TV personality and world adventurer Monty Halls, his wife Tamsyn and daughters Molly and Isla flew into Donegal Airport on Saturday and have been travelling all over the county filming with their company Seadog Productions. Donegal County Council’s Tourism Unit has been working with Monty on a new marketing campaign that will see Donegal being […]
Investigation launched following discovery of body
GARDAI have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body in a house in Ballybofey on Saturday morning. The body was found at a house in Cappry at 9am and was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital. The 35-year-old man was originally from Glasgow but had lived in the area for a number of years. […]
Gorse fire destroys forest in Gaoth Dobhair
A GORSE fire that broke out in Cnoc Fola on Thursday afternoon destroyed a forest much used by the community. Fire engines from Gaoth Dobhair, Falcarragh and Dungloe rushed to the scene at around 1.30pm as local residents tried to keep the blaze on Chapel Road under control. However, it spread quickly and nearby residents […]
Donkey Sanctuary rescue vehicle destroyed
THE DONEGAL Donkey Sanctuary has launched a fundraising campaign after their rescue vehicle was destroyed in a freak accident. Danny Curran, who runs the Sanctuary, was involved in the accident last Tuesday night when the vehicle crashed after he swerved to avoid a deer on the road. The vehicle and the Sanctuary’s horsebox were wrecked […]
Plans to extend Tory helicopter service
PLANS to extend helicopter services to and from Tory Island, announced this morning, have been welcomed by the island community. Talks are underway between the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the HSE to reinstate a helicopter service from September for a three month period. Helicopter services on Tory ceased operating in March […]
Pupils receive Gaeltacht summer scholarships
MORE than thirty eager and enthusiastic young pupils from all over the county received full Gaeltacht summer scholarships at a special ceremony in the Council Chamber at the Public Services Centre on Wednesday night. The students were presented with their scholarships by Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Gerry McMonagle. Also in attendance was the […]
Pringle calls for regulation of shock posters
AHEAD of the referendum on the repeal of the eighth amendment later this month Donegal TD Thomas Pringle is calling on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to regulate shock tactic posters. Deputy Pringle brought up the issue during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today after Google announced a total ban on ads related to the eighth amendment. […]
Ground breaking road safety programme to be rolled out
STUDENTS from Carndonagh Community School and St Columba’s College, Stranorlar have successfully graduated from a ground breaking road safety programme. The pilot programme is the first of its kind in Donegal and Ireland and was facilitated by the Pro Social Drivers Programme. It was delivered to LCA students who attended modules designed to address particular […]
Human error caused account problems at Ulster Bank
ULSTER Bank has confirmed that it was human error that caused problems with transactions in some of their accounts today. Some customers discovered that transactions made on Friday were not showing up in their accounts this morning. A Spokesperson for Ulster Bank said: “As a result of human error, a payment file did not process […]
Ulster Bank investigate missing money from accounts
ULSTER Bank has launched an investigation this morning after some of their customers discovered transactions applied to their accounts last Friday are no longer showing. It is unclear how many Donegal accounts are affected but the bank said they are working to have impacted transactions processed overnight tonight and return customers to their normal position. […]