Hazardous conditions on roads and footpaths


  Roads across Donegal will be gritted tonight as Met Eireann issue a status yellow weather warning for snow and ice.  The weather warning, issued earlier today, will be valid from 4am tomorrow morning until midnight on Tuesday.   Advertisement A spokesperson from Met Eireann said snow showers will be likely to give accumulations of less […]

Donegal Airport needs your votes


    Donegal has been nominated for the Most Scenic Airport Approach 2018 and it needs your votes to get it to the top spot.  Advertisement An independent panel of travel industry experts and influencers have chosen this year’s shortlist and Donegal airport has been nominated. The poll in previous years has generated some great […]

Great saddness as Michael McGrath passes away


  The Letterkenny man who fought an incredible battle against cancer has sadly passed away.  Michael McGrath, 40, sadly passed away last night at the Donegal Hospice after being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer late last year. Advertisement Doctors told the former St Eunan’s teacher that surgery was not an option, and a revolutionary […]

More snow, ice and wind for Donegal


  A snow and ice warning has been put in place for Donegal, as well as a wind warning with winds expected to reach 60km/h.  The status yellow weather warning was issued today and will take effect from 3am tomorrow morning, with many roads in Donegal to be gritted tonight.  Advertisement The following routes will […]

Orange weather warning as Georgina hits North West


  Met Eireann has issued a status orange weather warning for the entire country, as Storm Georgina makes her way to the North West tonight.  A further status yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Donegal particularly, as well as Galway, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Clare.   Advertisement “A depression now named Storm Georgina will track […]

Shay Given is 2017’s Donegal Person of the Year


  Well known sportsperson Shay Given from Lifford, has been named the Donegal Person of the Year for 2017. The announcement took place in The Black Door Piano Bar on Harcourt Street in Dublin on Friday, 19th of January. Shay is well known locally, nationally and internationally for his soccer career and many people enjoyed […]

WATCH: Storm Fionn batters Cnoc Fola


  Storm Fionn made a blustery appearance in Donegal yesterday evening with heavy snow showers and gale force winds. Scenes from Cnoc Fola show just how powerful his forceful winds were as they battered the coast.  Advertisement A Donegal News reader, Iain Miller kindly sent in footage of the storm from around 4pm yesterday afternoon.  […]

Donegal teenage entrepreneur enjoys more success


  A YOUNG Donegal designer breaking the mould in the fashion world has ended her year on a high as she is recognised once again for her inspirational work. Katie McGloin, 16, started her own gender-neutral fashion line this time last year and has watched it go from strength to strength in a matter of months. The […]

Emergency Department extremely busy


    The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital remains extremely busy today with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. We apologise to patients and their families for these delays. The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented and all efforts continue to be made to identify patients who are appropriate for discharge.   Management […]