JIM Callaghan always regarded himself as a proud Letterkenny man – a complete townie, through and through. At his funeral Mass on Monday, chief-celebrant Fr. Ciaran Harkin said news of Jim’s sudden, yet quiet passing at his home at 5 Ballyraine Park on Friday afternoon was met with great sadness, near and far. He said […]
Weather: Cold day with widespread frost
Today will be very cold with widespread frost, ice or black ice. It will stay dry with hazy sunshine, though cloud will thicken later. Highest temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain turning to sleet in places with snow for a time on high ground. Temperatures won’t […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday morning, January 10
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Seán McGlynn, Cloghan and London Anthony Kelly, Glenties Advertisement Gerald (Gerry) Dunnion, Dublin and Donegal Mary Gilroy, Sligo, Galway and Donegal Carmel Ann Doocey, Bundoran and Mayo Eamonn Boyle, Glenties Nora (Hannah) Taylor, Wicklow and Malin Mary Varilly, Dublin and Dungloe Nancy Robinson, Newtowncunningham Seán McGlynn, Cloghan […]
Post mortem carried out on man’s body discovered at a vacant property
A POST mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a man discovered at a vacant property in Burnfoot. The examination was carried out by State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan yesterday, Thursday, January 10. This comes after a body of a man, aged in his 30s, was discovered at a vacant property in Dundrain, […]
Severe Weather Warning issued for Donegal from 7pm this evening
Met Éireann has issued a Severe Weather Warning for low temperatures in Donegal for Thursday evening and into Friday morning. The Orange weather warning comes into effect from 7pm this evening (Thursday) and is valid to 8am on Friday. Met Éireann say it will be extremely cold with widespread severe frost and ice, along with […]
Donegal to be well represented at BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2025
By Dionne Meehan STUDENTS from Donegal have made the journey to Dublin this week to compete in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2025. A total of 20 entries from schools around the county will help make up a total of 550 projects selected to compete in this week’s final stage. Advertisement Local schools competing […]
Freezing temperatures bring Donegal to a standstill
By Dionne Meehan FREEZING temperatures brought most parts of the county to a standstill in recent days. With temperatures plummeting as low as -6 degrees in some parts of Donegal, the icy conditions resulted in significant disruption across various sectors including education, transport and local and sporting events. Advertisement On Tuesday and Wednesday, many schools […]
VIDEO: Donegal Hearing Clinic closed today following overnight incident
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL Hearing Clinic on Letterkenny’s Pearse Road will remain closed today after major damage was caused to the premises overnight. The front section of the clinic has been severely damaged after a vehicle crashed into the premises. Advertisement The vehicle drove off after the incident which occurred at around 12.15am. The Director […]
Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre opens to the public
THE HSE are pleased to announce that Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre (PCC) will open to the public for the provision of GP services today Thursday, January 9 at 2:30pm with the remainder of services due to commence in the coming weeks. Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre will accommodate a range of health services such as GP […]
Weather: Very cold day with widespread frost and ice
THIS morning will be very cold with widespread frost and ice lingering. It will be rather wet with scattered wintry showers drifting over in a cold northerly breeze. Sunny spells will develop later as showers ease but staying bitterly cold with highs struggling at just 0 to 4 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will remain very cold […]