THE INQUESTS into the deaths of four young men from west Donegal who lost their lives in a horrific car crash was heard in Letterkenny today. Friends Daniel Scott, Gortahork, Mícheál Roarty, Dunlewey, John Harley and Shaun Harkin, both from Falcarragh were killed on January 27, 2019 when the car they were travelling in went […]
Snow warning issued for Donegal
MET Éireann has issued a weather warning for snow and ice for Donegal tomorrow. The yellow warning will come into force from midnight tonight (Wednesday) and remain in place until midnight tomorrow. Heavy showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected and the forecaster has warned of “reduced visibility” with “accumulations likely in places”.
Crash outside of school raises fresh safety concerns
A CRASH yesterday afternoon, which resulted in a woman being taken to hospital, has sparked fresh safety concerns at Magherabeg in Manorcunningham. The two-vehicle collision happened shortly before 3pm on the busy Letterkenny to Derry road, a stretch of road that has become notorious for accidents. Gardai and the ambulance service attended the scene and […]
Multi-agency meeting held over Ballybofey landslide
A cross border multi-agency meeting was held yesterday afternoon to co-ordinate the response to the landslide at the Meenbog Wind Farm near Ballybofey. Hundreds of cubic metres of peat and debris entered into a stream and on to the Mournebeg River which has been described by Donegal County Council, in a statement this afternoon, as […]
Concerns for water supply after peat slippage
DONEGAL County Council has confirmed that Lough Mourne and the drinking water supply in the Finn Valley has not been contaminated following a peat slippage this afternoon. Serious concerns had been raised about the impacts of the incident at the Meenbog Windfarm near Barnesmore Gap on water supplies after material ran into the Mournebeg River. […]
Pressure grows for full review at LUH
PRESSURE is mounting on Letterkenny University Hospital for a full independent review to be carried out following new cases of delayed cancer diagnosis coming to light. Deputy Pearse Doherty intends to raise the issue in the Dáil today and demand that Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly takes action. The campaign for an independent review is […]
Waited over a year for cancer diagnosis at LUH
A WOMAN whose mother had a delayed cancer diagnosis at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has said the failings in the gynaecology department are on a par with the cervical check scandal. Sinéad Ní Bhaoill was speaking to the Donegal News yesterday about her late mother, Bridget Boyle from Dungloe who waited over a year for her […]
Council issue warning ahead of Storm Aiden
DONEGAL County Council has issued a warning ahead of the arrival of Storm Aiden which will bring very strong winds tomorrow. Earlier today Met Éireann escalated the wind warning that was in place for Donegal from status yellow to orange. Storm Aiden will bring strong southwest to west winds which will reach mean speeds of […]
Orange warning issued ahead of Storm Aiden
AN ORANGE wind warning has been issued for Donegal this weekend ahead of the arrival of Storm Aiden. Met Éireann issued the ‘severe wind warning’ for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Clare. It will come into force at 8am tomorrow morning (Saturday) and remain in place until 4pm. A spokesperson for Met Éireann said: “On […]
Carrigart woman launches bid to help local businesses
SHOPPING local this year will be more important than ever in the run up to Christmas as livelihoods hang in the balance. While all non-essential retail will remain closed due to Covid-19 restrictions businesses in Donegal will need all the support they can get online in order to weather the storm over the next six […]