The N14 Letterkenny-Lifford road has reopened. It had been closed at Tullyrap for almost two weeks following a fallen tree incident during Storm Éowyn, which resulted in the death of Kacper Dudek (20). A 65km/h speed limit is now in place.
Bogus workmen targeting houses and businesses
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PEOPLE are being urged to be vigilant following reports of bogus callers calling to houses and businesses offering to carry out driveway works. Gardaí have said they received reports of bogus callers in the Glenties area very recently. “They were travelling in a white Land Rover Defender, although please keep in mind that various vehicles would […]
Cash, jewellery and car keys stolen from house
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A SUM of cash, jewellery and two sets of car keys were stolen from a house in Stranorlar. Gardaí are investigating the burglary at a house at Meetinghouse Street on Wednesday, January 29, between 1am and 7.30am. A gold Claddagh ring, a sum of cash and two VW Passat car keys were stolen from within […]
New bus shelters needed in Finn Valley
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A FRESH call has been made for the installation of bus shelters around the Finn Valley. Raising the issue, Cllr. Patrick McGowan said that there are “people getting soaked in the rain” waiting at bus stops. “You would think that it is an easy fix to try and get a couple of bus shelters and it […]
Man struck from behind by unknown male in Ballybofey
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GARDAÍ are appealing for information after a man was struck from behind by an unknown male in Ballybofey, causing him to fall as a result of the blow. On Sunday, February 2 at approximately 2.35am gardaí were alerted to the fact that a man had been injured and required an ambulance at Navenny Street, Ballybofey. Upon […]
Rise in patients treated on trolleys
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by Louise Doyle THERE was a 55 per cent increase in the number of people treated in Letterkenny University Hospital without a bed last month compared with January 2006. That’s according to latest Trolley Watch analysis figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Advertisement According to the figures, 320 patients were treated without […]
N14 at Feddyglass remains closed
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A SECTION of the N14 between Whitecross and Feddyglass junctions remains closed today. Motorists are advised to take alternative routes via Ballindrait to Raphoe and St Johnston to Rosgier. An update on the re-opening of this road will be provided this evening, Tuesday, February 4.
Weather: Sunshine and showers for Donegal
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TODAY will start off wet with persistent rain, which will gradually clear by mid-morning. Sunshine and showers will follow, some heavy with hail possible. Highest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be mainly dry with long clear spells as showers become isolated early in the night and become confined to coastal areas. […]
Final arguments in Donegal woman’s murder trial to be heard today
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FINAL arguments in the long-running trial in India of a man charged with raping and murdering a Donegal woman will be heard today. The body of Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer in March 2017 in a field in a remote area of Goa. The 28-year-old had been raped and murdered. Advertisement A local man, […]
I can ‘never forgive’ my son’s killers, says Oran’s mum
THE mother of eight-year-old Oran Doherty says she ‘hopes and prays’ the Omagh Bombing Inquiry will give the families of those killed some answers on whether the disaster could have been prevented. Oran, who was from Buncrana, was one of 31 people, including unborn twins, killed in the 1998 Real IRA attack. Bernie Doherty, whose […]