ANOTHER weather warning has been issued for Donegal as Storm Austen approaches. A moderate Yellow Wind warning has been put in place for the county between 7pm tomorrow and 10am on Friday. A Met Éireann spokesperson said: “Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly […]
Awards season success continues for food producers
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TWO Donegal producers are celebrating successes from the largest food awards ceremony in the country. Convoy firm Green Pastures and its sister company Natural Dairies scooped top prizes at the recent Blas na hÉireann ceremony in Dingle, Co Kerry. Green Pastures specialises in Irish cultured dairy products while Natural Dairies makes fresh milk, cream and […]
Dark crime drama films woman’s body found in Donegal bog
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A BRILLIANT crime series has been shot on location in Donegal with local actors to boost the county’s film industry. The award-winning Irish language show CRÁ returns to TG4 in the coming weeks with cinematic landscapes of Gaoth Dobhair. The thriller centres on the suspected murder of a woman whose body was found in a […]
Milford student awarded prestigious university scholarship
A STUDENT from Milford has been awarded a prestigious university scholarship. Maeve Mc Clean was awarded a €24,000 Naughton Foundation Scholarship at Trinity College’s Business School, Dublin where founding patron Carmel Naughton was joined by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, Minister for Health to present winning students with their awards and cheques. The Naughton Foundation Scholarship […]
Railway campaigners take case to Government buildings
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RAILWAY campaigners have warned that a “lack of travel options” makes Donegal the “worst county” where people “must have” a car. They have claimed that people need a car even if they “can’t afford or don’t want one” and locals suffer “car-related economic stress”. The campaigners from the Into the West group, which was founded […]
Construction to begin on 24 new social homes in Donegal
CONSTRUCTION will soon begin on new social homes in Donegal. Donegal County Council has completed design-and-build contracts for two social housing developments in Milford and Doirí Beaga. They are set to provide high-quality, sustainable homes for 24 families. Advertisement At An Chúirt Ghlas, Rossgarrow, Milford, Axis Construction Limited, Dungloe, will deliver 12 social housing apartments using […]
Paddy Power job losses announced
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A DECISION about job losses at a Paddy Power betting shop in Letterkenny is yet to be made, according to the bookmaker. Its parent company today (Tuesday) announced that some 1,400 roles in Ireland and the UK are to be cut. But a spokesperson indicated to the Donegal News that they have not decided which […]
Spooky Halloween show filmed in locations across county
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A CREEPY new drama airs this weekend on RTE with large swathes of Donegal’s sweeping landscape used to chilling effect. Filmmakers turned to Inishowen for shoot supernatural TV show The Unreal, following in the footsteps of Hollywood moguls who filmed a blockbuster Star Wars movie in 2015. Locations for The Unreal included Malin Head, Five […]
Man caused hundreds of euro worth of damage to his own home
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A MAN is accused of causing almost €700 worth of damage in his home. Anis Talit of Robinsons Hall, Port Road, Letterkenny, is charged in relation to two incidents of criminal damage, totalling €650, one assault and one incident of theft from a Letterkenny supermarket. The 27-year-old was not present at Monday’s sitting of Letterkenny […]
House ‘ransacked’ in further spate of Donegal burglaries
A HOUSE was said to be “ransacked” during another spate of burglaries in Donegal. Burglaries have been reported in Letterkenny, Lifford, and Donegal Town in recent days. A large sum of cash, jewellery and gold chains were stolen from a house in the area of Ard Glas, Long Lane, Letterkenny. Advertisement The burglary occurred between […]