YOUTH projects based in Donegal are set to get a funding boost of €56,500 following an announcement made by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs today. Under the Youth Capital funding scheme Letterkenny Youth Information Centre will receive €11,047.25, the Youth Development scheme will receive €9,900, The Deck Youth Development Project will receive €17,330.45, […]
Twin Towns gets ready for this year’s Walking Festival
The inaugural Twin Towns Walking Festival will take place in and around Ballybofey and Stranorlar next weekend, October 6 and 7th. Members of the local development group expect more than 100 locals and visitors to join them in the celebration of their natural and cultural heritage, with two days of gorgeous walks planned. These […]
Disruption to postal services
AN Post said Storm Ali has taken its toll on mail and post office services throughout the North and North West of the country this morning. In a statement the said: “Heavy winds and subsequent storm damage meant disruptions to service in more than 60 post offices while mail deliveries across a wide area of […]
Council issue statement on road closures
Roads closed due to #Storm Ali Donegal County Council is receiving numerous calls this morning regarding fallen trees and debris as a result of #StormAli. Please see below a list of current road closures. This list will be updated throughout the day: Stranorlar Municipal District Advertisement Road closed at Tullyrap due to fallen tree on […]
Trees down as Storm Ali arrives
THERE are several trees down across Donegal this morning as Storm Ali passes over the country. AA Roadwatch said there are several fallen trees on the N14 between Letterkenny and Lifford. There is a tree down on the Frosses/Glenties Road (R262) and the road from Belleek to Ballyshannon is blocked in the Camden Castle area […]
Weather warning upgraded to orange
Met Éireann has upgraded the weather warning for Donegal tomorrow to orange with gusts of between 110 and 120 km/h expected. Storm Ali will track close to the west and northwest coast from the early hours of Wednesday morning until late afternoon. The Forecaster said south to southwest winds veering westerly will increase to mean […]
Strong winds due tomorrow as weather warning is issued
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for wind for Donegal which will be in place from early tomorrow morning until the evening. The weather warning has been issued for the whole country and the forecaster said northern coastal areas are expected to experience the strongest winds. The warning will be in place […]
AA warns motorists as Storm Helene passes
AA Ireland is warning motorists to exercise additional caution in the coming days as large amounts of rainfall are expected as the remnants of tropical Storm Helene pass over Ireland. The warning to motorists came after Met Eireann extended a Status Yellow – Rainfall warning to Donegal, which will remain in place until tomorrow at […]
Weather warning issued for rainfall
MET Eireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for Donegal with heavy rainfall expected from this afternoon. The warning comes as ex-tropical storm Helene passes over the country. The forecaster said the warning is valid from 1pm this afternoon until 5am tomorrow morning. They said: “There will be heavy rain at times this afternoon […]
RAP staff to hold sixteen hour strike
SIPTU members have served notice of a 16-hour work stoppage in a dispute concerning a refusal by management to respect a Labour Court recommendation in relation to union representation for workers at the Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) plant in Gaoth Dobhair. SIPTU Organiser, Declan Ferry, said: “I have written to the Operations Manager of the […]