DONEGAL County Council is reminding residents in Letterkenny of the ban on the burning of Smoky Coal as we head into colder weather. “Half a million people in Europe and 1,100 in Ireland suffered premature deaths due to poor air quality in 2015. There are 13,000 people in Donegal alone, suffering from Asthma. In Donegal, […]
Funeral of man killed in crash on Thursday
THE FUNERAL of the young man killed in a car crash near Barnesmore Gap on Monday night is to take place on Thursday. The man has been named locally as John Gallagher of Croaghlin, Killybegs who died when the van he was driving crashed into a vacant house at Cashelnavene near Ballybofey. Gardaí are appealing […]
Gardai investigate Bunbeg fall
A MAN was rushed to hospital after he fell from an upstairs window of a pub in Bunbeg in the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene at Teach Hiúdaí Beag at 3.50am and the man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment. The man’s injuries are believed to […]
Man in his twenties killed in road accident
Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his late twenties died in a single vehicle collision last night just north of Barnesmore Gap. The accident happened at around 11.15pm at Cashelnavene, near Ballybofey. The man, who was the sole occupant of a van was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood the van collided […]
CT scanner launched at Letterkenny hospital
A NEW CT scanner was officially launched at Letterkenny University Hospital today after it was donated by the Friends of the Hospital. The new CT scanner – which is a second scanner for the hospital – cost €461,250 and the funds were raised entirely through a range of planned fundraising events such as golf classics, […]
Storm Diana brings gale force winds
A STATUS yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal as gale force winds are expected tomorrow. The weather disruption is down to Storm Diana with south to southwest winds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of between 90 to 110 km/hr. The weather warning will come into force at 5am tomorrow morning and […]
Screening to showcase work of LYIT students
DONEGAL Film Office will be hosting a night of short shorts in Century Cinemas in Letterkenny on Thursday to celebrate the work of students from Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT). Cormac O’Kane from the School of Design at LYIT believes that having the Donegal Film Office on board to shine the spotlight on […]
Letterkenny businessman not guilty of human trafficking
A Letterkenny businessman man has been found not guilty on a charge of human trafficking, after a three- and- a half day trial at Sligo Circuit Court. 40-year-old Sorin Kirpcai, Fortwell Court, Letterkenny, was one of two Romanian men charged with trafficking another Romanian man for exploitation to work in a car wash in Sligo […]
Dunfanaghy Post Office appeal rejected
THE APPEAL against the closure of Dunfanaghy Post Office has been rejected by An Post and the closure will now go ahead on January 31 2019. Sinn Fein Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh, who hosted a public meeting in the town in September, expressed his sadness and disappointment at the confirmation. The announcement comes following […]
Moville Hotel to accommodate 100 asylum seekers
THE Caiseal Mara Hotel in Moville will shortly become a Direct Provision centre, accommodating around 100 people seeking International Protection in Ireland. Inishowen Together have issued a statement extending a warm welcome to those arriving but criticised the direct provision system. “We understand that people seeking asylum have faced untold difficulty in the countries that […]