A DONEGAL bus company owner has been fined €1,800 after schoolchildren with special needs were found being transported on a defective vehicle. Letterkenny District Court on Monday heard how gardai had to take three children and a teacher home from school in a patrol car because the vehicle they were being transported in had eight major defects. Stephen McDaid appeared before […]
Dangerous Oldtown junctions to be given top priority for safety improvements
by Chris Ashmore TWO junctions in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny are to get top priority to make them safer for pedestrians as well as motorists, it has emerged. Concerns about road safety in this area have been raised on numerous occasions and recently a young woman was knocked down. Advertisement Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly […]
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St Johnston publican brands draughts price hike ‘a terrible blow’
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A ST Johnston publican has described the move by Diageo to hike the price of its draught products by a further seven cent per pint next month as a “terrible blow”. Alice Lynch, of Maggie’s Tavern, said she has been left devastated by the development, which she said has come as a “bolt out of […]
One hospitalised following Manorcunningham collision
ONE person has been taken to hospital following a two vehicle collision in Manorcunningham this morning. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the collision on the N14 at Raymoghy around 9am. A garda spokesperson said: “One person was brought by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Advertisement “No other […]
Number of people before courts in Donegal on burglary offences in 2025 revealed
Thirty-five people were before the courts in Donegal for burglary offences in the first nine months of 2025. Nineteen people appeared before Letterkenny District Court on burglary offences between January to September of 2025, while nine were before Letterkenny Circuit Court in the same timeframe. Five people appeared before Donegal District Court and two before […]
Motorists flouting speed limit on busy road
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By Chris Ashmore CONCERNS that motorists are flouting the speed limit on one of Letterkenny’s busiest roads has prompted fresh calls for urgent safety measures to be put in place. It has emerged that the vast bulk of motorists are exceeding the speed limit on the Glencar Road, above McGovern’s junction (close to Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin). Advertisement The […]
Tribute: Derryreel a bleaker place with the passing of Barney McFadden
ON a bright Christmas Eve we gathered in Holy Cross Church, Dunfanaghy for the Requiem Mass and funeral of ‘Wee’ Barney McFadden. Despite our sorrow the sun shone. Barney had passed away after a short but severe illness, He was only 64. The world and especially the slopes around Derryreel will be a bleaker place […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday evening, January 14
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Elish McGinley, Brighton and formerly of Loughmult, Bruckless Liam Roarty, Stranorlar Advertisement Caroline McGinley, New York, and formerly Gaoth Dobhair Edward McGettigan, Kilmcrennan John Dorrian, Inver Sr Brigid Mary Kennedy, Frosses Imelda McLoone, Ballyshannon John Friel, Churchill and formerly Oughterlin, Rathmullan Veronica (Vonnie) O’Hanlon, Letterkenny Leslie Burnett, […]
Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day raises more than €5,000
CEO of Alcohol Forum Ireland Paula Leonard has raised more than €5,000 by taking on a swim a day for one month in Donegal’s freezing waters – and has revealed bold plans for another fundraiser. ‘Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day in December for Alcohol Related Brain Injury’ began in Rathmullan. Throughout the month, she swam at beaches across […]