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The matter will be before the court again on 29 July (file image)

Man guilty of manslaughter after his mother dies in fire

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a 63-year-old man set fire to the house he lived in with his mother and told witnesses he had killed her.

Courts • 16 May 24

The man, 60s, was taken to Beaumont Hospital in a critical condition following the incident (file photo: RollingNews.ie)

Man, 60s, injured in Donegal hit-and-run dies in hospital

A man who was seriously injured in an alleged hit-and-run incident in Co Donegal last Sunday has passed away.

Ulster • 15 May 24

Donegal farmer Jimmy Forrest with his daughter Amy, who he plans to pass on his farm to

How one Donegal farm is benefiting from new ACRES scheme

Some farmers are benefitting from ACRES, the farm-environmental payments scheme which rewards measures taken to protect nature, and is not linked to producing crops or livestock.

Ireland • 14 May 24

Glenveagh was covered by native woodland until the middle of last century

Turning the tide on Donegal's woodland, biodiversity loss

A new project in the Glenveagh National Park is set to restore hundreds of hectares of native woodland returning those areas to how they were for most of history.

Ireland • 10 May 24

Eamonn Crossan was removed from the priesthood in 1998 (file image)

Former Donegal priest to be sentenced for sexual assault

A former priest will be sentenced next Wednesday for sexually assaulting and indecently assaulting a young boy in Co Donegal in the 1980s and 1990s.

Courts • 01 May 24

The stretch of approximately 26km from An Clochán Liath (Dungloe) to Glenties was officially opened this afternoon

Upgraded section of N56 officially opened in Co Donegal

It cost over €100 million but now a section of the N56 in Co Donegal, which was known for its bends, has been transformed into a smooth roadway which opens up this part of west Donegal in more ways than one.

Ulster • 26 Apr 24

Muireann Kavanagh, 14, travelled to Strasbourg with her father Neily Kavanagh

Teen raises fishing concerns with MEPs in Strasbourg

A 14-year-old fisher from Árainn Mhór in Donegal has met with MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg where she highlighted the impact of the recent closure of the line-caught pollack fishery on the island and other communities.

Donegal • 24 Apr 24

The man was brought to the mortuary at Letterkenny University Hospital

Man dies after fall while hill walking in Co Donegal

A man aged in his late 50s has died following a fall while he was hill walking in Co Donegal. The man was walking with another man at Cró Nimhe, Dún Lúiche, when he sustained fatal injuries in a fall at around 1pm yesterday afternoon.

Ulster • 21 Apr 24

Ten people lost their lives in the Creeslough explosion in October 2022 (file photo)

Opposition to plans for shop at Creeslough explosion site

Plans to rebuild a shop and petrol station on the site of the Creeslough explosion in Co Donegal are being met with opposition by some of the bereaved families who have launched a petition calling for a memorial garden to be developed there instead.

Ireland • 12 Apr 24

Gardaí examine a package that washed up on a Donegal beach in July

Devices seized in connection with €4m Donegal drug haul

Electronic devices and documents have been seized in connection with the discovery of cocaine with an estimated value of over €4m off the coast of Co Donegal last year.

Ireland • 28 Mar 24

In attendance were four of the five TDs for Co Donegal

Up to 1,000 people attend mica meeting in Donegal

Up to 1,000 people attended a public meeting in Buncrana, Co Donegal, last night, which was organised by Mica Action Group, the 100% Redress party and Redress Focus Groups.

Ulster • 27 Mar 24

Ali Farren (L) and Thomas Sean Devine are part of the 100% Redress party

Mica redress campaigners to run in Donegal elections

A new political party which is campaigning for 100% redress for homes affected by defective blocks has now confirmed four candidates who will run in the local elections in Donegal.

Ulster • 26 Mar 24

The whale was washed ashore on Saturday (Picture: Marcus Hogan)

Young male sperm whale washes ashore in Donegal

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group have been examining a sperm whale which was washed ashore on a beach in Gleann Cholmcille in south Donegal at the weekend.

Ulster • 25 Mar 24

Ten people lost their lives in the tragedy at the service station and apartment building on 7 October 2022 (file image)

Two men released without charge over Creeslough explosion

Two men arrested in connection with the garda investigation into the explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal have been released without charge.

Ulster • 23 Mar 24

The groups have raised a number of issues with the current government redress scheme

Mica groups join forces in 100% redress campaign

A number of campaign groups in Donegal, who are calling for 100% redress for people living in homes with defective blocks, have joined forces to publish a 'People's Document'.

Ulster • 26 Feb 24

The fishing boat had run aground at Inis Meáin off the west coast of Donegal, close to Gaoth Dobhair

Watch: Four rescued after boat runs aground off Donegal

Four people have been rescued after a fishing boat ran aground off the coast of Co Donegal in the early hours of this morning.

Ulster • 31 Jan 24

Property agent Gerry Grennan said there are issues particular to Donegal that have made the long-term rental market there 'practically non-existent'

Donegal rental properties 'practically non-existent'

Renters in Donegal are experiencing "the perfect storm", according to North West Simon Community.

Ulster • 17 Jan 24

Ann Coll, 61, was found with serious injuries at a property in Lanarkshire

Murder inquiry after woman found dead in Scotland

Police in Scotland have launched a murder investigation after the death of a woman with strong family connections to Donegal.

Donegal • 24 Dec 23

Layla Doherty from Donegal says her home has been 'destroyed' by mica

Miss Earth Ireland to highlight mica issue in Vietnam

A Co Donegal woman will highlight the mica defective block problem in the final of the 2023 Miss Earth pageant in Vietnam tomorrow.

Ulster • 21 Dec 23

The man died at Letterkenny University Hospital (File image)

Man in 70s dies following assault in Co Donegal

A man in his 70s who was assaulted at his home in Co Donegal earlier this week has died in hospital.

Ireland • 21 Dec 23

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan is the first woman to become Chair of the Donegal GAA County Board

Former Tánaiste elected chair of GAA County Board

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan was last night elected as the new chairperson of the Donegal GAA County Board.

Donegal • 14 Dec 23

A call by almost 80 GPs in Donegal for urgent action at the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been backed by a group of consultants working there

Donegal GPs call on Minister for Health to visit LUH

Doctors in Donegal have called on the Minister for Health to get into his car and drive to the county to see the situation at Letterkenny University Hospital for himself.

Ulster • 17 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