We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

€2 a Month €5 a Month One-off amount

Latest

This month
April 2026
Donegal
Minister for Justice agrees to meet Creeslough families in Dublin
1 Apr
2.6k
Last month
March 2026
Donegal
Planning permission granted for new service station next to site of Creeslough tragedy
26 Mar
5.9k
Carrickfinn Airport
Donegal to Dublin flight used by cancer patients could soon be reinstated, local TD says
20 Mar
5.1k
12
Donegal
President Connolly to meet families of those who died in Creeslough explosion
10 Mar
3.4k
23
This year
2026
Courts
Fisherman to stand trial for allegedly stabbing two colleagues on boat off the Donegal coast
20 Feb
11.4k
Courts
Man who forced woman to take abortion pills jailed for nine years
19 Feb
24.5k
Courts
Man who forced woman to take pills to terminate pregancy set to be sentenced next week
11 Feb
16.7k
It Says In The Papers
Journalist and broadcaster Paddy Clancy dies aged 82
Updated 24 Jan
19.5k
8
Oh Crab
15,000 crabs that escaped from truck in Donegal fail in ‘bid for freedom’
13 Jan
20.2k
30
ardara
Man appears in court charged with murder of well-known Donegal businessman
Updated 6 Jan
64.4k
Stephen McCahill
'Heartbroken': Imelda May pays tribute to businessman killed in attack at Donegal home
Updated 6 Jan
32.6k
Stephen McCahill
Businessman killed at home in Donegal had 'massive flair and drive' for community
A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the assault and is being detained at a garda station.
Updated 5 Jan
62.0k
Last year
2025
early Xmas present
Donegal woman gets her birthday wish as she turns 100 - a visit from Daniel O'Donnell
24 Dec 2025
14.2k
25
Arson
Gardaí launch investigation after overnight arson attempt on Donegal home
2 Dec 2025
7.9k
Courts
Man who drove stolen bus to Dublin charged with stealing a ticket machine from another bus
1 Dec 2025
15.0k
Drunk Driving
Man who killed popular farmer while three times over limit jailed for four years
Updated 14 Nov 2025
18.5k
Courts
Donegal woman who stole €36,000 from disabled brother to fund drug habit avoids jail
9 Nov 2025
15.0k
Donegal
Court case brought against roadworks firm over family who died after car entered Lough Foyle
17 Oct 2025
20.1k
Donegal
Judge warns 'no-show' former GAA referee witness that jails are already 'stuffed to the brim'
12 Oct 2025
28.4k
Donegal Catch
Huge ocean sunfish found washed up off Donegal coast
12 Oct 2025
34.3k
47
Donegal
Relatives of Creeslough victims call for public inquiry on third anniversary of explosion
7 Oct 2025
2.8k
tommy connors
Donegal man who died in weather-related incident during Storm Amy is named locally
4 Oct 2025
50.0k
Courts
Donegal councillor to stand trial for allegedly stealing a fellow councillor's phone
23 Sep 2025
20.5k
Lifford Road
Three cows die after crash with ambulance and trucks in Co Donegal
16 Sep 2025
12.9k
Courts
Man in court after attempted hijacking of car connected to family feud in Donegal
4 Sep 2025
9.6k
Donegal
Woman burns hands trying to remove poison after sting from venomous fish in Co Donegal
29 Aug 2025
33.2k
27
Joey Forker
Funeral to be held on Thursday for young boy who died in machinery incident in Donegal
24 Aug 2025
60.0k
RIP
'Sense of shock' in Donegal after nine-year-old boy dies in machinery incident
Updated 23 Aug 2025
58.4k
letterkenny district court
Man appears in court charged with sexual assault of two women at Donegal nursing facility
21 Aug 2025
14.8k
Donegal
Gardaí investigating after teenager dies following incident in Donegal
19 Aug 2025
23.7k
Donegal
Quantity surveyor pleads guilty to vicious assault on 18-year-old student in Letterkenny
9 Jul 2025
24.9k
Damien O'Brien
Irish man killed in US by suspected drunk driver named as father from Donegal
9 Jul 2025
29.6k
4
California
Irishman killed after being struck by a car in the US
7 Jul 2025
31.3k
Carndonagh
Man injured in Donegal crash that killed his partner and young daughter out of intensive care
5 Jul 2025
25.3k
Carndonagh
Tributes paid to mother and daughter who died after crash in Donegal
Natalie McLaughlin and her 6-year-old daughter Ella died following traffic collision on Wednesday.
Updated 4 Jul 2025
33.1k
Donegal International Rally
Ninety arrests made during Donegal International Rally weekend
24 Jun 2025
10.7k
Ramelton
Young boy hospitalised after being struck by a car in Co Donegal
21 Jun 2025
17.2k
Donegal
Planning permission refused for new filling station on site of Creeslough explosion
20 Jun 2025
9.1k
An Bord Pleanála
Families of Creeslough victims refused opportunity to speak during appeal against redevelopment
19 Jun 2025
6.4k
Courts
Man jailed for three years for sexually assaulting young woman in Donegal park
8 Jun 2025
22.4k
1
2
3
4
Next Articles
The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie