TYRONE GAA star Cathal McShane has appeared before a court in Donegal charged with dangerous driving. The 2019 All-Star full forward was summonsed to appear before Letterkenny District Court this morning after being arrested for speeding. He was pulled over at Dromore, Letterkenny, on Sunday. No further details of the alleged offence or the speed […]
Bundoran RNLI receives call of bodyboarders in trouble
THE volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI was called out yesterday afternoon to reports of bodyboarders in trouble at Rossnowlagh Beach. Just after 2.05pm, the crew was alerted to the situation by Malin Head Coast Guard who had received an emergency call. Within minutes the crew had assembled at the lifeboat station and launched the ‘William […]
Business community urged to apply for ‘Restart Grant’
LOCAL businesses are being urged to apply for a ‘Restart Grant’ from Donegal County Council. Encouraging people to get their applications in, Caothaoirleach Rena Donaghy said, “To date 1,600 businesses have applied for the business Restart Grant in Donegal and over €3.4m has already been paid out by the Council with remaining applications currently being […]
Documentary unearths Donegal’s links to Nazi Germany
A tiny Donegal village and its unlikely links to the Third Reich are explored in a new documentary set to air on BBC 2 this weekend. Nazi sa Gaeltacht is the untold story of a Nazi professor; rumoured to have been a spy, the small village of Teileann in the Donegal Gaeltacht and its location […]
Man hospitalised following Letterkenny crash
A man has been taken to hospital following a crash in Letterkenny this morning. Gardaí attended the scene of collision at the Mountain Top area of Letterkenny at 11am on the 21st July 2020. One man was taken to Letterkenny hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. There are no further details […]
Translink u-turn on Derry to Donegal via Belfast advice
BUS company Translink has admitted a blunder after it told a customer the quickest way from Derry to Donegal was to go via Belfast. The unusual travel advice was issued in response to a query on Twitter by Michael McFadden who asked the bus company, “I was wondering if there is any buses to Ballyshannon […]
Garda appeal for information on missing Annagry woman
GARDAI are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Ann O’Donoghue (68) who has been missing from Annagry since yesterday. Ms O’Donoghue is described as being 5’2″, with blonde shoulder length hair and of slim build. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Gardai in Milford on 074 915 3060 […]
Council publishes roadmap for reopening of its offices
DONEGAL County Council has announced the reopening of its offices but says customers are encouraged to continue using phone or online methods of contact. Public offices will reopen on an incremental and managed basis from tomorrow (Thursday) but there will be a number of protocols in operation for staff and customers 1 Where business is […]
Council Chief Executive Seamus Neely to stand down
DONEGAL County Council’s most senior official is to step down. Chief Executive Seamus Neely will leave his post within the local authority at the end of the month. County councillors were informed of the move by email yesterday evening. Seamus Neely was appointed Donegal County Manager in 2010 and subsequently extended his contract with the […]
Teen airlifted to Belfast following overnight crash
A teenager is in a serious condition following an overnight crash in west Donegal. The single vehicle collision happened at around 12.30am this morning at Magheragallon in Derrybeg. The driver, a man in his late teens, received serious injuries when the car he was driving left the road and collided with a barrier. Advertisement He […]