Today will start off mainly dry. Through the late morning and afternoon, rain will be heavy at times. Later this evening, rain will turn to sleet or snow. Advertisement Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with light to moderate easterly winds. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow with […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday, November 18
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Danny Sweeney, Bunbeg George Sterritt, Dunfanaghy Advertisement Breege McGee (née Moyne), Buncrana Nan (Anastasia) Henry, Greencastle Anna French, Lifford Sally Stewart Shields, Glasgow and Gortahork Nora T Quinn, Glenties Betty Pitcher, Inver Phyllis Mullin, Omagh/ Donegal/ Galway Peter Hoines, Ballyshannon and Tyrone Josephine Canning, Dublin and Downings […]
Letterkenny school principal makes election plea
By Dionne Meehan THE principal of St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny has urged the public to highlight the lack of progress made on the school’s long-awaited extension to canvassers ahead of the general election. Currently educating over 1,000 students, principal Damien McCroary said the school is “bursting at the seams”. Advertisement Equipped with only one […]
Ukrainian families hit with eviction notices
By Dionne Meehan UP TO 80 Ukrainian refugees living in Ramelton are facing eviction in the mouth of Christmas as the Department of Equality and Integration continue to end contracts with smaller accommodation providers throughout the county. The refugees, living in Oakwell Holiday Village and The Tanyard premises in Ramelton, received letters last week asking […]
Collision with deer costs driver over €10,000 in damages
By Róise Collins GARDAÍ have issued a statement urging drivers to beware of deer on the roads amidst rutting season. They described the animal as unpredictable and asked drivers to take extra care when driving, especially at dusk and at dawn. Advertisement “Be prepared. Ensure that you are always in a position to stop suddenly […]
Barry McGuigan donates to Donegal Christmas toy appeal
By Róise Collins A BALLYBOFEY man is asking people across the county to donate towards a Christmas toy appeal to ensure as many children as possible will wake up to a gift this December 25. Hundreds of children have benefited from Eunan Devenney’s annual appeal which has been running for close to 25 years. Advertisement […]
Tributes flow as Séamus and Eddie Joe retire from Bunbeg Coast Guard Service
By Tommy Curran A FUNCTION to mark the retirement of Séamus Corbett and Eddie Joe McGee, long serving members of the Bunbeg Coast Guard Service, was held in Caisleáin Óir Hotel, Annagry on Saturday night. They were joined by colleagues who paid tribute to Séamus and Eddie for their decades of service to the local […]
Gritters out in force in Donegal
DONEGAL County Council’s gritters will be out in force from 8pm tonight as temperatures are set to plummet. Tonight, temperatures will fall to between zero and three degrees, with a touch of frost possible. As a result of this, all Donegal winter maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted. Donegal gritting route index as follows: […]
Letterkenny Post Office’s longest serving staff member retires
By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY Post Office’s longest serving staff member Briege McCafferty has clocked out for the last time. When the well-known Letterkenny woman left school with the intentions of undertaking a secretarial course in what was known at that time as the regional (ATU), little did she think an almost 43 year career lay […]
Death of Kathleen Watkins is mourned in her beloved Dungloe
By Eoin McGarvey THE town of Dungloe and indeed the west of the county joined in mourning the death of broadcaster, writer, and musician Kathleen Watkins who passed away in the Blackrock Clinic on Thursday last, surrounded by her loving family. The wife of the late broadcaster Gay Byrne, and mother of Crona and Suzy, […]