By Róise Collins THOUSANDS of ESB customers in Donegal are today entering a fourth day without power after Storm Éowyn ravaged the county on Friday morning. It is likely that many homes and businesses in the county will remain without power until into next week. Advertisement The extreme, damaging and destructive winds associated with Storm […]
Zeus lead tributes to work colleague Kacper
By Diarmaid Doherty ZEUS Industrial Products in Letterkenny have paid a heartfelt tribute to their staff member Kacper Dudek who died in Friday morning’s road tragedy near Raphoe during Storm Éowyn. The 20-year-old from Lifford was on his way home from work when a tree fell on his car during heavy winds at Feddyglass, Raphoe, […]
N14 at Tullyrap remains closed today
THE N14 at Tullyrap will remain closed today to facilitate a clean up of the area and the removal of fallen trees following Storn Éowyn. Motorists are asked to use alternative routes. An update on the re-opening of this road is expected later today.
Weather: Blustery day with spells of rain
IT will be a blustery day today with further spells of rain or showers, possibly heavy at times. There’ll be some bright spells too, mainly in the afternoon. As the day goes on, fresh and gusty winds will gradually ease with highest temperatures of5 to 8 degrees. Advertisement Tonight, showery outbreaks of rain will continue. […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Way We Were in Donegal
Róise Collins delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. January 25, 1975 MAKE BETTER USE OF EXISTING SERVICES, COUNCIL TOLD Advertisement Limitations may be placed on housebuilding on the outskirts of Donegal’s towns and villages, and greater effort made to make better use of the building land within the […]
Reigning Mary from Dungloe welcomes birth of new baby boy
The reigning Mary from Dungloe has welcomed the birth of her new baby boy. Clare O’Donnell from Letterkenny, was the 57th winner of the Mary from Dungloe title back in August 2024. She also works as a popular pharmacy technician in Brennan’s Pharmacy in the town. Advertisement “Massive congratulations to our reigning Mary Clare […]
Letterkenny house building boom ready to take off
By Chris Ashmore A multi-million euro house and apartment building boom in the Letterkenny area is set to really take off this year, with a stream of council backed projects expected to get underway. Major advances have been made regarding plans for two major flagship multi-million euro projects in the town which will lead to […]
Omagh bomb inquiry to resume next week
By Emmet McElhatton THE Omagh Bombing Inquiry which claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins, and three Donegal schoolboys, is to resume next week. The public inquiry will resume in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, as the team returns to the task of establishing whether or not the bloodshed of August 1998 could have […]
ESB say customers may be without power for another week
By Diarmaid Doherty THOUSANDS of homes and businesses in Donegal may well have do without power for several more days as efforts continue to restore normal service following Storm Éowyn. Many homes in the county have not had any power since early on Friday morning when the worst of the storms battered the county. Advertisement […]
Rape survivor urges women to report behind closed doors abuse
by Louise Doyle A WOMAN raped by her former partner in her own home has urged other women experiencing sexual abuse behind closed doors to “take a deep breath and report it to gardaí”. Paul Arthur, 59, from Conwal, Letterkenny was jailed for ten years after a jury found him guilty on Friday of three counts of […]