News of the decision to hold an inquest was confirmed in a statement from the McLaughlin family

Emmanuel Familola died along with his friend Matt Siband when a group of teenagers got into difficulty while swimming off Ned's Point in Buncrana on Saturday afternoon last.

Vigils have been held in memory of Matt Sibanda, 18, and Emmaneul Familola, 16.

It follows an incident off the Inishowen Peninsula yesterday afternoon that sparked a huge search and rescue mission.

The RNLI said they were supporting the search involving three young men.

The priest has been suspended from his post in the Derry Diocese after he was charged with attempted sexual communication with a child.

Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.

Two vehicles, a cash-counting machine and financial documentation was also taken by Revenue officers.

A 13-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital following an apparent fall from an e-scooter in Buncrana, Co Donegal on Monday

James 'Jimmy' McKenna, aged 25, was killed as he was walking home from a function near Moville in the early hours of June 9th, 2024.

The collision involved a car and two pedestrians and occurred on Main St, Buncrana

The incident on Main Street in Buncrana involved a car and 2 pedestrians

Sean Breen, of Marianus Park, Hazel Bank in Derry, appeared before Donegal Circuit Court after the assault on Damian McFadden outside the Atlantic Bar in Buncrana

The High Court ruled Peter Casey had been defamed in a social media post about his provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees

The single vehicle collision involving a car occurred on the R244 (Mountain Road) at Ballinlough shortly after 5am on Sunday morning, December 1st

John Garrett O’Sullivan (55) is charged with attempting to prevent the lawful burial of his father, Noel O’Sullivan (86)

A grieving Donegal father has told how he was scammed out of €600 while trying to buy Taylor Swift concert tickets for his young daughters, who lost their teenage brother to cancer two years ago

The fire broke out at around 1am and emergency services rushed to the scene.

The victim was taken to hospital with injuries, but they are not understood to be life-threatening.