Road repairs from floods to cost €15.3m


DONEGAL County Council have said the cost of repairing the roads infrastructure across the county following the flooding is estimated at €15.3 million. In their latest update the Council gave a breakdown of the repair costs by Municipal District. The Inishowen MD requires the most repairs to the value of €13.45 million while the repairs […]


Former Sergeant responds to Commissioner retiring


RETIRED Donegal Garda Sergeant Christy Galligan has responded to the retirement of Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan saying he was not surprised by her decision but at the length of time it took. Mr Galligan, Letterkenny, said: “If I had been in her position, which I wasn’t, I would have retired or resigned post haste. The […]


Over 130 families helped in flood aid


  GOVERNMENT TD Joe McHugh has anounced that 135 people have availed of Stage 1 Humanatarian Aid funding since the Inishowen flood on August 22. Figures given to the Donegal TD by Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty also show that 13 householders have received Stage 2 payments with another 23 payments currently being processed. Advertisement […]


Weather Warning for Donegal


  A status yellow weather warning has been put in place nationally, with showers expected to be heavy in parts of Donegal and other areas of Ulster. A further status yellow gale warning and a small craft warning were put in place.  Advertisement Weather will be windy and blustery this evening, with sunny spells and […]


Update on flood recovery from Council


  Summary of updates: – R244 at Craignahorna on the Mountain Road between Buncrana and Carndonagh expected to open in 4 weeks. Advertisement – L-1381-2 – Meendacalliagh/Evishbreedy: Illies to Glentoghter – due to open at 6pm this evening. – Local diversions not suitable for HGVs – HGVs being asked to use main roads (see below). […]


Fire at Rossbracken waste facility


DONEGAL Fire Service have issued a warning to residents in the Rossbracken area following an outbreak of a fire at a waste facility. The fire is said to have started at 2.30am with units from Letterkenny and Stranorlar attending the scene. The statement said: “Donegal Fire Service is currently dealing with a fire at a […]