A ten-bed dementia unit is to be developed as part of a new Community Nursing Unit set to be built in Letterkenny. Details of the multi-million euro project are contained in a tender document which has just been published by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE is inviting applications from contractors to build the […]

GARDAÍ attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau have arrested a man in relation to an ongoing investigation into property registration fraud. The man, who is in his 40s, was arrested in Donegal this morning and is being detained at Milford Garda station. He can be held for up to seven days. “This investigation […]

TRANSPORT Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has issued greenways funding of €2.5 million to Donegal County Council for 2022. TII is responsible for securing the provision of a safe and efficient road network and provides annual funding allocations to local authorities for this purpose. TII has also recently been assigned responsibility for greenways. Minister Charlie McConalogue welcomed […]

DONEGAL County Council says it teams are working to deal with a number of roads that have been closed due to the inclement weather. A spokesperson has advised of the following temporary road closures due to fallen trees: Donegal Municipal District R267 just past the Abbey Vocational School. L-1835-5 at Garvagh, near Lough Eske L-1835 […]

ESB technicians are continuing to deal with a small number of outages in the county this morning following a night of violent gusts and heavy rain. Schools remain closed amid fears of structural damage and possible debris on roads and footpaths. A status orange weather warning remains in place for the county until 2pm. “North […]

MET ÉIREANN has upgraded its weather warning for Donegal to status orange amid fears of severe gusts. This morning the weather authority had the county at status yellow but that has now been escalated as Storm Barra moves in. According to Met Éireann, people in Donegal can expect north westerly winds which will reach mean […]

CHILDREN caught up in the mica crisis are to benefit from a new Christmas single. ‘Kindness of Strangers’ is from the pen of Twin Towns musician Thomas Bonner and has been released just in time for the festive rush. Thomas pulled out all the stops in capturing the Christmas spirit by enlisting members of the […]

STORM Barra is causing havoc across this morning. Flooding and damage has been reported in some southern counties, most notably Cork and Kerry. And while Donegal is expected to escape the absolute worst of the violent weather system, Met Éireann is warning of high winds, sleet and snow. Advertisement According to some commuters parts of […]