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Buncrana priest got 'thrill' seeing Russian embassy lorry incident

A Donegal priest said he got a ‘thrill’ out of seeing a lorry drive into the gates of the Russian embassy this week. Buncrana-based priest Fr John Walsh told parishioners that he ‘wouldn’t have minded’ being in the truck. Desmond Wisley, a ...

14 Mar 2022 at 22:00

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Body of missing Donegal woman found

The search for a missing Buncrana woman Daena Tighe has been stood down after the discovery of a body. The discovery was made in the Buncrana area this Tuesday morning, January 10. Gardaí renewed an appeal for information about the ...

10 Jan 2023 at 14:01

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High Court action over Buncrana pier tragedy settled

The woman who lost five members of her family, when their car slipped into the sea at Buncrana pier has settled High Court actions over the deaths. Louise James from Derry lost her husband, two sons, her mother and her sister when ...

23 Jul 2021 at 14:20

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Child who survived pier tragedy which claimed lives of her family honours lifeboat crew

Little Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty, the sole survivor of the 2016 Buncrana pier tragedy, met with Lough Swilly RNLI members this week to make a special presentation. The eight-year-old, who survived a tragedy that claimed the lives of ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:04

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Gardai issue appeal to find missing Donegal teenager

Gardai are seeking th public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a teenage girl. Gardaí in Buncrana are looking for help to locate 17-year -old Nicole McGinley. Nicole was last seen in Letterkenny, at approximately 1.15pm ...

22 Jan 2023 at 15:04

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'Selfless and heroic' - Gardaí brave freezing cold sea at 3am to save young man

A team of Gardaí have been praised as heroes after entering the sea in the middle of the night to save a young man. Officers in Buncrana, Co Donegal received a call shortly after 3am on Sunday, September 17 from a young woman ...

26 Sept 2023 at 12:07

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Man, 42, to stand trial for breaking into a house with a hurl

A man from Carndonagh is to stand trial after he broke into a house armed with a hurl. Jonathan McLaughlin appeared at Buncrana District Court where a book of evidence was served on him. The 42-year-old is charged that on ...

29 Feb 2024 at 07:25

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Man spat in a Garda's face and then urinated in a cell after crashing car

A man spat in a Garda's face and then urinated in a Garda cell after he crashed his car into a tree. Nathan McNulty was caught after Gardai responded to a man driving erratically at Quigley's Point in Inishowen on July 4,...

29 Feb 2024 at 16:10

National News

Probe underway after fire at Donegal building housing asylum seekers

Several people were hospitalised following a fire at a premises in Buncrana in Co Donegal in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday January 9). The Donegal Fire Service and members of An Garda Síochána responded to ...

09 Jan 2024 at 12:38

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Man found dead after car enters the water at Buncrana Pier

Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 80s was found dead when his car went into the water at Buncrana Pier in Co Donegal. Emergency services were called to the scene after the car was spotted in the ...

20 May 2024 at 10:11

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Man in 80s dies after car enters water at Buncrana pier

Gardai have confirmed that a man in his 80s died after a car went into the water at Buncrana pier in County Donegal. Emergency services were alerted to a vehicle in the water at around 7.30am on Sunday. Following ...

19 May 2024 at 18:39

Woman, 21, killed in Donegal accident having been struck by a Garda patrol car

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Woman, 21, killed in Dongal accident having been struck by a Garda patrol car

A 21-year-old woman has lost her life following an accident in Buncrana in the early hours of Sunday morning, after she was struck by a Garda patrol car. The road at Ludden is currently closed following the ...

21 May 2023 at 09:56

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