PLANS to name a park bench in honour of well-respected Letterkenny man Jack Boyce are moving forward. Jack was remembered as a “great town man” at yesterday’s meeting of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District (MD). Cathaoirleach Pauric McGarvey proposed a motion for a bench to be installed at Ballymacool Town Park and named after Jack in […]
Finn Valley roads update: Tiernisk bridge reopens as Dromore footbridge remains shut
By Jonathan Magee MOTORISTS in the Finn Valley have one less diversion to contend with after the replacement of Tiernisk bridge, between Castlefin and Doneyloop, which is now open to traffic again. The bridge had been closed since early July after a partial collapse forced the closure of the road, with traffic diverted onto the […]
Tributes paid to Seamus Canning on retirement from Donegal County Council
KIND tributes were paid to Seamus Canning on his retirement as Area Manager of Donegal County Council. At yesterday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District (MD), the Cathaoirleach Pauric McGarvey acknowledged Mr Canning’s retirement this Friday. “You will be missed and I wish you all the best,” said Independent Cllr McGarvey. Advertisement Councillors joined in extending […]
Heartbroken family memorial will be ‘forever cherished’
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A WOMAN whose third child was born just two months after her husband’s tragic death has said she will forever cherish a memorial in his name. Donegal dad Damien O’Brien was only 35 when he was hit by a car as he walked home in California last summer. His pregnant wife Michelle, who gave birth […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, July 15
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Brian Monaghan, Letterbarrow Seán Feeny, Annagry Advertisement Kevin Gallagher, Kilmacrennan, formerly Newmills Nan Roulston, St Johnston Ronnie Bell, Raphoe Sophia Friel, Derrybeg Chrissie Ennis, Ballybofey Brian Monaghan, Letterbarrow The death has occurred of Brian Monaghan, (affectionately known as the Crow), Drimarone, Letterbarrow, peacefully at Donegal Community […]
Warnings as throngs due at beaches under searing sun
SUNLOVERS have received several heatwave warnings as Met Eireann flagged dangers with temperatures soaring close to record highs. A hot 28C is forecast for Donegal today (Wednesday) and 26C tomorrow. It is slightly below Donegal’s record high temperature of 29.6C that was set at Finner, near Ballyshannon, on July 12, last year. Advertisement The national […]
Council to write second letter to Minister for Transport
DONEGAL County Council will write a second letter calling on the Minister for Transport to visit Letterkenny. Minister Darragh O’Brien has previously been asked by Cllr Gerry McMonagle to make the journey to Donegal’s largest town to witness traffic issues and ongoing road network projects. The Sinn Féin councillor previously brought a motion to write […]
Blue Kia car stolen in Lifford
A CAR was stolen in the early hours in Lifford. A blue Kia, registration number ‘BVZ 6021’ was stolen from the Station Road in the early hours of Friday, July 10. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have travelled within the general Lifford area with a dash-cam between 1am and 2.30am on that date to make […]
Areas across Donegal hit with strict water restrictions
THE heatwave has reduced water stocks in Donegal to perilously low levels with night-time restrictions now in place for a full week. Five separate water supplies in the county have been identified as at-risk by Uisce Eireann. Hundreds of families across 16 affected towns and villages are set for significant disruption, provisionally until July 21, […]
‘You’ll never see it again’ – the day the Armada came back to Mullaghderg
By Jonathan Magee THE world’s largest replica Spanish galleon, El Galeón Andalucía, sailed into Mullaghderg Bay on Tuesday, marking two significant anniversaries on the Donegal coast. John Gallagher, known locally as John Paddy Óg, from Mullaghduff, organised the visit, and said the scale of the occasion struck him as the ship came into view. “That’s […]