McKinney sentenced to a minimum of 20 years for murder


A TYRONE man who murdered his wife while on a boat trip on Lough Erne has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years. Stephen McKinney (44), previously of Convoy but with an address at Castletown Square in Fintona was sentenced by trial judge, Madam Justice McBride at the Crown Court sitting in Belfast today […]


Council’s wages bill to rise by €5m in 2022


PAY restoration, pensions and long service rewards will see Donegal County Council’s wages bill leap by more than €5 million next year. According to the local authority’s budget book the total payroll cost for cost for 2022 will be €79.6 million, up considerably on this year’s €74.5 million. Not all of the money will come […]


€800m financial redress scheme is ‘further insult’


A WOMAN whose mother was born in Stranorlar County Home says the financial redress scheme adds further insult to women and children survivors not deemed eligible. The woman, who does not wish to be named, was speaking to the Donegal News after Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman revealed details of the €800 million redress scheme […]


Donegal man tragically killed in Manchester accident


A 57-year-old Donegal man has died in a tragic work-related accident in Manchester. It is understand he was unloading a load from a lorry on Tuesday night when he became trapped. He was taken to hospital in Manchester where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The man, who lives in West Donegal, has […]


Moves to pinpoint where smoky coal is being used


THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is introducing additional measures to monitor air quality in Letterkenny amid a spike in pollution levels, the Donegal News has learned. EPA staff met with Donegal County Council last week and began installing diffusion tubes at various locations around the town in a bid to pinpoint areas where there are […]


Cullinane accuses HSE of ‘lack of vision’


BAD planning, a deficiency in investment and a lack of vision on the part of the HSE – that is how Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson has characterised the situation at Letterkenn hospital. David Cullinane was in Donegal on Friday, the latest leg on a fact finding tour of the State he is embarking on. The […]


Hoping to ‘putt’ Dunfanaghy on the US map


A teenage golfer who grew up playing in Dunfanaghy will be swinging his clubs in the United States next year after securing a college scholarship. Luke Kelly is from Belfast but has played for Dunfanaghy Golf Club since he was ten. The now 18-year-old has been offered a four-year scholarship at Oakland University in Michigan […]


Man caught masturbating in car park of McDonald’s


A REPORTING restriction has been imposed on identifying a man caught masturbating in the car park of Letterkenny’s McDonald’s restaurant. The 45-year-old appeared before Letterkenny District Court yesterday where he was told he was “very lucky” not to be going straight to jail. The case was heard behind closed doors and Judge Raymond Finnegan ruled that […]


Appeal for help to find missing Donegal man


A DONEGAL woman has issued an appeal for help following the disappearance of her brother. Kevin Quinn was last seen during the early hours of Monday November 22 and his sister Amanda Kirwan has posted an appeal on Facebook asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to get in touch with her. Kevin is described […]


Name confirmed for new Technological University


THE new Technological University for the North West will open its doors officially on April 1, 2022 and will be called the Atlantic Technological University (Ollscoil Teicheolaíochta an Atlantaigh). The name has been chosen by Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), Galway-Mayo IT and Sligo IT, the institutes that applied for TU status. A comprehensive survey […]