by Louise Doyle A LETTERKENNY grandmother with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who relies on an autoinjector for pain relief was yesterday still without power in the wake of two devastating storms. Storms Isha and Jocelyn raged across Donegal over the weekend and into Tuesday, plunging many homes and businesses into darkness and leaving a trail of destruction […]
Lucky escape after tree comes through window
IT was a lucky escape for those travelling on Bus Éireann’s Donegal to Dublin Express service on Sunday night when a falling tree came through the window of the bus. There were nine passengers and the driver travelling on the 7pm Route X30 service when the windscreen of the coach was badly damaged by a […]
Storm Isha ‘terrifying’ for defective block homeowners
By Dionne Meehan A DEFECTIVE block homeowner has spoken out about her terrifying experience of Storm Isha after winds battered Donegal on Sunday night. Roisin Gallagher, who lives in a semi-detached house in Buncrana, said she was “sure” her gable wall was about to come in as a result of gale force winds. Advertisement With fierce […]
Fundraiser to help those affected by Newtown lightning strike
By Dionne Meehan THE tight-knit community of Newtowncunningham are uniting together to set up a fundraising campaign in light of the recent devastating lightning strike. This comes after three houses, situated half a metre apart, were damaged when a bolt of lightning struck on Monday as a result of Storm Isha. Advertisement Urging everyone to […]
Storm Clean-up operation continues
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL County Council say the clean-up and recovery operations following this week’s heavy storms are likely to continue for the rest of this week. The county is still recovering from the widespread damage caused after Storm Isha battered much of Donegal for several hours on Sunday night. Advertisement Many homes and businesses […]
Claims Letterkenny junction is damaging local businesses
by Kate Heaney THE temporary junction at McDonalds fast food outlet on Pearse Road in Letterkenny needs urgent attention because of the damage it is doing to some local businesses, according to Cllr Kevin Bradley. He told this month’s meeting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District that one ratepayer told him his business was down 40 per […]
Donegal homes pay up to 35 per cent more for heating oil than NI
BY JEROME HUGHES DONEGAL households are currently facing home heating oil prices that are up to €143 higher for 500 litres compared to the rates in Northern Ireland. The recent cold spell in the region heightened the demand for heating oil (kerosene), shedding light on significant price disparities between Donegal and Northern Ireland. Advertisement The […]
Fundraising auction planned for Drumoghill chapel
By Dionne Meehan A FUNDRAISING auction has been organised in a bid to secure the future of St Columba’s Church in Drumoghill, Manorcunningham. Known as being the “heart” of Drumoghill’s bright, caring and connected local community for almost 200 years, the building has fallen into a state of dilapidation in recent times. Advertisement From first […]
Sole survivor of Buncrana Pier tragedy visits her friends in Lough Swilly RNLI
by Louise Doyle THE sole survivor of the Buncrana pier tragedy almost eight years ago, which claimed five lives of her family, has presented a cheque to her friends at Lough Swilly RNLI. Little Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty was just four months old when she was rescued from the waters of Lough Swilly on March 20, 2016 […]
Relief for Manor residents as watermains works to start
by Louise Doyle RESIDENTS of Manorcunningham and the surrounding areas are breathing a sigh of relief as a date has been set to remedy repeated water outages. Households in Manor, Raymoghy and Rossbracken have been plagued with persistent water outages, but this spell looks set to end after a letter was issued to residents in recent days […]