The death of a woman in her 80s in an incident in the village of St Johnston on Friday afternoon is the latest tragedy on the county's roads in the past week.

Stormont’s health minister was the only declared candidate to replace Doug Beattie as UUP leader.

The man was assaulted in Killinarden Heights on August 18th.

Nathan Coughlan pleaded guilty to a range of theft charges at hotels, supermarkets, service stations and churches when he appeared at Letterkenny District Court.

Wilson Hospital School's board of management has sought orders that could see the teacher jailed for a third time

More than 4,400 children were also accessing such services, according to the latest figures.

A Rolex watch, four cars and €65,000 in cash were also seized by gardaí following the searches. 

The TUV has condemned the incident at Rasharkin in Co Antrim.

University Hospital Limerick had the highest number of patients without a bed this month at 1,215.

Colum Eastwood will stand down at the party’s conference in October.

Coastguard rescue teams and a helicopter rescued the man from Carrick-a-Rede island in a ‘delicate operation’.

The leaders of Ireland’s three coalition parties decided on Thursday that the State would not procure any further defence equipment from Israel.

Shaun Brady was shot dead outside his restaurant in Kansas City on Wednesday.

Coldplay kicked off their four-night stint in Dublin's Croke Park to a sold-out stadium last night

A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested following reports of an incident of criminal damage in Mayo

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The PSNI said the arrests followed a ‘complex and time-intensive investigation’ involving numerous agencies.

It follows a number of alleged arson attacks on buildings in the east Donegal village of St Johnston on Wednesday evening.