By Diarmaid Doherty ZEUS Industrial Products in Letterkenny have paid a heartfelt tribute to their staff member Kacper Dudek who died in Friday morning’s road tragedy near Raphoe during Storm Éowyn. The 20-year-old from Lifford was on his way home from work when a tree fell on his car during heavy winds at Feddyglass, Raphoe, […]
N14 at Tullyrap remains closed today
THE N14 at Tullyrap will remain closed today to facilitate a clean up of the area and the removal of fallen trees following Storn Éowyn. Motorists are asked to use alternative routes. An update on the re-opening of this road is expected later today.
Weather: Blustery day with spells of rain
IT will be a blustery day today with further spells of rain or showers, possibly heavy at times. There’ll be some bright spells too, mainly in the afternoon. As the day goes on, fresh and gusty winds will gradually ease with highest temperatures of5 to 8 degrees. Advertisement Tonight, showery outbreaks of rain will continue. […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, January 27
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Vincent McDaid, Ramelton Madge Fahy, Donegal Town Advertisement Charles McAleavey, Inver and Emyvale, Co. Monaghan Michael Fox, Garrison and Ballyshannon Sarah McGettigan, Letterkenny and Creeslough Lorraine Wilson, Bruckless Karen Connolly, Sligo and Bundoran Patsy Duffy, Stranorlar Eamonn Harrington, Lurganboy and Tuam, Galway Dr Michael O’Dowd, Milford Philip […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Way We Were in Donegal
Róise Collins delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. January 25, 1975 MAKE BETTER USE OF EXISTING SERVICES, COUNCIL TOLD Advertisement Limitations may be placed on housebuilding on the outskirts of Donegal’s towns and villages, and greater effort made to make better use of the building land within the […]
Letterkenny house building boom ready to take off
By Chris Ashmore A multi-million euro house and apartment building boom in the Letterkenny area is set to really take off this year, with a stream of council backed projects expected to get underway. Major advances have been made regarding plans for two major flagship multi-million euro projects in the town which will lead to […]
Omagh bomb inquiry to resume next week
By Emmet McElhatton THE Omagh Bombing Inquiry which claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins, and three Donegal schoolboys, is to resume next week. The public inquiry will resume in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, as the team returns to the task of establishing whether or not the bloodshed of August 1998 could have […]
Rape survivor urges women to report behind closed doors abuse
by Louise Doyle A WOMAN raped by her former partner in her own home has urged other women experiencing sexual abuse behind closed doors to “take a deep breath and report it to gardaí”. Paul Arthur, 59, from Conwal, Letterkenny was jailed for ten years after a jury found him guilty on Friday of three counts of […]
St Brigid’s Cross-making in the Cathedral Quarter
A special cultural event to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day and the beginning of spring will be held in Letterkenny. The event hosted by the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter will be held in Dillon’s Hotel on Thursday, January 30, from 6.30pm-8.30pm. It will include making St Brigid’s crosses and celebrating the many special traditions connected to Brigid of Ireland. […]
Weather: Destructive and damaging gusts forecasted for Donegal
STORM Eowyn will continue to bring gale to storm force winds this morning and early afternoon, with destruction and damaging gusts. Violent storm force to hurricane force winds will occur for a time in some coastal parts. The winds will start to moderate a little later in the afternoon, but it’ll still be windy into […]