News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

(Source: Derry Journal)

Donegal

Three men arrested in connection with the discovery of an alleged cannabis production factory in Carrigans last January have been sent forward to the Circuit Court to stand trial. 30-year-old Neil Stewart Kloss of The Caravan, Milestone, Cummer, Tipperary, 30-year-old Brian Irwin of The Orchard, Croke Gardens, Thurles, Tipperary and Neville Leech, 35, of Pearse Park Drogheda, appeared in Letterkenny District Court on Monday

(Source: Donegal Democrat)

Down

Bungling thieves plunged a Co Down village into darkness after dropping metal onto a live electricity conductor. Around 1,000 homes in Donaghcloney were left without power for up to three hours when robbers, trying to steal copper tape from a vacant property dropped it onto a live high voltage conductor at about 10pm last Wednesday. An NIE emergency crew had to be called to the scene to make the situation safe restore electricity supplies. Over half of the affected customers had power restored by 11pm.

(Source: Belfast Telegraph)

Dublin

Dublin city went back to black with a bang as some of the world's biggest music stars helped kick off the second annual Arthur's Day celebrations last Thursday. Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody led the festivities at the St James's Gate brewery by raising a glass in honor of its founder, Arthur Guinness, at exactly 5.59pm, before joining his band to wow the 2,000 pumped-up revelers with their biggest hits.

(Source: The Evening Hearld)

Fermanagh

A barn on a County Fermanagh farm used for lambing and to store hay isn't the first place you would expect a musician to launch their new album. But the venue made perfect sense to Irish singer and songwriter, Andy Irvine who launched his latest album there. His career has spanned five decades, and as a member of the folk band Planxty he achieved widespread success in the 1970s alongside Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny and Liam O'Flynn

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