THE funeral will take place this morning (Friday) in Glenties of the Packie Gildea (39) who was killed in a single vehicle crash on New Year’s Day.
Malin Head Coastguard handled 393 emergencies
MALIN HEAD Coastguard station handled 393 emergency incidents during 2012 involving local coastguard units, RNLI personnel and the Donegal Mountain Rescue team.
Concern over seat belt related deaths
DONEGAL’S top traffic Garda has described as a huge concern the fact that the non-wearing of seat belts was a factor in more than half the deaths on the county’s roads this year.
Sky lights up for local couple
IT WAS ‘fireworks’ all the way when Falcarragh man Declan McFadden proposed to his Letterkenny girlfriend, Laura Graham, on Christmas Day.
Funeral of Drumkeen accident victim tomorrow
THE community of Drumkeen has been left devastated following a tragic accident which claimed the life of a well-known local man.
Quiet Christmas for crime
GARDAI have reported a low number of incidents over what they described as a relatively quiet Christmas period.
Septic tank registration lowest in Donegal
THE latest figures on the payment of the septic tank registration fee show a huge variation around the State, with only 26 per cent of Donegal tank owners paid-up compared with 81 per cent of Kerry residents.
Letterkenny man dies in house fire
By C.J.McGinley
THE 68 years-old Letterkenny man who died in a tragic house fire on the outskirts of the town, was yesterday (Thursday) described as a ‘kind, obliging neighbour and friend’.
Moya Doherty is latest ambassador for Donegal Gathering
RIVERDANCE producer Moya Doherty has recently been announced as the latest ambassador for the Donegal Gathering.
Mother to sue Donegal VEC over daughter’s suicide
THE mother of tragic teenage sisters Erin and Shannon Gallagher has launched legal proceedings against the local school authority, County Donegal VEC.