Creeslough
Co. Donegal • 2 stories • Since 03 Jul 2026 • Latest 07 Jul 2026
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07 Jul 2026 latestPlanning
1 storyPlanning application received: CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING AFTERSCHOOL BUILDING TO A FULL DAY CARE BUILDING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE
SALLY O'DONNELL — MAIN STREET CREESLOUGH CO. DONEGAL. CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING AFTERSCHOOL BUILDING TO A FULL DAY CARE BUILDING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE ...
Politics & TDs
1 storyPearse Doherty TD asked the Minister for Taoiseach: Departmental Reports
Asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a date for the meeting he recently committed to with the families and survivors of the Creeslough explosion.
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Creeslough from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Downey to launch Supreme Court bid to halt extradition over 1972 murder
John Downey has lost a Court of Appeal challenge seeking to prevent his extradition to Northern Ireland in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The 67-year-old, arrested in November 2018 at his home in Creeslough, Co Donegal, faces charges relating to the deaths of two...
Downey appeals extradition over 1972 murders
John Downey, aged 67, has appealed his extradition to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the August 1972 bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in which two British Army soldiers were killed. The High Court in Dublin ordered his extradition in March following his...
Downey gets date to appeal extradition over 1972 Enniskillen bombing
A 67-year-old man from County Donegal has been granted a date to appeal his extradition to Northern Ireland over charges relating to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen. John Downey was arrested in November 2018 at his home in Creeslough following a European Arrest Warrant. He faces...
Legal question over republican "on-the-run" letters in Downey extradition is finalised
The High Court has finalised the legal basis on which John Downey may appeal his extradition to Northern Ireland. Mr Justice Aileen Donnelly, the presiding extradition judge, rejected multiple objections to his surrender before granting leave to appeal on Wednesday. The judge...
"On the run" letters may have been used to gather evidence against republicans
A High Court judge has granted leave to appeal in the case of a 67-year-old man arrested in Co Donegal and wanted by UK authorities in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The man is accused of involvement in an incident on 25 August 1972 in which two British Army...
John Downey to be extradited over 1972 Enniskillen murder
A man arrested in County Donegal is to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen. The High Court has rejected John Downey's objections to extradition on multiple grounds, including claims of delay, alleged amnesty protections,...
"Unfair" to extradite man over 1972 Enniskillen murder, lawyers say
A man arrested on a European Arrest Warrant faces extradition proceedings in the High Court over allegations connected to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. John Downey, aged 67, is wanted by Northern Irish authorities to stand trial for the murder of two British...
Alleged "on-the-run" bomb accused has bail terms relaxed
A 66-year-old man arrested in County Donegal in November on a European Arrest Warrant has had his bail conditions relaxed by the High Court. John Downey is sought by Northern Irish authorities in connection with charges relating to the deaths of two soldiers in Enniskillen on...
Downey to seek discovery of UK state documents in extradition fight
A High Court hearing into the extradition of John Downey (66) to face charges relating to the deaths of two UDR soldiers in Enniskillen on 25 August 1972 has been adjourned. Northern Irish authorities are seeking Mr Downey's surrender to stand trial for murder and aiding and...
Hyde Park bomb accused granted bail ahead of extradition hearing on murder charges
A 66-year-old man from Donegal has been granted bail by the High Court pending an extradition hearing to face charges in Northern Ireland. The man was arrested at his home in Creeslough on a European Arrest Warrant relating to the deaths of two UDR soldiers killed in an...
Hyde Park bomb accused appears before court in connection with 1972 murders
A 66-year-old man arrested in County Donegal has been brought before the High Court on a European Arrest Warrant in connection with a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen that killed two soldiers. The accused is charged with murder and aiding and abetting an explosion in relation to the...