Gardaí are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision in the area of the Station Roundabout, Letterkenny. People are being asked to avoid the area if possible by taking an alternative route. “Delays are to be expected. Diversions may be put in place,” said a garda spokesperson.
Letterkenny man Seamus Patton on the road to home following heart transplant
LETTERKENNY man Seamus Patton is this evening on his way home to his beloved town following a successful heart transplant. Seamus (57), who is a Garda Detective in the town, has spent seven months in Dublin’s Mater Hospital waiting on the lifesaving surgery. Advertisement Speaking to the Donegal News this evening as he travelled home […]
Man due in court in connection with Donaldson murder
A man has been charged in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson in Donegal in 2006. The former leading Sinn Fein member was shot dead at a remote cottage near Glenties after it emerged he was a British agent, working for police and M15 from inside Sinn Féin for 20 years. No one has […]
Department has not received an offer for IPAS accommodation in Ramelton
The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) has received no offer of accommodation in respect of The Blue Goat: Artisan Food Store, The Quays, Ramelton. And a spokesperson for IPAS said the Department of Justice is not examining the property for use. The update follows an inquiry from Donegal Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. Advertisement Last week […]
Donegal driver detected driving at 127km during Bank Holiday road safety campaign
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A Donegal driver has been caught speeding at 127km/h in a 100km/h zone. This speed was detected on Saturday, March 14. The driver was using the N15 road in Tully. Advertisement The incident was noted during An Garda Síochána’s Road Safety Campaign ahead of St Patrick’s Day. Nationally, during the first 96 hours of the […]
President Connolly delivers St Patrick’s Day message
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PRESIDENT Catherine Connolly has urged people never to accept the “normalisation of war”. In her St Patrick’s Day message, President Connolly spoke of how now, more than ever, “we must renew our commitment to peace and diplomacy in line with the principles of international law as set out in the United Nations Charter”. The message […]
Budding Donegal author wins national Short Story Competition
A BUDDING young author from Donegal has been crowned the junior winner of Specsavers short story competition in this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. Charles Dominic Gallagher, age 8 from Castlefin, was the junior winner of the national competition with his story titled, ‘An Púca’s eyes.’ Charles is a pupil at St Mary’s NS, […]
Uisce Éireann investment to strengthen supply in Ard an Rátha
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UISCE Éireann will begin essential works in Ard an Rátha in the coming days to replace 175 metres of ageing water mains in Ard Chonaill. Delivered as part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, this upgrade will help strengthen the reliability of the local water supply and reduce leakage. The project will also involve installing […]
Donegal school set to feature in new TG4 Quiz show
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SCOIL Mhuire Buncrana is set to appear on the first episode of a brand-new TG4 quiz show. The show seeks to transform how young people – and the broader Irish audience – experience the Irish language. The three students who will represent Scoil Mhuire Buncrana are Ava O’Donnell, Niamh Devlin, and Eilí Ní Dhómhnaill. Advertisement Slé […]
Man sustained injury in assault
A MAN sustained injury following an alleged assault when two males in a car pulled up alongside him as he was walking. Gardaí say the man was walking at New Road, Carndonagh, on Monday, March 2 between 10.30pm and 10.50pm when a grey Lexus pulled in. The man got into a verbal altercation with two males in the […]