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Thursday 8 December 2022
The driver of one vehicle, a man aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man’s body was found lying in a laneway behind a row of houses in Knockalla Drive in Buncrana on Friday.
The body of the man was found in a laneway behind a row of houses at around 7.30pm on Friday evening.
The child’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Homeowners say the scheme is not accessible to many families because of the additional costs involved.
The boy was seriously injured near Buncrana at approximately 5.30pm on Friday.
The incident happened at 5.30pm yesterday evening.
Andrew Allen (24) had been in bed with partner Arelene Farrelly when a lone gunman called to his house.
Two men urinated on Liam McGlinchey, who was suffering from alcohol poisoning, before leaving him to die.
Today, Gardaí said that those responsible travelled to Buncrana from Derry City that evening.
The blaze broke out in a premises adjacent to The Plaza on Upper Main Street shortly after 9pm.
The Taoiseach said that due to an error, his office incorrectly concluded that Danielle was a British citizen.
The advert prompted 64 complaints.
The male driver of the car was not injured.
Jamie Doherty (14) was the only person in the car when it crashed yesterday evening.
“This is not a bit of a laugh any more. Society has changed,” Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said in response to the advertisement.
Stephanie Knox was at the pier with her then-boyfriend Davitt Walsh when the tragedy unfolded.
Gardaí say that the man died from natural causes, but may have been involved in a collision before his death.
It’s understood the woman had contact with gardaí sometime in the hours before her death.
Gardaí are making a fresh appeal, six years on from the shooting of 24-year-old Andrew Allen.
Five members of the same family were killed when a car entered the water.
The first RNLI diver on the scene also gave evidence to the coroner’s court today.
Five members of the same family perished in the tragedy including Sean McGrotty, his sons Mark, 11, and eight-year-old Evan, his mother-in-law Ruth Daniels and her teenage daughter Jodie-Lee Tracey.
The inquest will hear from witnesses this morning, with a view to better understanding what happened during the incident.
The Department of Social Protection has apologised for the ‘unacceptable’ delay being seen in the delivery of maternity benefits.
This could take a while.
Three other teenagers were also injured in the single-vehicle collision.
The man, in his early 50s, was arrested yesterday morning in the County Donegal area.
Friends and family have been told to wear ‘bright, vibrant colours’ to celebrate Danielle’s life.
Gardaí are warning drivers to slow down and be safe this St Patrick’s Day.
Danielle McLaughlin was found dead yesterday morning.
The woman’s family have asked that their privacy be respected by the media.
The score was 1-1 when the game was brought to a halt.
Allen had fled to Donegal after be became the target of a republican vigilante group.
The ship sank on 25 January 1917, killing 354 of the people on board.
The incident happened at Glebe, near Buncrana, just before 11pm last night.
The owner and his wife were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Spanish side play in the Uefa Super Cup on Tuesday and have a remarkable association with Ireland.
IT WAS REPORTED yesterday that the Government is considering suspending career breaks for teachers in response to a shortage of staff in schools around the country.
For a number of months now, schools have come under increasing pressure due to unfilled job vacancies and teacher shortages, with some principals stating that the rising cost-of-living is resulting in teachers not being able to afford to live in urban areas in particular.
As a response, a number of measures are to be advanced by Government such as the potential to suspend or amend non-statutory leave arrangements which the department states has the effect of creating a demand on substitution in schools.
However, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said in a statement yesterday evening that “such a measure would make the profession less attractive and ultimately worsen the teacher recruitment and teacher crisis”.
So, today we want to know… Should career breaks for teachers be suspended in response to staff shortages?
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