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Community 'raw with grief' as girl dies in Donegal crash

A community in Co Donegal is said to be "raw with grief" after a six-year-old girl died and three other people, including a two-year-old girl, were seriously injured in a road crash yesterday evening.

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Community ‘raw with grief’ as girl, 7, dies in Donegal crash

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Gardaí were alerted to the incident, which took place on the R240 at Glentogher, Carndonagh, shortly after 6.30pm

Community 'raw with grief' as girl dies in Donegal crash

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly an hour over the phone

Putin told Trump Russia will not 'give up' Ukraine goals

Seán McKiernan appeared before a judge at Trim Circuit Court (File image)

Ex-cathaoirleach pleads guilty to €172,000 charity theft

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the EU will retaliate with countermeasures if necessary

EU warns of retaliation if US trade deal not reached

Ryan Casey spoke to the media following the guilty verdict against Josef Puska in 2023

Ashling Murphy's boyfriend settles BBC defamation case

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 4: during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on May 4, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies in car crash

CHELMSFORD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Jockey Oisin Murphy returns to race riding after a 14 month ban for breaking Covid rules and alcohol breaches at Chelmsford City Racecourse on February 16, 2023 in Chelmsford, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Imag

Murphy fined £70k and banned from driving for 20 months

Tipperary's Darragh McCarthy and Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny during the league meeting between the counties in March

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1 July 2025; Tommy O’Brien during Ireland rugby squad training at the IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Ireland debuts for O'Brien and Murray against Georgia

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, embraces Diogo Jota of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on April 10, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by James Gill - D

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Tipperary's Darragh McCarthy and Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny during the league meeting between the counties in March

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