A number of other letters and files were also found in separate incidents over a number of weeks.

Irish mineral exploration company Arkle Resources could dilute its share in the highly-rated Stonepark zinc project in Limerick.

A rare chance to own not one but TWO lighthouse keeper's cottages on your own stunning island off Co Donegal has come up.

The man is in his 30s but it is not yet known whether he is a local resident.

Expressions of grand, unwavering hatred, like the war in Syrian or the war on Yemen; or another random, murderous car bomb in Kabul, or yet another caste-driven rape and murder of a child in India, inevitably provoke a mixture of emotions.

Two families were united in grief as the first victim of the Malin Head drowning tragedy in Co Donegal was laid to rest.

At least 1,000 extra gardaí would be needed to police a hard border with the North.

Compared to the wrath of Ophelia, last week’s Storm Dylan was a breeze, coming and going without causing too much damage.

Ellie O’Byrne suggests some interesting ways to spend January 1, to get 2018 off to a great start

The homeless and housing crisis is likely to dominate a meeting of Fine Gael ministers today.

The homeless and housing crisis is likely to dominate a meeting of Fine Gael ministers today.

PRESIDENT Donald Trump should have felt he was among friends when he visited Texas to see the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey floods.

Donegal County Council has moved to stave off the threat of disease and rodent infestation in light of last week’s flooding across the Inishowen Peninsula.

A volunteer who could not stand by and watch those devastated by the Donegal floods is helping dozens of families to put their lives back together.

Donegal County Council is continuing to help those affected by the devastating floods last week.

More than 300 different parts of the 1,500km road network across the Inishowen peninsula were damaged by last Tuesday’s floods.

A farmer who has battled for days to save his €300,000 potato crop after the Donegal floods is hoping he has done enough to save his livelihood.

A farmer who has battled for days to save his €300,000 potato crop after the Donegal floods is hoping he has done enough to save his livelihood.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has refuted claims that he was late in visiting the Carndonagh region of Donegal, which was devastated by flooding this week.

Hundreds of people whose lives have been decimated by extensive flooding across Co Donegal have been told they will not be forgotten.

The enormity of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open gave the European Tour the courage to take the €7m Rolex Series extravaganza to Ballyliffin from July 5-8 next year.

WOW.

In the 1980s there were just two distilleries in Ireland. Today there are at least a dozen. Peter Mulryan explores this boom in his new book, The Whiskeys of Ireland, writes Leslie Williams.

A charity worker has begun an epic bid to become the first swimmer in almost 90 years to cross a 13-mile stretch of sea between two coastal beauty spots off Ireland's north coast.

SOMETIMES you come across a crime mystery that is so good it reads like a regular novel, and Death at Whitewater Church is one of those. 

A missing Co Donegal soccer fan who was found safe and well in Paris is due to fly home today.

The recent visit of Star Wars to Donegal for filming got the creative juices flowing for one local musician.

A large chunk of the Republic of Ireland appeared to have been gifted to the North due to a geographical blunder on the official Census 2016 website.

A young mother who lost her husband and two children and her mother and sister in a pier-side tragedy has said her surviving baby is her reason to live.

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has admitted his party mismanaged its vote in Donegal and should have sought a full recount when Gary Doherty was eliminated.

An inquest into Ireland’s biggest ever road crash has opened amidst claims of a cover-up.

Who needs the hassle of flying? Deirdre Reynolds enjoys the ease of a staycation at the Clanree Hotel in Co Donegal.

Irish Water has confirmed that it has suspended the installation of water meters in parts of Donegal after what the utility described as “targeted aggression” towards staff installing the devices.

Spent five days in Donegal last week. Ahead of covering their clash with Tyrone in Ballybofey, it was an opportune time to take in the so-called Forgotten County although it’s Donegal’s understanding of what a kilometre is that’s just as much in need of refreshing.

Miniature libraries are springing up all over Ireland - even the President has one says Nuala Woulfe

The garda arrested in a drugs-gang inquiry is at the centre of an investigation which includes a claim that she once cut cocaine with her garda badge.

It’s three years this month since GAA director general Páraic Duffy released his discussion paper on the association’s amateur status and payments to team managers, writes John Fogarty.

A man has been jailed for two years and disqualified from driving for 10 years for causing a crash which killed eight people in Inishowen.

The daughter of a couple tragically killed in their Co Donegal home has pleaded with people with mental health problems to get professional help.

The daughter of a couple tragically killed in their Co Donegal home has pleaded with people with mental health problems to get professional help.

The holder of a Lotto ticket that scooped a whopping €5m for a call centre syndicate has revealed his co-workers refused to believe they had won the fortune.