BREAKING: firefighters rush to tackle blaze at a well-known Donegal restaurant
Firefighters are currently attending the scene of a fire at the Railway Tavern and Firebox Grill in Fahan, Inishowen. It is not yet known of the extent of the damage caused to the premises. The blaze...
View ArticleBREAKING: Firefighters tackle blaze at popular Donegal restaurant
Firefighters are currently attending the scene of a fire at the Railway Tavern and Firebox Grill in Fahan, Inishowen. It is not yet known of the extent of the damage caused to the premises. The blaze...
View ArticleTwo Derry men jailed after £100,000 of cannabis found at a property in the...
Two Derry men have been jailed in relation to a police operation which saw £100,000 worth of cannabis found at an address in the Waterside area of Derry. An operation by the PSNI’s Criminal...
View ArticleSDLP hit out at Sinn Fein and DUP councillors for refusing to back motion...
SDLP Councillor Tina Gardiner said she was “disappointed but not surprised” when Sinn Féin failed to back the SDLP motion in Derry City and Strabane District Council that called on both the Irish and...
View ArticlePeople living the Culmore and Woodbrook areas of Derry urged to be vigilant...
People living in the Culmore and Woodbrook areas of Derry have been urged to be vigilant after another spate of burglaries in the area. The SDLP councillor for the area Angela Dobbins for the area:...
View ArticleBREAKING: Police appeal for information after three burglaries in Derry...
Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses following three burglaries and an attempted burglary in the City yesterday, Friday 23 February. It was reported that sometime between 6.30pm and 7pm...
View ArticleDerry man fined for possessing cannabis describes current drug laws as a...
A Derry man fined for cultivating cannabis has called the law ‘a joke’ and argued that it should be allowed for ‘medicinal purposes’. Kevin Cregan, 32, of Old City Court, admitted to a charge of...
View ArticleWEATHER ALERT: Derry urged to prepare for more snow after The Met Office...
Derry is expected to be among the areas worst affected by snow which has been forecast to hit the northwest next week. It comes after The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow for Northern...
View ArticleWATCH: Footage shows extent of the fire which engulfed a popular Donegal...
This video captures the moment a fire engulfed the Railway Tavern and Firebox Grill in Fahan, Inishowen last night. It is not yet known of the extent of the damage caused to the premises. The blaze at...
View ArticlePolice in Derry appeal for information after advertising lorry seriously...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a parked lorry was set on fire on the Skeoge Road in Derry during the early hours of Thursday morning, 22 February. Police received a report that the lorry,...
View ArticlePolice officer visits Derry man who she gave medical assistance to after he...
A police officer who tended to a Derry man after he suffered a badly broken leg following a fall earlier this month in the city centre has visited him at his Shantallow home. Donald McDaid was...
View ArticlePlans for 80 new social homes in the Glen area of Derry delayed due to...
A major new social housing development in Derry which was first unveiled three years ago has been delayed due to concerns over flooding, it has emerged. The 79 new houses were to be constructed by the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Four-year-old child 'very ill' after being knocked down in Creggan...
The Creggan Sinn Fein councillor Kevin Campbell has said that a four-year-child was knocked down in the Creggan area of Derry earlier today. Cllr Campbell said that the child 'is very ill' and has been...
View ArticleLATEST REPORT FROM RAIL CAMPAIGNERS REJECTS TRANSLINK CLAIMS THAT TRAINS...
A Technical Report submitted to Derry City and Strabane District Council has quashed claims that there are any safety and practical reasons to prevent trains entering a restored Waterside Railway...
View ArticleCommunity wardens' vehicle attacked last night - crew uninjured but service...
Community wardens withdrew their service last night in Galliagh after their van was attacked by stone-throwers. The crew had been responding to a 'vulnerable resident' who, they say, is constantly...
View ArticleCar torched in driveway in Hazelbank area overnight - witness says five to...
A car (pictured) was destroyed in an arson attack in the driveway of a home in the Drumard Park area of Hazelbank late last night. One eye witness said the attack had been carried out by five to six...
View ArticleMan asks Derry judge to increase sentence from a fine to a jail term to let...
By Garrett Hargan A 30-year-old man has pleaded with Derry’s Resident Magistrate to jail him for an offence that would have attracted a small fine. The request was made by Robert Gannon, of Lower...
View ArticleGet on your bike! Cross-border North West Greenway route officially launched
The historic An Grianán Fort overlooking Lough Swilly provided the stunning backdrop for the official launch of the North West Greenway Network today. Upon completion the project will deliver 46.5 km...
View ArticleMan with knuckledusters and extendable baton spared prison at Derry court
A man who armed himself with knuckledusters and a baton ‘for no apparent reason’ has been spared prison, at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Aaron O’Kane, 26, of Melrose Terrace, admitted possessing the...
View ArticleGold rings, chains and cash stolen in Derry burglary - police seeking witnesses
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the report of a burglary at a house in the area of Maybrook Mews area Derry on Thursday, 22 February. Detective Sergeant Reid said: "It was reported...
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