Renewed searches for doctor who disappeared in 2009


AN Garda Síochána have commenced a land search and excavation in the Milford District in relation to a Tyrone woman who vanished a decade ago. Dr Deirdre O’Flaherty from Ballymagorry outside Strabane disappeared from an isolated beach at Kinnego Bay on January 11 2009. She had been staying with her husband and children at their […]


Two Donegal men charged with murder in Australia


TWO Donegal men will appear in court tomorrow charged with murdering a 66-year-old man in Australia. The pair, Christopher McLaughlin (24) and Nathan Kelly (21), are from Malin and Glengad. They had previously been charged with assaulting the man in Sydney on December 29. The duo were charged with grievous bodily harm and affray after […]


Cash boost for Gaoth Dobhair Community Centre


GAOTH Dobhair Community Centre is to receive a cash boost of 7,000 euro, it has been announced. Welcoming the allocation, Minister Joe McHugh said, “This grant support of €6,897 is helping to support a community project and develop their work on the ground in Gaoth Dobhair. “The money has been secured through the Leader programme which […]


Funeral tomorrow of Killygordon murder victim


THE funeral will take place tomorrow (Monday) of Jasmine McMonagle, the young Killygordon woman murdered at her home on Friday morning. Richard Burke, of Forest Park, Killygordon, appeared before a judge at a special sitting of Sligo District Court last night charged with murdering the young mother-of-two. It is understood 28-year-old Ms McMonagle was stabbed […]


Community shocked after woman’s death in Killygordon


A local councillor says the Killygordon community has been left stunned following the death of a woman in the village this morning. The woman in her 20s was found dead at house in Forest Park. A man in his 20s is in Garda custody in Letterkenny. Sinn Fein councillor Gary Doherty described the incident as […]


Man in custody following woman’s death in Killygordon


A man has been arrested following the death of a woman in Killygordon this morning. The woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at Forst Park in the village. A Garda spokesperson said, “The Office of the State pathologist has been notified and the body remains at the scene pending an examination. Advertisement […]