MET ÉIREANN has upgraded its weather warning for Donegal to status orange amid fears of severe gusts. This morning the weather authority had the county at status yellow but that has now been escalated as Storm Barra moves in. According to Met Éireann, people in Donegal can expect north westerly winds which will reach mean […]
Thomas’s Christmas single for children of mica crisis
CHILDREN caught up in the mica crisis are to benefit from a new Christmas single. ‘Kindness of Strangers’ is from the pen of Twin Towns musician Thomas Bonner and has been released just in time for the festive rush. Thomas pulled out all the stops in capturing the Christmas spirit by enlisting members of the […]
Storm Barra set to sweep across Donegal
STORM Barra is causing havoc across this morning. Flooding and damage has been reported in some southern counties, most notably Cork and Kerry. And while Donegal is expected to escape the absolute worst of the violent weather system, Met Éireann is warning of high winds, sleet and snow. Advertisement According to some commuters parts of […]
Missing person found safe and well
A woman reported missing from her Letterkenny home on Thursday last has been found safe and well. Gardai and the woman’s family, concerned for her welfare, joined an organised search led by Donegal Search and Rescue over the weekend. However, shortly after 5pm this evening Gardai confirmed that the missing person was located safe and […]
Feena’s foxy idea celebrates first anniversary
A LETTERKENNY school teacher who started a small arts and crafts business while on maternity leave last year has celebrated the first anniversary of her company. The Arty Fox, which is run by Feena McBride, makes seasonal craft boxes for children, entertaining them with something worthwhile rather than a screen! One of her boxes featured […]
Broadcasting to the world from Letterkenny hills
A LETTERKENNY pensioner’s love of music has led to him taking up a regular slot on a global radio station. Hugh McLean (76) has a three-hour Monday night slot on Donegal Bay Radio which plays a wide range of American and Irish Country music, as well as classic hits and golden oldies. The station is […]
Letterkenny man raises more than $620K ‘Down Under’
A LETTERKENNY man raised more than half a million dollars to help treat and prevent blindness in Third World countries when he ran a marathon blindfolded last weekend. Mike Toner from Middle Road, Ballyraine, raised $620,000 for the Fred Hollows Foundation in his latest fundraising event in Melbourne on Saturday. The money will restore the […]
Sharp rise in planning applications
THE number of planning applications lodged with Donegal County Council has soared by 500 in the past year. New figures show that where in 2020 the local authority handled 2,096 planning requests, by the end of this year it expects to have dealt with 2,580. Planning applications have increased more or less year on year […]
More penalty points in Donegal last year
SPEEDING and holding a mobile phone while driving were the most common reasons why drivers in Donegal attracted penalty points last year. A total of 14,302 penalty points were issued in the county in 2020 which is up 4.7 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Transport Omnibus report published on Thursday. There were […]
Over half promised hospital beds yet to be delivered
MORE than half of the hospital beds promised in the Health Service Executive’s service plan for Letterkenny University Hospital this year have yet to be delivered. Of the 39 acute beds that were promised in the HSE’s winter plan, 16 are open and it will be February, at the earliest, before the remaining 23 beds […]