Few parenting rites of passage are as universal as discovering your child has head lice. One minute you’re packing lunch boxes and signing permission slips, and the next, you’re peering at your kid’s scalp with a flashlight and questioning your life choices. Now that we’re back into the swing of school, the inevitable spread of […]
Woman who stole from piggy bank avoids jail
A WOMAN who stole more than €3,000 from her young niece and nephew by raiding both their bank accounts and a piggy bank has avoided being jailed. Nicola McFadden (29) Ballintemple, Falcarragh, previously pleaded guilty to all charges when she appeared before Judge Ciaran Liddy. The court previously heard McFadden stole various amounts of cash at […]
Weather: Dry start to the day with sunny spells developing later
TODAY will be dry with any drizzle patches near coasts clearing by afternoon. A few sunny spells will develop later. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will remain dry with clear spells and scattered patches of mist and fog. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Deaths in Donegal, Friday, October 10
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Eamonn Martin, Fanad Margaret Bonner, Annagry Advertisement Oliver Allen, Muff Sr Helen McGinty, Donegal Town, Letterkenny and Balbriggan Charlie Logan, Raphoe Michael Friel, Kerry and Clonmany Angela Callaghan, Burt Francie McAteer, Milford Henry Patterson, Dunfanaghy Mary B Ferry, Derrybeg Eileen McDermott, Roscommon and Clonmany Eamonn Martin, Fanad […]
Creeslough falls silent on the third anniversary of tragedy
ON Tuesday afternoon, Creeslough fell silent as families, friends and loved ones gathered to mark the third anniversary of the tragedy that changed their lives forever. The tight-knit village still trembles from the magnitude of the explosion on October 7, 2022, and each year brings another powerful aftershock that ripples through their community. They stood […]
Horses on public roads subject to the rules of the road
THERE are no specific bye-laws prohibiting horse riding on greenways, trails or public roads, Cllr Fionan Bradley has been informed. However, under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, a person in charge of a horse in a public place must keep the horse under control and must not allow the horse to cause a nuisance […]
Kyle McDermott remembered on first anniversary of his death
FAMILY and friends have been remembering a Donegal man on the first anniversary of his death. Kyle McDermott (24), who was originally from Burt, died in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry following an altercation on the Victoria Road area of Ballymagorry village, near Strabane, on October 7, 2024. Daniel Patrick Hanna (24) of Victoria Road, Strabane, has been charged […]
More disruptions likely as Donegal continues to recover from Storm Amy
ELECTRICITY supply could be disrupted in the coming days as ESB crews carry out permanent repairs to infrastructure damaged by destructive winds last Friday. These essential repairs follow a challenging weekend for the electricity supplier, which deployed crews and contractors from across the country to Donegal in the aftermath of Storm Amy to restore power […]
‘Substantial’ number of patients to LUH by ambulance
“A SUBSTANTIAL” number of patients arrived to Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department on Tuesday, the HSE has said. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the HSE said 105 patients were waiting in the hospital’s emergency department, with five ambulances queued up outside. However, we were reliably informed that the number of ambulances waiting was 11. […]
‘Budget does little to ease our struggles’
Business owners in Letterkenny say cuts to the VAT rate for the hospitality sector announced in the Budget this week will do little to ease the struggles of those already feeling the squeeze. A blanket cut in the VAT rate for restaurants, cafes, catering businesses and hairdressers from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent was announced […]