A County Fermanagh company has been fined €40,000 following a fatal incident in Gweedore almost three years ago. At Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court this morning Judge John Aylmer imposed the penalty on Deane Public Works Ltd over the tragedy at the Hydro Race Bridge, Gweedore on January 15.The company pleaded guilty to Section 8(2)(e) contrary […]
Donegal Hospice fulfils patient’s wish to return home
Donegal Hospice, the National Ambulance Service and the Defence Forces were able to grant a Donegal man his last wish of returning home to spend his last days in his beloved Donegal. Patrick (Pat) Diver from Church Street, Ramelton, who had rarely left Donegal and had never been on an airplane, was referred to […]
Sewage concerns for Gweedore hotel developers
DONEGAL County Council has sought further information on a proposal to redevelop the former Seaview Hotel in Gweedore. The Bunbeg Revitalisation project, being developed by Dublin-based property developers Vesada Private, will see a €20 million investment to include the former Seaview and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair Hotels. Phase 1 of the project will see the construction […]
Properties raided over suspected pyramid scheme
TWO properties in Donegal have been raided as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged pyramid promotional scheme. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), helped by gardaí, swooped on the premises on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the CCPC said it had carried out the searches “as part of an ongoing investigation into an […]
Three Pop-Up vaccination clinics in Donegal this week
Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Stranorlar this week to make it as easy as possible for anyone who has yet to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, to get vaccinated. People who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in […]
Waterboys cancel gig on “health and safety” grounds
A gig by the legendary Waterboys was cancelled last night with the band citing “health and safety” issues. The band was scheduled to play Gaoth Dobhair as part of the Fomhair Festival however their performance was pulled at the last minute. Support act Clann Mhic Ruairí did play but much to the disappointment of those […]
Donegal man helping the next generation expand in Asia
WHEN Downings man Declan MacFadden left boarding school in Coláiste na Croise Naofa, Falcarragh, he stepped out into the world, by his own admission, as green as the fields. He would go on to study bio-chemistry in University College, Galway, before work took him to a variety of jobs in Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork. He […]
Donegal puppies begin journey to become Guide Dogs
THE first litter of Donegal Guide Dog puppies have started their journey to becoming a guide dog for a person who is vision impaired, or an assistance dog for a family of a child with autism. This journey for the ten pups started last week when a group of ‘home socialisers’ took them for a […]
Skifjord tragedy remembered forty years on
ON Sunday morning members of the Byrne family will gather for 11am Mass in the Church of St Joseph & St Conal, Bruckless to pray for the souls of Francis Byrne and his son Jimmie. It will be the 40th anniversary of the night the two Byrnes and three fellow fishermen drowned when the Skifjord […]
Date confirmed for reopening of Lifford greyhound track
CONTRACTS have been signed which will enable racing to recommence at Lifford Greyhound Stadium on Sunday March 6. The new owners are Lifford Greyhound Racing Club -Canaradzo Ltd – a syndicate with well in excess of a hundred years of greyhound experience between them. Harry Findlay, the driving force behind the plan to bring racing […]