THE organisers of the North West Breast Cancer Charity Ball are taking all precautions to ensure that this year’s charity event attracts another big attendance. They’ve kept the price of the tickets at a very reasonable €50. And their chosen date for the event – Friday, December 1 – means the ball doesn’t clash with […]
Electoral area boundaries likely to be revisited: Pringle
A Donegal TD has said the possibility of Donegal returning to a county-wide constituency – or two constituencies – will likely be revisited after the next election. Deputy Thomas Pringle said there is a clear need for the county to revert back to one unit “as in the whole county of Donegal”. There had been […]
Testing of local coal products carried out
DONEGAL County Council has carried out a testing campaign of coal products to ensure compliance with the smoky coal ban. In recent weeks there have been spikes in air pollution in the Letterkenny area following a drop in temperatures combined with foggy conditions. A spokesperson for the local authority said the Council’s environment section has […]
CSO figures show 13 suicides in Donegal over one year
by Louise Doyle LATEST figures on deaths by suicide published by Central Statistics Office (CSO) show there were 13 suicide related deaths in Donegal in 2020. Seven males and six females died by suicide during that year. Advertisement A total of 201 people have died by suicide in Donegal between the years of 2008 and 2022, according to […]
Woman has funds withdrawn from An Post account in scam
GARDAÍ in Donegal have issued fresh advice after a woman had funds withdrawn from her An Post account in a scam. In the latest incident, the woman reported to gardaí that she received a call from a man purporting to be calling on behalf of ‘An Post’. The caller informed her that an attempt had been […]
Magician Jesse shares the tricks of the trade
In this week’s Third Degree, Paul Bradley spoke to Clown and Magician Jessie Harkin from Convoy. Hi Jesse, thank you for the interview. How are things with you – busy year? Things are good! I just got back home from touring with Circus Corvenieo for eight months! I’m excited to be back in Donegal, with my […]
Local event to mark 60th anniversary of JFK assassination
AS the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy approaches, a film show and talk will be presented in Letterkenny tonight. The talk and film will outline his visit to Ireland in 1963 and his laying to rest at Arlington Cemetery later that year. The idea for the local event stemmed from […]
Garda investigation after medical files accessed
By Dionne Meehan GARDAÍ have launched an investigation after footage of people accessing confidential medical files at a building to the rear of St Conal’s Hospital in Letterkenny appeared online. In a video uploaded on the short-form video hosting app ‘Tik Tok’ an individual can be seen entering the building, locally known as the ‘new building’, […]
Latest storm evokes memories of Hurricane Debbie in 1961
The arrival of Storm Debi in the early hours of Monday morning will have evoked memories of when its near namesake, Hurricane Debbie, brought devastation to Donegal more than sixty years ago. This week’s Storm Debi, which began on Monday morning and was heralded by a weather warning brought disruption to several parts of the […]
Resident tells of frustration after latest flooding incident
by Louise Doyle A DUNFANAGHY resident who was trapped in his home on Monday when his housing estate flooded during Storm Debi, has said he is “frustrated” by the lack of action to address the recurring issue. Geoffrey Black has been living in Port Dale estate for seven years. Advertisement He was one of a number of residents and families, […]