By Dionne Meehan TWO friends who died following a fatal road collision in Donegal on Friday night will be laid to rest later this week. Castlederg men Ryan Glen (25) and Gordy Galbraith (30s) died when the Ford Focus car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a Kia Sportage at Liscooley […]
Two men killed in Friday night’s road collision are named locally
THE two men who died following a fatal road collision in Donegal on Friday night have been named locally. The men, believed to be from Castlederg, have been named as friends Ryan Glenn and Gordy Galbraith. Both men, who were in their 30s, died when the Ford Focus car they were travelling in was involved […]
Searches are on-going in Glenfin for the remains of Arlene Arkinson
SEARCHES are continuing today in East Donegal for the remains of Arlene Arkinson. The Tyrone schoolgirl was only 15 years old when she disappeared after going to a disco in Bundoran in August, 1994. However, it wasn’t until July 2021 that an inquest found that she had been murdered by convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard, […]
Arkinson family hold vigil on 30th anniversary of Arlene’s murder
A VIGIL was held yesterday evening (Tuesday) to mark the 30 year anniversary of the disappearance of Castlederg teenager, Arlene Arkinson. The gathering, at Castlefinn Park was attended by members of the Arkinson family alongside neighbours and friends. Arlene Arkinson was only 15 years old in August of 1994 when she disappeared after a night out in Bundoran, […]
Arkinson family to hold vigil on 30th anniversary of Arlene’s murder
THE family of murdered Castlederg schoolgirl, Arlene Arkinson will host a vigil this evening to mark the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. Arlene was just 15-years-old when she vanished after going to Bundoran for a night out in 1994. A 14-year inquest into the death of the teenager came to a close in July 2021, concluding […]
Three men are sentenced for their part in kidnapping of man from Convoy
THREE men from Castlederg were sentenced at Newry Crown Court yesterday for their part in a cross-border incident in which a man was kidnapped in Convoy and wounded while being taken to Castlederg. The incident happened at a house in Convoy at 11.45am on October 4, 2020, where a man, aged in his thirties, was […]
Whiskey soaked folk from Castlederg at the Balor Arts Centre
TYRONE five-piece The Logues are the main attraction at the Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey on Friday, November 14.