The heartbroken fiancee of tragic Donegal soldier yesterday shared an emotional moment on the day they were due to be…
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Breaking: Minister sends in Air Corps chopper and soldiers to fight Donegal fire
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoThe Minister of State with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, has scrambled Air Corps helicopters and army personnel to the…
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Picture special: Army marks tenth anniversary of Rockhill House closure
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoServing and retired members of the 28th Infantry Battalion returned to Rockhill House on Sunday to mark ten years since…
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A ceremonial event will take place this Sunday 27th January at Rockhill House to mark the 10th anniversary of the…
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Flooding fall-out: Army to arrive to help clean up Inishowen tomorrow
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoMinister Joe McHugh has announced that a Defence Forces platoon will arrive in Donegal tomorrow morning to help with the…
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Lead Stories
Breaking: Bomb disposal team on way to Donegal after suspect device found
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoThe army bomb disposal team are on their way to Castlefin after a suspect device was uncovered by workmen. The…
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Breaking News: Housing estate sealed off after ‘explosive device’ brought back from beach walk
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoA housing estate in Letterkenny has been sealed off to deal with a potentially explosive device at a house. The…
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A man is turning heads in Raphoe after buying a tank which he is using to nip down to the…
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FeaturesNews
RNLI fundraiser to be held in memory of young soldier who drowned in Bundoran
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoA fundraiser is to take place in memory of the late Corporal Gavin Carey from Mullingar (27), who drowned after…
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RESIDENTS RETURN TO HOMES AFTER ARMY TAKE LIVE GRENADE FROM ESTATE
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoResidents of a Letterkenny housing estate have returned to their homes after a grenade was removed by a specialist army…
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BUSINESSMAN CALLS ON ARMY TO STOP PLAYING CARD-GAMES AND PATROL DONEGAL’S VILLAGES
by Stephen Maguire 11 years agoA businessman leading the fightback against burglars has called for the army to “stop playing card-games” and patrol Donegal’s villages…
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A local politician has called for Defence Forces support for over-stretched Donegal Gardaí. The county is so understaffed that whole…
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A local councillor has said people are relived after a group of travelers left Ballybofey after setting up illegally in…
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DONEGAL SOLDIER GETS MARCHING ORDERS AFTER HE FORGOT TO PAY FOR TEA
by Stephen Maguire 13 years agoDD EXCLUSIVE: An army corporal who has just retired after 22 years service has been told he cannot have an…
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ARMY CHOPPERS HAVE NOW DROPPED 250,000 LITRES OF WATER ON FIRES
by Stephen Maguire 14 years agoArmy helicopters have now dropped an estimated 250,000 litres of water on gorse fires around County Donegal in the past…
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1AM UPDATE: ARMY SENDS IN TROOPS AND CHOPPERS AS GORSE FIRE THREATENS DUNGLOE
by Stephen Maguire 14 years agoThe Army have now been drafted in to battle gorse fires across Donegal with 25 troops and three army helicopters…
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SOLDIER WHO CLAIMED HE WAS MICKEY MOUSE GETS HIS MARCHING ORDERS
by Staff Writer 14 years agoA soldier from Kerrykeel got his marching orders after telling Gardai his name was Mickey Mouse. Gerard Boyce was caught pushing…
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BOMB DISPOSAL TEAM RUSHED TO MILFORD GARDA STATION AFTER SUSPECT DEVICE FOUND
by Stephen Maguire 14 years agoBREAKING NEWS: An Army Bomb Disposal Team was forced to rush to Milford Garda Station after a suspect device was…