A MAN in his twenties is due to appear in court later this morning after shots were fired in Glenties at the weekend. Two other men, in their 20s and 40s, were arrested in connection with the incident but were later released without charge. In the early hours of Saturday morning Gardaí were called to […]
Gardaí praised after two incidents brought to safe end
THE Garda Representative Association has praised officers in Donegal following a safe conclusion to two incidents involving firearms. Donegal’s GRA spokesperson Brendan O’Connor said it was a credit to his colleagues that no one was hurt on either occasion. The first incident began on Wednesday and centred on a private dwelling in Letterkenny. A media […]
All change: Swapping city living for country life
What started as a tiny market stall for ‘the craic’ has snowballed and today An Panc Patisserie is the proud supplier of seven different coffee shops
Donegal photographer to exhibit work in Florida
THE flights are booked and the passport’s in date but Iggy the dog is staying behind as Donegal photographer prepares for debut exhibit in Florida
New safety drive lets young people under the car bonnet
AN innovative new project aimed at giving young people hands-on experience of a car before they get behind the wheel has been launched in Letterkenny. District Judge Paul Kelly officially cut the ribbon on The Garage Project at Pinehill Industrial Estate on Tuesday evening. Garage is a six week course that enables teenagers to get […]
Recalling the Letterkennny to Burtonport railway line
There was a painful poignancy to the last goodbye from a 12 year old girl to her older brothers that can still be heard in her voice today 92 years on
Mystery man was a chef, hotelier and inventor
Mystery surrounding the identity of the man whose inscription was discovered on the wall of one of Scotland’s most prestigious hotels has been solved
Video of dying brother ‘will haunt family forever’
THE family of a man who died of a drug overdose at a house party in Donegal have revealed how his final moments were captured in a “very disturbing” video. James Devlin passed away on May 26 2018 after spending the night partying with four friends in Ballybofey. An inquest held last week into Mr […]
Scale of mica issue begins to emerge
THE sheer number of families affected by MICA was abundantly clear from the huge turnout at an information meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday night. Around 700 people attended the meeting to get more detail and clarity on how the redress scheme, to repair their crumbling homes, will work. Chairperson of MICA Action Group, Ann Owens […]
Letterkenny generates highest income from pay parking
LETTERKENNY generated the highest income for Donegal County Council through pay parking with over €310,000 paid in the Cathedral Town last year. The majority of this revenue was used for the Local Authority’s payroll expenses. New figures obtained by the Donegal News through a Freedom of Information request show that revenue being brought in through […]