THE motorcyclist killed in a road crash near Barnesmore Gap yesterday was part of a Cycle Against Suicide charity event.
New gooseneck to silence County Councillors – maybe
LONG SUFFERING journalists and council officials could be in for a treat after it emerged Donegal County Council has tendered for a new audio system which has the capability to stop politicians talking.
Jason Quigley to make pro debut on Canelo-Lara undercard in July at MGM Grand
JASON Quigley will grace the bright lights of the famed MGM Grand in Las Vegas for his professional boxing debut on July 12 next.
Jim McGuinness: ‘Donegal focus is firmly on Derry game’
JIM McGuinness says that his Donegal squad remains ‘fully focussed’ on the May 25th Ulster Championship opener with Derry at Celtic Park and the Glenties man is ‘looking forward’ to meeting Brian McIver’s Division 1 finalists in three weeks’ time.
Spraying weed killer is ‘pointless’ and ‘aesthetically hideous’
A WELL-KNOWN local environmentalist has described the indiscriminate spraying of weed killer along roadsides and on private property as “aesthetically hideous” as well as “pointless.”
McAteer could face further charges
CONVICTED Anglo Irish banker Willie McAteer from Rathmullan could face new criminal charges over an €8.2m director’s loan he received just hours before the Government rushed through the bank guarantee.
Tragic young crash victim named
THE young woman killed when her car collided with a bus on the main Letterkenny to Derry Road yesterday has been named locally as Siobhan Hutcheon from Ardmore Manor in Muff.
Woman killed in road traffic accident
GARDAI have appealed for witnesses after a woman in her thirties was killed when the car she was driving collided with a bus in Donegal earlier today.
HSE paying €81,000 per year to rent ‘McGinley building’
IT is costing the HSE €81,000 a year to rent the new Out-Patients Department of Letterkenny General Hospital in Scally Place, it has emerged.
Killygordon man charged in relation to huge drugs seizure
A KILLYGORDON man appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court today charged in connection with the discovery of more than €400,000 worth of cannabis herb in nearby Castlefinn.