Missing Person: Kenneth McGowan, Grange, Missing since February 12th 2017
Gardai in Sligo are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Kenneth McGowan, aged 49 years who is missing from Grange, Co. Sligo, since Sunday, 12th of February, 2017. Kenneth was last seen in the Drumcliff area of Sligo at approximately 1:15am on Sunday the 12th February, 2017.…
Two men arrested in Donegal in connection with murder of prison officer
A man in his 40s is due to appear in the High Court this morning as part of an investigation into the murder of prison officer David Black. The 52 year old was shot dead as he drove along the M1 motorway in County Armagh on his way to work…
Leitrim Cathaoirleach says more gardai need to be seen on the beat
After eight years of decreasing numbers of gardai across the country, the Sligo/Leitrim Division now has 13 new trainee gardai as well as two new detectives due to come soon to County Leitrim. But despite this increase in personnel, the cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council says there remains a need…
Fatal road traffic collision in Donegal overnight
A 21 year old man has died following a single vehicle crash in Donegal last night. Emergency services were called to the scene on a local road near Kilmacrennan at about 1.40am. The man was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny General Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time…
Storm Doris causing havoc with electricity and roads across the region
Gale force winds from Storm Dorris with gusts of over 120 km/h have caused damage to the electricity infrastructure across the region Thousands of customers in the West and North West without power this morning due to the storm including in the Gorteen, Donegal Town and Drumshanbo areas. Bernadine Maloney…
Two fires in the region overnight
Gardai were alerted to a blaze at Aurivo at around 11:15pm last night in Ballaghaderreen by a local woman who heard an explosion and saw “the sky light up”. No one was injured in the fire and fire services from Mayo and Roscommon were called to the scene where it…
North West MEP critical of government attempts to ‘fix’ whistleblower controversy
North West MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan says looking to the government to ‘fix’ the current Garda Whistleblower controversy is almost a farce. The Independent MEP has been deeply critical of the culture within the Gardai in the past despite it emerging in 2013 that he himself had penalty points wiped…