A trucker who was one of the first at the scene of the Creeslough tragedy is holding a fundraising truck run to raise funds for the affected families. Colin Kilpatrick was delivering compost to Homeland across the road from Applegreen when the explosion took place. Speaking to the Donegal News, Colin said he wanted to […]
Warning of hazardous road conditions
THE ROAD Safety Authority (RSA) is warning of hazardous road conditions as a status yellow warning for low temperatures and ice remains in place until 12pm on Tuesday. Met Éireann said there will be wintry showers in the northwest with accumulations, especially in mountainous areas, leading to traffic disruption. The RSA said road users should […]
Letterkenny hospital most overcrowded today
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 66 patients waiting on a bed. According to this morning’s trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) there are 506 admitted patients waiting for beds across the country. Nationally 355 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 151 […]
Garda Commissioner to meet policing committee today
GARDA Commissioner Drew Harris will be grilled over the “obliteration” of Donegal’s drugs unit when he visits the county today. The former PSNI deputy chief constable will meet with members of the Joint Policing Committee in Lifford this afternoon. They have drawn up a list of more than 20 questions they want the state’s most senior Garda member to […]
Businesses voice frustration over water disruption
A Falcarragh restaurant owner has revealed how he has had to close four times in as many weeks because of water outages. Business owners in the area say they are at their wits end with the constant supply disruptions which are costing them untold amounts in lost revenue. Irish Water has claimed that a lightning […]
‘Blue Monday’ expected to see an increase in stress
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, is expecting that ‘Blue Monday’ will bring an increase in stress and anxiety levels. ‘Blue Monday’, January 16, falls on the third Monday of January, and is believed to be particularly stressful due to the combination of post-Christmas blues, the gloomy weather and many people being in ‘the red’ […]
Fundraiser for Ramelton man who suffered brain injury
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been set up for a Ramelton man who suffered a severe brain injury following a fall at his home in October. Don Mooney is currently in Letterkenny University Hospital following a long stay in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. Requiring extensive long term rehabilitation, Don’s family have set up a Go Fund Me page to […]
Tickets selling out fast for Letterkenny Trad week
TRAD Week, Letterkenny’s annual celebration of Irish traditional, folk and world music, is back this month and tickets have been selling fast. Presented by the Regional Cultural Centre and An Grianán Theatre, Trad Week will host some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians that take Irish music to a new level, while some of Ireland;s finest […]
Month’s mind for Private Séan Rooney this weekend
A MONTH’S mind mass for murdered Private Séan Rooney from Newtowncunningham takes place on Saturday. The 24-year-old UN peacekeeper was killed on active service in the Lebanon on December 14. He had been serving in Lebanon for the second time on peacekeeping duty with the United Nations when he was fatally wounded. Trooper Shane Kearney […]
Letterkenny ranked sixth cleanest town
LETTERKENNY has been ranked sixth in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey, making it one of the cleanest towns in the country. The cathedral town scooped the sixth spot in the ranking of 40 towns and cities nationwide and was deemed ‘cleaner than European norms’. Naas was found to be the country’s cleanest town in […]