A CLOUGHANEELY woman is one of the new faces on TG4’s revamped TV weather service which was unveiled last week.
Donegal commonage farmers may lose out on SFP
IT has emerged that some commonage farmers in Donegal may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment (SFP) from 2015 due to new regulations being imposed by the Minister for Agriculture.
Alleged sex offender sent forward for trial
A man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls, some of which allegedly happened in Donegal, will appear again before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October.
Donegal trio qualify to represent Ireland at International Sheepdog Trials
THREE Donegal men will represent Ireland at the International Sheepdog Trials in Roscommon in September after qualifying at the Irish National Sheepdog Trial held at An Grianán Estate, Burt, last week.
Arranmore RNLI evacuates injured man on Ederinis Island
THE lifeboat crew at Arranmore RNLI was called to Ederinis Island off the coast of Burtonport at 12.45pm today to assist in the evacuation of a man who fell from the roof of a house on the island.
Canon McDyer Archaeology Summer school starts this weekend
THE 27th annual week-long Canon James McDyer Archaeology Summer school starts tomorrow (Saturday) in Glencolmcille.
Serial illegal dumper has waste licence revoked
IT HAS emerged this morning that the man behind Donegal’ largest refuse collection company, who has a number of convictions for illegal dumping, has had his waste collection licence revoked.
PSNI helicopter assists major garda manhunt
By Cronan Scanlon A PSNI helicopter and two civilian aeroplanes assisted Gardai during a major search operation along the border last week which resulted in two suspected burglars being arrested and brought to court. Details of the dramatic ground and air operation only emerged at Letterkenny District Court this week where two Stranorlar brothers appeared […]
Shock and anger at Minister’s windfarm threat
THERE was anger and confusion yesterday after it emerged the Minister for Environment may overturn a decision by Donegal County Council to make large tracts of Donegal out-of-bounds for windfarm development.
MacLochlainn demands hospital ‘spy camera’ investigation
IT has been more than 17 weeks since a spy camera was detected at Letterkenny General Hospital and Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has now demanded that an independent investigation must be established.