Tag: Donegal news
almost 2 years ago
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Private Sean Rooney 'shot dead at close range' as it's suspected his killers gained access throug...

Private Seán Rooney was shot dead at close range after his armoured vehicle had already overturned, it is believed.

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almost 2 years ago
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Seven bullets recovered from vehicle where Private Seán Rooney was killed as he tried to steer co...

Seven bullets were recovered from the vehicle where Private Seán Rooney was shot dead.

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about 2 years ago
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Creeslough explosion: Grants of up to €20,000 to help community deal with aftermath

SMALL businesses and voluntary groups in Creeslough are to receive emergency Government grant aid of between €5,000 a...

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about 2 years ago
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The crime figures for your local garda station as four in 10 see rise despite pandemic lockdowns

Four out of every 10 garda stations in Ireland recorded an increase in crime last year compared to pre-Covid levels, ...

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about 2 years ago
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Brave 12-year-old son of James O’Flaherty receives standing ovation as he tells mourners ‘cherish...

The brave son of James O’Flaherty brought mourners to a standing ovation at his funeral mass in Derrybeg yesterday as...

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about 2 years ago
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Creeslough tragedy: Church in Creeslough stocked up with supplies by good Samaritans after only s...

People poured into St Michael’s Church in Creeslough from across Donegal yesterday to donate items to the village tha...

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about 2 years ago
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‘Everybody knows someone affected’ – vigils held across Donegal in show of solidarity

Vigils were held across Co Donegal last night in memory of the 10 people who lost their lives in the Creeslough tragedy.

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about 2 years ago
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Four victims of Creeslough, Donegal explosion are named locally as a nation grieves

Ten people have been confirmed dead in the explosion that left a Donegal village engulfed by a “tsunami of grief”.

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about 2 years ago
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Donegal explosion: Young girl and two teenagers among 10 confirmed dead in Creeslough tragedy

A young girl, two teenagers, four men and three women are among the dead as gardai confirmed 10 fatalities after an e...

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about 2 years ago
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‘Our worst fears’ – heartbreak as teenage girl is first victim of Creeslough explosion in Donegal...

THE first victim of the Donegal explosion has been named locally as teenager Leona Harper.

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about 2 years ago
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Donegal explosion: Children missing as shop blast kills at least three in Cresslough

AT least seven people are dead and a number of children are missing after an explosion ripped through a petrol statio...

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about 2 years ago
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Donegal explosion: Fears of multiple fatalities as emergency crews try to rescue people from shop...

Specialist digging equipment is being used to sift through the rubble for missing people tonight after a service stat...

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about 2 years ago
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Donegal explosion: Gardaí confirm three dead as rescuers work through the night to find people tr...

Gardaí have tonight confirmed that three people have died in the explosion at a Donegal petrol station and apartment ...

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about 2 years ago
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Spanish search for body of Red Hugh O’Donnell remains alive as historian hints at new clue to be ...

The search for the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell, one of Ireland’s most loved historical heroes who died in Spain in ...

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about 2 years ago
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Red Hugh O’Donnell: Historian hints at new clue in hunt for chieftain's body after Spanish search

The search for the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell, one of Ireland’s most loved historical heroes who died in Spain in ...

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over 2 years ago
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Motorcyclist (20s) dies after collision with car in Donegal

A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car that occurred in Co Donegal today.

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almost 3 years ago
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‘A bullet went into my headrest – that’s how close it was’ – night of Glenties terror recalled as...

Tajinder Singh Kalsi’s car was in the sights of deer hunter Stephen Dowling as he went on a shooting rampage with a h...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘I feel so lucky to be here’: SVP helps people find their way into lasting friendships

Marie Keating lived alone for many years in rural Donegal. She had great neighbours, but loneliness began to take a t...

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almost 3 years ago
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Mica: The mica crisis - How did building blocks bring so much pain?

HOUSING Minister Darragh O’Brien hailed the revised mica redress scheme as an “extraordinary” intervention from the S...

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about 3 years ago
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The Waterboys cancel Donegal gig due to ‘health and safety reasons’ as band member claims he got ...

The Waterboys cancelled a gig they were due to play in Donegal last night citing “health and safety” reasons.

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over 3 years ago
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‘They are making us beg’ – pyrite-hit home owners ready to march on Dáil as they’re left in debt ...

Thousands of people whose pyrite-contaminated homes are crumbling around them are set to bring the reality of their n...

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