WITH many homes and businesses in Donegal still without power following yesterday’s heavy storms, the public are being to check on vulnerable neighbours. Meanwhile Donegal Civil Defence in association with Donegal County Council, are available to provide essential services, such as collecting / delivering groceries, fuel, meals on wheels or medications to the vulnerable in […]
Man dies in weather-related incident in Letterkenny
By Diarmaid Doherty GARDAÍ have confirmed that a man has died in what is understood to be a weather-related incident in Letterkenny on Friday afternoon. The man, who was aged in his 40s, was fatally injured at a domestic residence. Advertisement Gardaí released the following statement this evening: “Gardaí and emergency services attended an incident […]
Council crews mobilise in an effort to clear roads of fallen trees
THE public are being urged not to travel during the Orange wind warning unless absolutely necessary. In a statement issued this evening, Donegal County Council are reminding people that the Orange Wind Warning remains in place in Donegal until 10pm tonight followed by a Yellow Wind Warning until 12 noon tomorrow, Saturday. “There are reports of […]
Man seriously injured in incident in Letterkenny
GARDAÍ and emergency services this evening attended at the scene of a serious injury incident involving a male in Letterkenny. The incident – which is understood to be weather-related – occurred shortly after 4.15pm. The public are being urged to heed the weather warnings that are in place and follow the advice of the authorities […]
Red weather warning significantly disrupting HSE Services in Donegal
HSE West and North West has advised that there will be significant disruptions to health services today (Friday)due to the status red weather warning associated with Storm Amy. Due to the red weather warning in place, the Out of Hours GP service (NoWDOC) in Donegal will be limited to a phone service, offering self-care advice, […]
Thousands of ESB customers in Donegal without power
By Diarmaid Doherty Update: ESB crews are this evening working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses across the county. By 4pm, over 11,000 customers in the county were without supply with Storm Amy causing widespread disruption across the county. Advertisement There were power outages reported in different parts of the county with […]
Uisce Éireann improvement works to start for Portnablagh and Creeslough areas
UISCE Éireann’s say works are due to get underway in the Portnablagh and Creeslough areas in the coming days as efforts to improve water supply for customers across the county continue. The utility said the communities of An Fhothair, Port na Bláiche, and Droim na Rátha, An Craoslach can look forward to more confidence in […]
Donegal braces itself for Storm Amy as heavy rainfall hits the county
DONEGAL County Council has urged the public to exercise extreme caution today with “near gale force to gale force winds” forecasted to hit the county this afternoon. The council say the county is likely to bear the brunt of Storm Amy as it sweeps across the Irish coast on Friday. Torrential rainfall alongside the strong […]
Launch on Thursday of Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas
THE Royal Irish Academy in partnership with Donegal County Council will launch the Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas in the Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon on Thursday, October 9. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) was established with the aim to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns. The Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas was researched […]
Four men taken to hospital after ‘medical emergency’ in Strabane
FOUR men have been taken to hospital following what has described as a ‘medical emergency’ in Strabane. Police were alerted to the incident at a house in the Derry Road area of the town this morning. They say they are content that the cause of the emergency has been identified and that there is no […]