for a ceremony to mark a week since the tragedy occurred.

News • 28 Mar 16

Hundreds of mourners gathered today for the funeral at the Holy Family Church in Ballymagroarty

Louise James pays tribute to Walsh for saving baby

Louise James, who lost five family members in a drowning accident on Sunday, has paid tribute to Davitt Walsh saying she will be "eternally grateful" to him for saving her baby, Rionaghac-Ann.

News • 25 Mar 16