ARMED Gardai raided at a number of homes in Letterkenny on Wednesday as part of investigations into an upsurge in burglaries and the robbery and beating of a taxi-driver.

    BY C.J.MCGINLEY  Advertisement A GARDA  investigation is underway after a coastguard rescue helicopter was targeted with a laser device during a major search for a missing man in Gweedore in the early hours of this morning. The Sirkorsky Rescue 118 helicopter from Sligo was part of a land and air search for a […]

  Dr James McDaid, Chairman of the Donegal Hospice.   Advertisement BY C.J.MCGINLEY A SPIRALLING four-fold increase in the costs of providing vital home care services for terminally ill cancer patients, draconian government cutbacks and serious concerns about the bed occupancy levels at Donegal Hospice have been highlighted yesterday (Thursday). Speaking exclusively to the Donegal […]

    BY C.J.MCGINLEY Advertisement THE priest at the centre of row in west Donegal is adamant he has not apologised for comments about gay marriage he made at a mass over the weekend. Fr John Britto contacted the Donegal News early this morning to state categofically  that he had not apologised for speaking  out […]

FIANNA Fáil TD for Donegal Charlie McConalogue has expressed alarm at rising waiting list figures at Letterkenny General Hospital.

    BY C.J.MCGINLEY Advertisement SUPPORTERS of the ‘Yes’ Equality Campaign in Donegal have expressed disappointment with comments made by a priest in Annagry on same sex marriage. It’s reported that a number of people walked out of a sermon in Annagry after Father John Britto spoke in favour of a ‘No’ vote during his […]

  Moya Doherty is presented with the Donegal Person of the Year Award by Mr Martin McGettigan, President of the Donegal Association in Dublin and Sorcha Ni Domhnaill, Chairperson of the Donegal Association.   Advertisement SPECIAL REPORT BY C.J.McGINLEY PICTURES: DECLAN DOHERTY MOYA Doherty, producer, entrepreneur and the co-founder of Riverdance  has described her Donegal […]

Moya Doherty with her sons Paul and Mark after the announcement in February she was the new Donegal Person of the Year. BY C.J.MCGINLEY ((See Donegal News on Monday and Friday for full reports and pictures by Declan Doherty and C.J.McGinley) Advertisement UP to 600 people from all over the country are expected in Dublin […]

GARDA investigations are continuing after an overnight armed robbery at a well known shop in Letterkenny.

SCHOOLS closed, bus services cancelled and some emergency services ‘snowed in’ after heavy overnight snow and ice left roads treacherous across Donegal this morning.