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Donegal motorist must pay €288 in fines and court costs for parking violation
St Johnston driver falls foul of Buncrana's pay and display regime; Fails to pay ticket left on vehicle windscreen A motorist who failed to pay and display for parking in Inishowen last summer has been ordered to pay a fine and legal costs amounting to €288. Dovud Falzov, of Ard Na Meala, St ...
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PICTURES: Supporters cheer on Crescent College Comprehensive and Ardscoil Rís in Munster Schools Cup clash
CRESCENT College Comprehensive edged past local rivals Árdscoil Rís 20-15 in their Munster Schools Cup clash CRESCENT College Comprehensive edged past local rivals Árdscoil Rís 20-15 in their Munster School's Cup quarter-final eliminator at Liam Fitzgerald Park on Wednesday afternoon. READ MO...
Man charged with using fake receipts to obtain cash couldn't make it to Longford due to Storm Chandra
Longford District Court Judge Bernadette Owens, “Ah now! When did he decide the storm was going to prevent him from getting here?” A 33 year-old man who stands accused of having duped two shop assistants into giving him refunds of just over €700 by providing them with fake receipts in additio...
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Kilkenny’s Enable Ireland Shop is asking locals to ‘break up with your stuff’
This February, the Enable Ireland shop on Kieran Street in Kilkenny is taking a cheeky twist on the Valentine's theme. From Valentine's Day (February 14) to Saturday (February 21), Enable Ireland shops across the country are aiming to create Ireland’s biggest breakup. They are encouraging the publ...
Louth locals urging community to 'Go all in against cancer this Daffodil Day'
Daffodil Day takes place on Friday 20th March Locals across Louth are urging their community to turn daffodil yellow on Daffodil Day March 20th and go all in to raise vital funds and give hope to cancer patients. Edel Shovlin, Acting CEO, Irish Cancer Society said: “This year alone, it’s...
Dartmoor Zoo hits major visitor milestone after record-breaking year
The Zoo, near Sparwell, welcomed more than 100,000 visitors in a single year for the first time, following a sharp rise in footfall during 2025 Dartmoor Zoo has recorded the highest visitor numbers in its history, welcoming more than 100,000 people in a single year for the first time. The zoo...
Compromise proposal for new housing estate on doorstep of Castletroy Golf Club in Limerick
FG councillor writes to An Coimisiún Pleanála to propose solution to roadblock FINE Gael City East councillor Peter Doyle has suggested a compromise which he feels will allow the building of 114 new homes, while also protecting a local golf club. An inspector with An Coimisiún Pleanála is cur...
Donegal events go the distance for record-breaking GOAL Mile
Proudly backed once again by AIB, the GOAL Mile is the Dublin-based agency’s flagship fundraiser, which has grown from humble beginnings in the early 1980s into a much-loved annual event GOAL has announced that the thousands of people who took part in GOAL Mile 2025 across Ireland and oversea...
Former Donegal school teacher on 132 sex charges re-affirms guilty plea
The accused man is charged with offences of sexual assault and indecent assault related to incidents in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s in County Donegal A former Donegal school teacher has appeared in court to re-affirm a guilty plea to 132 historical sex offences. The man, now in his 80s, was be...
Fright Night Reveal! what's planned for Kilkenny's Katelyn Cummins on DWTS this week?
Rose of Tralee - RTE Dancing With The Stars Get ready for the spookiest night in the ballroom as the remaining nine Dancing with the Stars couples gear up for Fright Night. This Sunday’s show is set to be the most terrifying yet with the first dreaded Dance-Off of the season. The two couples ...
Watch: Cancer survivor Majella pleads on Late Late to keep Donegal's vital flights
Assisted by Donegal Cancer Flights and Services, who are based at Naomh Pádraig in Gaoth Dobhair, over 500 cancer patients, most of whom require same-day return, will be affected if a proposed change to the flight schedule between the two airports is brought in Majella O’Donnell laid out the ...
Torquay Boxer Jed Baker targets national glory at Elite Championships
Jed Baker from Torbay Amateur Boxing Club follows in the footsteps of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury Torbay Amateur Boxing Club’s Jed Baker is set to compete in this year’s England Boxing National Elite Senior Championships, marking a major milestone in his amateur boxing career. Boxing out of...
Inclusive education work across Torbay and South Devon praised by Ofsted
The Learning Curve is one of the first providers inspected under Ofsted’s new framework The Learning Curve has been recognised for its inclusive approach after becoming one of the first education providers to be inspected under Ofsted’s new framework. The Learning Curve, part of the Eat That ...
Torquay Boxer Jed Baker targets national glory at Elite Championships
Jed Baker from Torbay Amateur Boxing Club follows in the footsteps of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury Torbay Amateur Boxing Club’s Jed Baker is set to compete in this year’s England Boxing National Elite Senior Championships, marking a major milestone in his amateur boxing career. Boxing out of...
Inclusive education work across Torbay and South Devon praised by Ofsted
The Learning Curve is one of the first providers inspected under Ofsted’s new framework The Learning Curve has been recognised for its inclusive approach after becoming one of the first education providers to be inspected under Ofsted’s new framework. The Learning Curve, part of the Eat That ...
Torquay Boxer Jed Baker targets national glory at Elite Championships
Jed Baker from Torbay Amateur Boxing Club follows in the footsteps of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury Torbay Amateur Boxing Club’s Jed Baker is set to compete in this year’s England Boxing National Elite Senior Championships, marking a major milestone in his amateur boxing career. Boxing out of...
Inclusive education work across Torbay and South Devon praised by Ofsted
The Learning Curve is one of the first providers inspected under Ofsted’s new framework The Learning Curve has been recognised for its inclusive approach after becoming one of the first education providers to be inspected under Ofsted’s new framework. The Learning Curve, part of the Eat That ...
Devon and Cornwall Police is far from ‘broken’, PCC insists amid policing reforms
Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly warns residents that government plans for a National Police Service and possible mergers of regional forces could bring the biggest changes to policing in decades, highlighting funding shortfalls, council tax increases, unique...
Devon and Cornwall Police is far from ‘broken’, PCC insists amid policing reforms
Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly warns residents that government plans for a National Police Service and possible mergers of regional forces could bring the biggest changes to policing in decades, highlighting funding shortfalls, council tax increases, unique...
Devon and Cornwall Police is far from ‘broken’, PCC insists amid policing reforms
Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly warns residents that government plans for a National Police Service and possible mergers of regional forces could bring the biggest changes to policing in decades, highlighting funding shortfalls, council tax increases, unique...