The Colmcille Heritage Centre is to be congratulated on the success of their Féile Colmcille held in Gartan from June 6-9. The different events were well attended by locals and visitors alike who enjoyed the imaginative programme delivered by experts and accomplished musicians and poets. The weekend was welcoming, innovative and inclusive, setting the bar […]
Criminal damage to walker’s car in Kilmacrennan
A walker at Ballykeeran Woods in Kilmacrennan alerted gardaí after an incident of criminal damage to a car. On Wednesday, June 10, a car was parked up at the woods around 6.20pm. The owner of the car went for a walk and returned at 7pm to discover that the front passenger window had been smashed. […]
Cash and keys stolen from car in Milford
TWO male suspects are wanted by gardai in connection with a theft from a car. A sum of cash, plus a set of car keys, and an angle grinder were among the items stolen. Gardai are now appealing for the “assistance of the public in connection with the theft incident”. Advertisement It happened in a […]
Charities vigilant against World Cup domestic abuse
CHARITIES have warned women to vigilant against a rise in domestic abuse threats during the World Cup. They were responding to Alcohol Action Ireland research that shows alcohol-fuelled domestic abuse incidents jumped after games. Donegal women’s support group The Uplift Project’s clinical director Jessica Gallagher said: “Research consistently shows that domestic abuse incidents can increase […]
House attacked and windows smashed
A FAMILY escaped serious injury when a house was violently attacked in Ballyshannon. The front windows of the building were smashed in and glass in the front door of the house was also broken. Gardaí are appealing for information in connection with the criminal damage incident. Advertisement It occurred in the area of Saimer Drive […]
Man to appeal life sentence for killing Donegal woman in India
A MAN who was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a Donegal woman in India is set to appeal his life sentence next month. Vikat Bhagat (31) was handed a life sentence in February 2025 for killing 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin from Buncrana in March 2017. Ms McLaughlin had been backpacking across India when she was killed […]
Raphoe car hijacker who rammed garda car faces trial
Over the last two weeks, Jonathan Glenn (43) of Beltany, Raphoe has appeared twice at Letterkenny District court twice by video link from Castlerea prison on a wide range of charges. At the first sitting Garda Gillian Page presented a book of evidence where Glenn was charged with hijacking a Ford Mondeo on January 14, […]
Water outage in Lettermacaward area
UISCE Éireann crews working to restore water supply in Lettermacaward. Uisce Éireann crews are working to restore water supply to customers in Lettermacaward and surrounding areas this morning following a power cut to the local treatment plant. With no power reaching the plant, water is not being pumped into the network. Teams are liaising with […]
Donegal pupil wins at national poster competition
A PUPIL from Donegal was among the big winners at an annual awards ceremony held in Dublin recently. Nora Columb, a pupil in Scoil Adhamhnáin Naofa, An Luinnigh was named as the national winner in the primary school category of the Green-Schools poster competition. The awards were held to recognise the efforts of primary and secondary students […]
Two men jailed over Donegal human trafficking case
TWO Eastern European men have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison at Letterkenny Circuit Court following a garda investigation into human trafficking in Donegal. The case centred on the exploitation of seven vulnerable victims who were lured to Ireland with promises of good wages, decent housing and a better life, only to […]