THE Saint Vincent de Paul charity in Donegal is seeing demand for their help rising as the cost of living crisis bites harder. It is now seeing those who are in work unable to cope as the price of energy, food and fuel continue to rise. Rosa Glackin is Regional President of the society in […]
Donegal Punter Snags €6,004 Lotto Win From €4 Flutter
One lucky punter in County Donegal is celebrating this week after scooping a tasty four-figure sum thanks to just three Lotto numbers. The anonymous punter placed the winning wager in a BoyleSports shop in the county for Tuesday evening’s main EuroMillions draw, investing just €4 on the trio of numbers coming out. They were left […]
Over €2 million of advance payments to Donegal sheep farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue has announced the commencement of advance payments under Year 6 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. The Minister said he was pleased to announce that a total of €15.5 million has commenced issuing to some 17,500 farmers participating in the Sheep Welfare Scheme nationally. This […]
Search for missing person in Twin Towns
A search for a missing person in the Twin Towns took place yesterday along the River Finn in Stranorlar. The Coastguard Rescue 118 helicopter conducted searches for a number of hours yesterday evening before it was stood down. It is expected the search will continue today. There is no further information known at this time.
Report reveals scale of damage caused by wildfires
LAND equivalent to 7,600 GAA pitches has been burnt due to wildfires in Donegal in the past six years. The dramatic statistic is contained in a new report published by the Donegal Fire Service. The data has been collated as part of the FLARES project – Fire, Land and Atmospheric Remote Sensing. Funded by the Environmental […]
Major defective blocks conference to take place today
AN international conference on the science and societal impacts of defective concrete blocks is due to take place at the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny today from 1.30pm to 10.00pm. Ulster University, ATU and MEP Luke “Ming” Flanagan of The LEFT in the European Parliament, will co-host the conference. The organising committee for this initiative includes Professor […]
Inquest to begin into 2012 death of Churchill man
AFTER years of delay the inquest will finally commence on Wednesday into the death of Churchill man Seamus Doherty. It is over a decade since 67-year-old Mr Doherty was found dead at his home at Drumnacoo. He was found deceased on June 17 2012 but his death was only declared a murder three days later. A 53-year-old Raphoe man […]
Christmas appeal to ensure no one goes hungry this year
DONEGAL Food Response Network will host its countywide Christmas Appeal for 2022 on Friday November 18. Building on the success of last year, the appeal will take place in locations all over the county. On the day, community and voluntary organisations throughout Donegal will open their doors to welcome donations of food, vouchers, cash, or […]
Turnaround times for ambulances exceed an hour
AMBULANCES are waiting more than one hour and 12 minutes on average at hospitals across the Saolta University Healthcare Group before being able to declare themselves ready to accept another call, it has been revealed. Ambulance turnaround times involve the amount of time from the ambulance arrival time to when the crew declares the readiness […]
First person in Ireland with masters degree in magic
DONEGAL man Dylan Murray (24) has made history by becoming the first person in Ireland to graduate with a masters degree and an official Doctor of Magic PHD from The Magic Academy in New York. Dylan, who is from Keadue in Burtonport has had an interest in magic since he was a child. Now a […]