The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Mickey Joe McGinley, Cloghan Mary Ward, Ballintra Advertisement Elizabeth (Lily) Thompson, Letterkenny John Pat Kerr, Rathmullan Mary Hegarty, Glencolmcille Dugald MacFarlane, Rathmullan Paddy Gallagher, Glenties Enya Maria Celia McMurrough, Gortahork Mickey Joe McGinley, Cloghan The death has occurred of Mickey Joe McGinley, Ballinaman, Cloghan. Mr McGinley passed […]
Weather: Largely dry, bright and sunny day
TODAY will be largely dry, bright and sunny with light winds. A little cloud will drift in at times during the afternoon with the odd shower but most places will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be cold and clear with light winds. Temperatures will fall quickly after sunset […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, February 5
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Dugald MacFarlane, Rathmullan Paddy Gallagher, Glenties Advertisement Jim Caulfield, Doochary Enya Maria Celia McMurrough, Gortahork Francie Kelly, Ballybofey Roy Beattie, Castlefinn Dugald MacFarlane, Rathmullan The death has occurred of Dugald MacFarlane, The Breakwater, Lehardan, Rathmullan. Mr MacFarlane passed away peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry on Friday, January […]
New bus shelters needed in Finn Valley
A FRESH call has been made for the installation of bus shelters around the Finn Valley. Raising the issue, Cllr. Patrick McGowan said that there are “people getting soaked in the rain” waiting at bus stops. “You would think that it is an easy fix to try and get a couple of bus shelters and it […]
Rise in patients treated on trolleys
by Louise Doyle THERE was a 55 per cent increase in the number of people treated in Letterkenny University Hospital without a bed last month compared with January 2006. That’s according to latest Trolley Watch analysis figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Advertisement According to the figures, 320 patients were treated without […]
Donegal Youth Service receives award for LGBTQ+ inclusion
DONEGAL Youth Service in Letterkenny has been bestowed a major award for inclusion. The group was awarded the ‘Belong to LBGTQ+ Youth Ireland’s Rainbow Award at a ceremony at The Clarence Hotel in Dublin on Wednesday last. The youth service was recognised for its work as part of the Rainbow Award initiative which is dedicated […]
N14 at Feddyglass remains closed
A SECTION of the N14 between Whitecross and Feddyglass junctions remains closed today. Motorists are advised to take alternative routes via Ballindrait to Raphoe and St Johnston to Rosgier. An update on the re-opening of this road will be provided this evening, Tuesday, February 4.
Weather: Sunshine and showers for Donegal
TODAY will start off wet with persistent rain, which will gradually clear by mid-morning. Sunshine and showers will follow, some heavy with hail possible. Highest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be mainly dry with long clear spells as showers become isolated early in the night and become confined to coastal areas. […]
Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday morning, February 4
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Jim Caulfield, Doochary Enya Maria Celia McMurrough, Gortahork Advertisement Francie Kelly, Ballybofey Roy Beattie, Castlefinn Bernie Cecilia O’Doherty, Donegal Town and Dundalk Jim Caulfield, Doochary The death has occurred of Jim Caulfield, Coolvoy, Doochary. Mr Caulfield passed away peacefully in Letterkenny University Hospital on Sunday, February 2. […]
Final arguments in Donegal woman’s murder trial to be heard today
FINAL arguments in the long-running trial in India of a man charged with raping and murdering a Donegal woman will be heard today. The body of Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer in March 2017 in a field in a remote area of Goa. The 28-year-old had been raped and murdered. Advertisement A local man, […]