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Donegal
Match Report
Late drama as Mayo go from relegation scare to league final with defeat of Donegal
23 Mar
3.4k
7
Funeral
Donegal woman who was believed to be Ireland's oldest person 'had a great zest for life'
23 Mar
15.3k
18
Conundrum
'It’s just one of these illogical situations' - Donegal and Mayo try to play it cool
23 Mar
4.2k
2
Ruby Druce
Donegal woman who was believed to be Ireland's oldest person has died aged 109
21 Mar
22.4k
29
RIP
Large crowd gather for vigil after fatal Letterkenny collision
18 Mar
5.3k
Donegal
Teenager arrested in connection with fatal Letterkenny collision released without charge
18 Mar
9.7k
Letterkenny
Critically injured Donegal brothers struck by runaway car were less than 100 yards from home
Updated
17 Mar
62.8k
GAA
Tyrone boost Division 1 football league survival bid with win in Donegal
The 42
16 Mar
4.4k
2
Match Report
Tyrone win in Donegal to give themselves a puncher's chance of staying up
16 Mar
1.8k
0
creeslough explosion
Families of Creeslough victims lodge objection to new service station at explosion site
13 Mar
4.7k
Courts
Donegal man extradited from Northern Ireland to face trial on sexual assault and rape charges
11 Mar
10.7k
Gaeltacht housing
Gaeltacht communities protest over "depopulation and displacement" caused by lack of housing
10 Mar
13.6k
27
Sliabh Liag
Sister of Sliabh Liag murder victim says he was treated 'as if his life was worthless'
7 Mar
10.5k
mol an oige
Karl Lacey rejoins Donegal two years after resigning from Academy
4 Mar
2.9k
0
fightback
Donegal finish with a flourish and stun Derry in Ballyshannon
2 Mar
3.8k
10
Baltoney
Two young men die, two others seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Donegal
Updated
1 Mar
50.4k
Donegal
'Smouldering resentment' exploded into violence in Sliabh Liag killing, court told by barrister
26 Feb
12.0k
Murder Trial
Sliabh Liag victim would not have died immediately from injuries before cliff fall, trial hears
24 Feb
14.4k
Workplace accident
Man (60s) dies following accident on Donegal farm
24 Feb
16.6k
Donegal
Dáil told Creeslough families ‘re-traumatised’ after permission granted to redevelop site of tragedy
Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to 59, died in the blast that ripped through the Co Donegal village’s Applegreen service station.
20 Feb
12.6k
Comeback King
Michael Murphy's comeback to Donegal colours provokes a love supreme
No player has ever been more admired by the Donegal public than their captain of 12 seasons, and now returned to the fold, Michael Murphy.
Declan Bogue
17 Feb
1.8k
2
Guess who's back
Michael Murphy returns for Donegal as they beat All-Ireland champions Armagh
Updated
16 Feb
4.1k
4
Witness appeal
Gardaí release CCTV image of two cars seen near fatal Donegal crash in renewed information appeal
12 Feb
13.1k
The Morning Lead
Gardaí question teenager over damage to speed camera that fined almost 1,000 drivers in a month
Investigators believe the boy used a tractor to knock out the system.
Niall O'Connor
12 Feb
54.3k
Donegal
Man jailed for 18 months after knocking down and killing friend in Donegal
11 Feb
12.5k
Power Outage
Gardaí search for lorry driver after crash into ESB pole plunges Donegal village into darkness
8 Feb
22.0k
Sliabh Liag
Geologist used Google Street View to identify possible source of Donegal murder weapon, trial hears
7 Feb
11.9k
Letterkenny
Gardaí search for suspected human remains in garden of house in Donegal
29 Jan
22.0k
MEENACROSS
Renewed appeal for information on 20th anniversary of Shaun Duffy’s murder in Donegal
29 Jan
8.0k
Buncrana
Boy (13) in serious condition after e-scooter incident in Donegal
27 Jan
16.2k
Central Criminal Court
Sliabh Liag murder trial: Pensioner had head injuries consistent with blunt weapon, pathologist says
27 Jan
7.6k
Storm Éowyn
Man who died after tree fell on car named locally, as gardaí continue investigation
25 Jan
56.7k
Storm Éowyn
Man dies in Donegal after tree falls on his car during Storm Éowyn
Updated
24 Jan
70.6k
Lifford assault
PSNI arrest two men in Derry over serious assault of man at a house in Donegal
22 Jan
3.5k
Extradition
Man extradited from Northern Ireland to Republic over Donegal crash which killed two teenagers
21 Jan
14.9k
Donegal
Woman accused of murder at cliffs said she 'battered' deceased man's face with a rock, court told
21 Jan
39.4k
Lifford
Man (20s) airlifted to hospital in Belfast following serious assault at house in Co Donegal
20 Jan
11.9k
Buncrana
80-year-old woman struck by car in Donegal dies in hospital
19 Jan
12.7k
Sliabh Liag
Pair accused of murdering man and throwing body off cliff each claim the other 'did it', court told
17 Jan
27.5k
errigal
Mountain rescue team issue safety plea after late night Donegal climbers spark alarm
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