Reaction to Supreme court decision on drink driving


In a letter to the Donegal News, a former member of An Garda Siochana has said a recent drink driving case has made a mockery of the judicial system  in Ireland and has called on the authorities to come up with a new system which will cover all legislation. He claimed drink driving cases are […]


Officer could feel every bone on starving dog’s body


  A KILLYGORDON woman who allowed a dog to starve until it weighed under two stone has been banned from keeping animals for five years.   Katy McMonagle of Lissmullyduff, Killygordon, was convicted at Letterkenny District Court yesterday of failing to adequately feed a dog, fined €10 and disqualified from keeping animals until 2022.   […]


Christmas swimmers to “Get In, Get Out and Warm Up”


  The Christmas season is a time when people take part in sponsored swims in support of many charitable causes but this year Irish Water Safety’s message is “Get In, Get Out and Warm Up”.  Christmas day charity swimmers can occasionally find themselves left without sufficient strength to climb out of the water due to the cold.  Cold winter waters […]


ISPCA welcomes jail term for Mountcharles dog killer


      THE ISPCA has welcomed a jail term handed down to a Donegal man who kicked a dog up and down a street before setting it alight.   Christopher Foy (27) of Mountcharles was sent to prison for 18 months and banned for life from keeping animals following the brutal attack.   The […]