Fine Gael has confirmed the resignation of one of its councillors, Frank McBrearty, just two months after he joined the party and one week after the local elections.

A town in Donegal is celebrating its third lotto win of the year this evening.

A man has died following a freak accident at his home during which his television exploded.

A garda whistleblower has denied threatening his partner during an argument and saying he would "burn her in [her] house with [her] girls and bury her", the Charleton tribunal has heard.

A self-employed counsellor and faith healer has told the Charleton Tribunal of the night he was called to the home of a garda whistleblower in Churchill, Co Donegal in April 2013.

Some books have their genesis in the craziest places, but the origin of A Force For Justice is pretty mundane, writes Michael Clifford.

Ten people including eight schoolchildren have been rushed to hospital following a crash between a van and a schoolbus in Co Donegal.

A Liverpool-mad schoolgirl from Donegal will be in dreamland on Sunday.

A man who saved a young girl from a house fire has said it was a blessing he had left his bedroom window open so he could hear the shouts for help.

Gardaí in Co. Donegal are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in an apartment in Raphoe.

A garda sergeant injured during an incident with a member of the McBrearty family from Donegal has been awarded more than €55,000 in compensation by the High Court.

Facing into another tribunal, change is still evading the gardaí years after the Morris Tribunal was supposed to herald a new dawn for the force, writes Michael Clifford.

A man is turning heads in a rural Co Donegal village after buying a tank which he is using to nip down to the shop.

Second-level teachers' union the ASTI is to hold seven days of strike action between now and December, it was announced this evening.

A man has died after a road accident in Co Donegal yesterday.

The family of a deceased multi-millionaire have been told he would not be happy to see them fighting in court over his €300m estate.

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.

The Food Safety Authority said there was no justification for businesses to be in breach of the food safety legislation, after 11 enforcement orders were served last month on hotels, restaurants, takeaway and wholesale providers.

One Irishwoman is the envy of athletics fans around the world after Usain Bolt gave her a very special present.

The Government is to make €10.2m in funding available for national road schemes, with nearly half of the fund going towards a section of the Cork-Limerick road.

Garda killer Martin McDermott has signed himself into hospital north of the border so gardaí cannot catch up with him.

Garda killer Martin McDermott is on the run again after he was involved in a serious road smash which almost killed him.

The owner of a bar in Co Donegal claimed late-night revellers were taking part in a fleadh — which was on in a different county.

 

A man who almost caused a seven-car pile-up told gardaí he was in a rush to play a football match.

St Joseph’s College, Galway 2 Aloysius College, Athlone 1: St Joseph’s survived a second-half comeback from Aloysius College to secure the Connacht Schools "A" Cup in Eamonn Deacy Park yesterday.

Protecting children online is now more difficult than ever due to the rise in popularity of photo-sharing apps, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Okay, so here’s the deal. You choose. A week spent in Cork and Dublin, or a destination anywhere else in the world.

Two men have died in a farm accident after a tractor tyre exploded in Co Donegal last night.

A motorcyclist has died in a crash in Co Donegal.

A mother of two must contact the ISPCA if she ever plans again to get a pet dog after being found guilty of cruelty to animals.

The State has agreed to pay the court costs of Ireland’s original whistleblowers after discovering that gardaí withheld vital information on their case.

A woman who operated a text-a-getaway driver service for burglars fell under the spell of other gang members, a court has heard.

There is heartache and anger in Co Donegal today following the death of a pensioner battered by burglars three months ago.

Twenty men have begun studying for the Catholic priesthood with a variety of qualifications already behind them.

An 89-year-woman who was attacked during a terrifying robbery at her home may never leave hospital again.

Gardaí are weeks away from approving measures to combat rural crime despite growing fears over a renewed spate of attacks on elderly people.

A cross-border manhunt is under way after two elderly sisters were targeted by a gang who robbed their home.

An elderly woman was pushed to the ground while her rural home was ransacked for the second time in two months.

An elderly woman was pushed to the ground while her rural home was ransacked for the second time in two months.

Gardaí are trying to track down a gang of criminals that struck eight times in less than four hours.

An animal sanctuary owner has sent out an SOS for a home for Mary — a donkey who is in foal.

A service which provides information on cyberbullying says it is struggling to keep up with demand for its services since the suicide of teenager Erin Gallagher.