A woman who lived less than a mile from her local hospital died after an ambulance took almost an hour to get to her house.

A man is to be charged with the murder of former Sinn Féin member and British agent Denis Donaldson.

The man was in his 80s and his wife was in her 70s and have been named locally as Patrick and Mary Doherty. The couple were very well-known in the area.

A man suspected of sending hate mail to the mother of Mary Boyle, who disappeared in 1977, aged six, has died before he could appear before the courts.

A pre-inquest hearing into the Buncrana Pier tragedy, in which five members of the same family drowned, has heard that first responders could not open the doors of the car which had entered the water.

The family of a farmer who was trampled to death has called on the Department of Agriculture and the Irish Farmers’ Association to raise more awareness of the potential dangers when handling bulls.

A man who died of injuries suffered in a road traffic accident was buried before a coroner had been informed of his death.

The mother of tragic teenager Erin Gallagher has told how she found her 13-year-old daughter dead at their home — just hours after chatting and joking with her.

A Donegal coroner has described the deaths of two elderly sisters — whose lives had been turned upside down after an aggravated burglary almost three years ago — as a terrible tragedy.

An important witness has not been interviewed by gardaí investigating the murder of Sinn Féin spy Denis Donaldson, an inquest has heard.

A NATIONAL debate on rural isolation is needed following recent comments by the Kerry coroner, the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has said.

TWO elderly women died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a grill door on a cooker was left closed.

ONE of the country’s most notable coroners has clashed with the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and Road Safety Authority (RSA) over new drink-driving limits.