PEOPLE in Donegal are being urged to share their experiences of defects in apartments and duplexes in the county. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien made the call this week andis asking people to share their experiences of housing defects relating to fire safety, structural safety and water ingress in purpose-built […]
Rise in young people referred to mental health services
THERE has been a significant increase in the number of children and teenagers being referred to the mental health services in Donegal. Figures obtained by the Donegal News show that there has been a 47 per cent increase in referrals to the Donegal Child Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS) last year. There was a total […]
Glenties incident prompts call for more Garda supports
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has called for mandatory support for members caught up in traumatic incidents in the line of duty. The call comes following the sentencing of Stephen Dowling who went on, what was described as, ‘a wild west rampage’ in Glenties in 2020 and was sentenced to eight years in […]
Man sentenced to eight years for “wild west” rampage
A 25-YEAR old man who went on what has been described as a “wild west” rampage in Glenties carrying a high powered hunting riffle and firing into occupied houses has been sentenced to eight years in prison at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Speaking following the sentence Garda representative, Brendan O’Connor said “the terrifying evidence given in […]
Two big surprises on the same day
INSPIRATIONAL Donegal woman Nikki Bradley is celebrating her engagement following a surprise proposal at the weekend. It was a cause for double celebration for cancer survivor Nikki, who revealed she got engaged to her partner, Ian Parke on her 36th birthday. The couple live in Milford. A survivor of rare bone disease Ewings Sarcoma, Nikki […]
Gardaí renew appeal over 2005 murder of Shaun Duffy
Gardaí in Milford have renewed their appeal for information about the murder of 36-year-old Shaun Duffy, who was attacked and fatally wounded at his home in Dungloe in January 2005. The attack happened at his home at Meenacross in the early hours of Saturday 29th January 2005. Shaun had been socialising in the Strand View […]
Theatre writer inviting people to visit Marmalade Row
A new audio drama exploring the lives of families, couples and individuals on a Dublin housing estate is set to air at An Grianán Theatre from tomorrow. Marmalade Row is from the pen of Killybegs writer and actor Ultan Pringle who has worked with, among others, the Mac Tíre Theatre and Dublin’s New Theatre. In […]
Chance to be part of the crew on new Liam Neeson movie
HAVE you ever dreamt of working on a movie set? You could now be in with a chance as the Donegal Film Office has put out a call for crew for the new Liam Neeson blockbuster ‘In the land of Saints and Sinners’. Filming will take place in Donegal later this year and the search […]
HSE announces return of visiting at hospital
VISITING by appointment has been reintroduced at Letterkenny University Hospital. Following a change in Covid guidelines, the HSE has confirmed that patients may have one visit per day lasting up to 30 minutes. “To make an appointment to visit a patient in a ward area family members/visitors are asked to contact the ward or unit […]
Bloody Sunday events to take place this weekend
A NUMBER of events will take place across Donegal this weekend to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday, including a vigil in Letterkenny. On January 30, 1972, thousands of people took part in a civil rights march in Derry to protest against the policy of internment without trial. Soldiers from the British army’s Parachute […]