Travel Solutions, Northern Ireland’s leading tour operator, today announced their return to City of Derry Airport next summer with direct flights to Palma, Majorca and to Faro on Portugal’s Algarve. Peter McMinn, Travel Solutions Managing Director, said when making the announcement. “Our direct flights from City of Derry Airport have proven very popular with holiday […]
Donegal man jailed for ten and half years for the rape and sexual abuse of his daughter
A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his young daughter a decade ago has been jailed for ten and a half years. Michael Carter (55) was found guilty last month following a trial at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape and 25 sample counts of sexual assault between June 2010 and […]
Investigations continuing after major drugs haul
Air Support Unit and the Garda Water Unit, along with Revenue’s Maritime Unit carried out joint searches along the North Donegal/ Fanad Head Coastline
Police investigating car fire in Derry
POLICE in Derry are investigating a car fire in the Waterside area of the city during the early hours of yesterday, Monday July 24. A vehicle parked in the Fountain Hill area was gutted as a result of the blaze, which is believed to have occurred sometime between 4am and shortly after it was reported […]
Searches continuing in Fanad for missing man
SEARCHES are ongoing in Fanad after a Galway man who was visiting the area has been reported missing. Greg King was last seen at midnight on Sunday in the Tria a Lough area. In a social media post, a friend of Greg’s asked people to check their land and any outbuildings. The post explained they […]
Boil water notice issued impacting almost 9,000
OPERATIONAL issues at a water treatment plant in Inishowen have resulted in a boil water notice being issued affecting almost 9,000 consumers. The Health Service Executive (HSE), Uisce Éireann and Donegal County Council have issued the boil notice to protect the health of approximately 8,900 consumers supplied by the Inishowen West Public Water Supply and […]
Pilots to escalate industrial action
Pilots at Emerald Airlines, the carrier which holds the regional service franchise for Aer Lingus, have served notice of an escalation of industrial action. The escalation takes effect from tomorrow (Tuesday, July 25). Emerald Airlines operates regional flights, including the Dublin to Donegal service on behalf of Aer Lingus and UK regional routes trading as […]
Clean up efforts to continue after weekend flooding
A minimum of 10 commercial premises and eight domestic properties were flooded.
Woman dies in fatal house fire in Carrick area
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal house fire at a residence in the Carrick area at approximately 5am today, Monday. One woman aged in her 70s was pronounced deceased at the scene. The scene is currently preserved for a technical examination. Advertisement Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
Communities demand action after floods
By Róise Collins AS heavy rain battered down across the county on Saturday evening many homes and businesses held their breath and braced for what they feared was history repeating itself. Castlefinn, Raphoe and the surrounding area yet again felt the brunt of the unforgiving showers. In Raphoe alone it was reported that close to […]