The Balor, Ballybofey underlines it’s reputation as a premier venue for original music this weekend. Monthly original music night The Ghostlight Sessions enjoys its final outing of 2022 on Friday, November 4 while Castlefin singer-songwriter Mickey Duffy launches his album Making Changes on Saturday, November 5. The Ghostlight Sessions has attracted top quality acts from […]
Weather warning for Donegal
there is potential that the Status Yellow wind and rain warning may escalate to an Orange level warning in County Donegal.
Exciting line up announced for Science Week
To celebrate Science Week, Donegal County Library Service has organised an exciting programme of events for children. The festival takes place from November 13 to 20 and the focus this year is to highlight and explore infinite possibilities of science. This year’s line-up acts as a genuine call for a truly fundamental shift in the […]
Yellow wind warning for Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a status-yellow wind warning for Donegal. The warning will be in place from 4am to 9pm on Wednesday, when some severe and damaging gusts may occur. There is also a risk of potential wave overtopping along Atlantic coasts and a spell of heavy rain may lead to flooding in places. For […]
Hospital preparing for winter pressures
THE number of patients with Covid-19 at Letterkenny University Hospital has significantly increased in the last week putting huge pressure on services. It comes as health care group, Saolta announced details of its winter plan which aims to improve efficiency within the emergency department. Speaking to the Donegal News, Saolta CEO, Tony Canavan said Covid-19 […]
Man City supporters club donate to Creeslough fund
THE Donegal Branch of the Manchester City Supporters Club has made a donation of €2,640 to the Irish Red Cross Creeslough Community Support Fund. The members of the Donegal Branch had initially agreed to make a donation of €1,000 from their own funds and fundraising ventures. However, they asked other branches of the Official Supporters […]
Information day on Castlefinn flood relief scheme
THE public are being encouraged to attend an information day next week on the preferred option for the Castlefinn Flood Relief Scheme. The drop-in event will be held on Thursday, November 10, in Castlefinn Partnership Initiative (CPI) Centre, Castlefinn, from 4pm until 8pm. Members of the project team, from Donegal County Council, the Office of […]
Concerns over extended road closure
CONCERNS over the extended closure of the N56 road through Creeslough were voiced by members of the local community at a public meeting held by the Red Cross. The N56 road will remain closed until November 27 as the Gardaí have been granted an extension by the High Court to continue to preserve the site of the […]
NoWDOC experiencing high volume of calls
THE HSE has advised that the NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Service in Donegal is currently very busy and experiencing a high volume of calls. In a statement this afternoon a HSE spokesperson said: “Urgent calls are prioritised and are dealt with first. We ask for your patience due to the longer wait times.” The […]
Six Letterkenny houses for auction
SIX residential properties in Letterkenny are to be sold at auction next month. The houses are on the books of the Dublin-headquartered digital platform BidX1. They have 13 Donegal properties, both residential and commercial, going under the hammer on November 10. Advertisement The online auctioneer stresses that none of its Donegal properties have been internally inspected or measured. […]