Letterkenny gardaí are investigating the incident at Slieve Sneacht at 9.15pm on Saturday, March 26.
Over 1,000 children waiting on assessment
MORE than 1,000 children in Donegal are awaiting assessments for Occupational therapy, Speech and Language therapy and Psychological Services Cllr Gerry McMonagle was told at lastweek’s Regional Health Forum. The recently appointed chair of the HSE Forum had tabled the question to find out how many children were waiting on these services and what the […]
School friends bolster Rudolstadt’s Donegal population
DONEGAL’S influence on Rudolstadt continues to blossom with two more Letterkenny men now putting down roots there. Eighteen-year-old Luca Villamajna and Cian Mulligan, who is 19, moved to the town on a whim five months ago. Since then they have secured accommodation, found themselves jobs and begun making plans for a future in Germany. Rudolstadt has been twinned […]
Would ewe look at that…
FIVE lambs born to a ewe on a farm outside Letterkenny are doing well according to their owners. The average number of lambs born during a single birthing is between one and three. So it was a huge surprise for Lyndsey Tinney and her fiance David when one of their Texel-cross Suffolk ewes produced one, two, three, […]
Wildfire warning issued
DONEGAL County Council is appealing to landowners and members of the public to exercise caution and to take all necessary measures to prevent wildfires after a fire danger notice was issued. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued the orange warning earlier today for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, […]
Young people stage first of climate protests
YOUNG people fighting for climate action held the first of a series of protests in Letterkenny on Friday. Fridays for Future Donegal was set up by student Meábh McConalogue (16). Meábh was a member of Friday Futures Ireland group and set up Fridays for Future Donegal having seen a gap locally. She is joined by […]
Council meeting adjourned amid Garda investigation
Donegal County Council’s monthly meeting has been adjourned until April 6 after a number of incidents led to Gardai being called to the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny this morning. Cathaoirleach, Cllr Jack Murray said he had been told by staff and councillors that they did not feel safe and said he had no other […]
Gardai called to Council meeting
GARDAI were called to this morning’s monthly meeting of Donegal County Council which was due to take place in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny from 11am. Mayor, Cllr Jack Murray adjourned the meting for an hour and said they had an issue to deal with before the meeting could get under-way. Members of the […]
Today’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court cancelled
Today’s scheduled sitting of Letterkenny District Court will not go ahead. All cases have been adjourned following a Covid outbreak and are to be rescheduled. Anyone due to appear is asked to contact either the Court Service or their legal representative.
Fifty new software jobs to be created in Letterkenny
FIFTY new software jobs will be created in Letterkenny over the next 18 months. Zinkworks, a Telecoms & Financial Services Research & Development company have announced the establishment of a software engineering hub in the CoLab facility on the Letterkenny I.T. Campus. Zinkworks was founded in 2018 and currently employs 180 people at its head […]