THE distribution of Pádraig MacLochlainn’s surplus votes has failed to see a third candidate reach the quota in the Donegal constituency.

MET Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning effective from noon on Sunday 9th until noon on Monday 10th and a status yellow snow and ice warning effective from midnight on Sunday 9th to midnight on Tuesday 11th.

HUNDREDS of homes and businesses across Letterkenny were without water for much of Friday morning following an unplanned outage at the Goldrum Water Treatment Plant.

AN EMERGENCY operation by Donegal Mountain rescue resulted in two hikers being safely rescued from the Derryveagh Mountains on Thursday.

Residents in the Gaeltacht village of Crolly are celebrating today after the National Lottery revealed that a €500,000 All Cash Extravaganza scratch card top prize has been claimed by a lucky Donegal player.

A LETTERKENNY man who was found to be trespassing on what he thought was an abandoned farm has had a charge against him dismissed when evidence was heard before the District Court.

A DONEGAL man is celebrating this week after winning a timely €21,000, just weeks after completing a major refurbishment of his new home.

AS storm force winds continue to batter Donegal, Letterkenny Institute of Technology has announced that exams scheduled for today (Monday) will now take place tomorrow.