RESIDENTS in Ramelton have been advised to prepare for potential water supply disruptions due to essential leak detection works, scheduled to take place later this week. These works are being carried out as part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, which aims to improve the overall water network and reduce water loss. The scheduled works […]
Donegal has highest number of applications for Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
DONEGAL County Council has received the highest number of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, according to figures released by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne. As of the end of March 2025, Donegal received 1,114 applications, of which 811 have been approved. To date, €7,451,941 has been issued to Donegal applicants […]
Water outages affect Letterkenny’s Main Street over the weekend
A MAJOR burst on a water mains along Letterkenny’s Lower Main Street left residents without water over the weekend. Staff from Donegal County Council and Uisce Éireann were deployed on Saturday to address the outage. Crews from Uisce Éireann returned again yesterday morning to carry out further repairs on the affected pipeline. Advertisement The disruption […]
Fire crews tackled St Mary’s Church blaze with water from stream
By Róise Collins CONCERNS have been raised over water pressure issues on the night of the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Easter Monday. It has emerged that fire crews had to take water from a nearby stream as they attempted to battle the blaze. Advertisement The problem came to light […]
Man who passed away on Errigal Mountain named as Armagh man Carl Henderson
A MAN who died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon has been named as Carl Henderson of Fern Valley Close, Moira, Co Armagh. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny […]
Weather: Mix of cloud and hazy sunshine
TODAY will be quite cloudy to begin, with any remaining overnight rain and drizzle clearing by the early afternoon. It will be dry for the rest of the day with spells of hazy sunshine gradually breaking through as the day goes on. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be dry with […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday evening, April 28
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Anna Luisa Bonamici, Ballyshannon Seamus McBride, Milford Advertisement Kalize McGuigan, Letterkenny Joe Lynch, Muff Rebecca (Ruby) Moore, Carrigans Patricia McKeegan, Antrim and Castlefinn Rosaleen Mogan, Mountcharles Betty Stewart, Falcarragh Manus Elliott, Doochary Catherine (Kitty) Sweeney, Clydebank and Donegal Town Anna Luisa Bonamici, Ballyshannon The death has occurred […]
The Way We Were
Louise Doyle delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com APRIL 26, 1975 Advertisement BURST MILFORD SEWER A DANGER TO HEALTH, SAYS COUNCILLOR A sewer serving the National Building Agency houses at Milford has burst and is […]
Letterkenny Cricket Club into bat – but without a proper home
SINCE it was founded in 2019, Letterkenny Cricket Club has made enormous strides and they go into the new season with high hopes that their first team could get promoted. The rapidly expanding club now fields three adult teams at the weekends, a midweek team, and it also has two underage teams, at under-8 and […]