Donegal County Council has said they are in a heightened state of readiness in preparation for incoming Storm Jorge and have activated their Severe Weather Assessment Team. Met Éireann have issued a status orange wind warning for County Donegal starting from 12.00 noon on Saturday 29th February until to 3.00am on Sunday 1st March as […]
Orange wind warning issued for the weekend
AN ORANGE wind warning has been issued for Donegal as Storm Jorge approaches Ireland. Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) will bring severe winds with gusts of 110 to 130 km/hr expected. The warning will be valid from 12.00 on Saturday until 3am on Sunday. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: “Some severe winds expected during Saturday associated with […]
Man appears in court after Glenties shooting incident
A 22-year-old man from Carlow appeared before Letterkenny District Court today following a shooting incident in Glenties at the weekend. Stephen Dowling, Cois Abhainn, Burren Road, Carlow was charged with discharging a firearm at Mill Road and Main Street Glenties in the early hours of Saturday morning. The father of one was in Donegal on […]
Man due in court over Glenties shooting incident
A MAN in his twenties is due to appear in court later this morning after shots were fired in Glenties at the weekend. Two other men, in their 20s and 40s, were arrested in connection with the incident but were later released without charge. In the early hours of Saturday morning Gardaí were called to […]
Scale of mica issue begins to emerge
THE sheer number of families affected by MICA was abundantly clear from the huge turnout at an information meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday night. Around 700 people attended the meeting to get more detail and clarity on how the redress scheme, to repair their crumbling homes, will work. Chairperson of MICA Action Group, Ann Owens […]
Letterkenny generates highest income from pay parking
LETTERKENNY generated the highest income for Donegal County Council through pay parking with over €310,000 paid in the Cathedral Town last year. The majority of this revenue was used for the Local Authority’s payroll expenses. New figures obtained by the Donegal News through a Freedom of Information request show that revenue being brought in through […]
Search underway following discovery of human remains
GARDAI and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches at Bunbeg beach following the discovery of human remains earlier today. A Garda spokesperson told the Donegal News: “Gardaí and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches along the coastline following the discovery of human remains on Bunbeg Beach, Donegal, today 18th February 2020. […]
Pearse Doherty to lead Sinn Féin negotiations team
DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty has been appointed head of Sinn Féin’s negotiations team as they begin to hold talks with other parties about the formation of a government. The decision was taken after a meeting of the Ard Chomhairle on Tuesday. The team will now seek meetings with all parties beginning tomorrow with those parties […]
Letterkenny Parkrun celebrates 4th anniversary
Letterkenny parkrun celebrated its 4th anniversary on Saturday. On Election Day 2020, parkrun enjoyed a large turn-out with 113 walkers, joggers and runners completing the 5K. Coincidentally this was the exact number that participated in the first Letterkenny parkrun in 2016! Despite the strong winds heralding the imminent arrival of Storm Ciara, all enjoyed the […]
Counting suspended until the morning
COUNTING has been suspended at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny until the morning. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn were elected on the first count earlier this evening. There is still three seats to fill and it is all to play for when counting resumes at 10am. Pearse Doherty’s surplus was distributed after […]