Speeding drivers putting lives at risk in Lifford


TRAFFIC calming measures are being called for outside a Lifford school in a bid to curb speeding drivers. Work was recently carried out to improve the road surface between Murlog National School and Murlog Chapel and the speed limit reduced from 80kph to 60kph. But it has done little to put the brakes on drivers […]


Puppy left to suffer after claws illegally removed


  At Letterkenny District Court on Tuesday 5th December 2017, David Houston of Meadowfield Manor, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal was given the benefit of the probation act after contributing €250 to the ISPCA. He had previously admitted offences under section 16[1][a] of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 at the same court on Tuesday 7th November.   […]


Officer could feel every bone on starving dog’s body


  A KILLYGORDON woman who allowed a dog to starve until it weighed under two stone has been banned from keeping animals for five years.   Katy McMonagle of Lissmullyduff, Killygordon, was convicted at Letterkenny District Court yesterday of failing to adequately feed a dog, fined €10 and disqualified from keeping animals until 2022.   […]


ISPCA welcomes jail term for Mountcharles dog killer


      THE ISPCA has welcomed a jail term handed down to a Donegal man who kicked a dog up and down a street before setting it alight.   Christopher Foy (27) of Mountcharles was sent to prison for 18 months and banned for life from keeping animals following the brutal attack.   The […]


Good and New Cancer Charity hits back at news article


A LETTERKENNY cancer charity has hit back at questions over its financial dealings. The Good and New Cancer Charity was the focus of a report in a national newspaper which claimed the organisation had accrued profits of €400,000 in the past two years. The charity has described the article as “disappointing” and said that any […]