Orange wind warning issued for the weekend


AN ORANGE wind warning has been issued for Donegal as Storm Jorge approaches Ireland. Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) will bring severe winds with gusts of 110 to 130 km/hr expected. The warning will be valid from 12.00 on Saturday until 3am on Sunday. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: “Some severe winds expected during Saturday associated with […]

Get involved this Saturday on National Library Day


THIS Saturday Donegal’s libraries are taking part in the first ever National Library Open Day. Libraries are open most days of course but on Saturday a special invitation is being issued to everyone to come in and see what is on offer. Branches, which normally open every Saturday between 10am and 2.30pm, will have events […]

Man appears in court after Glenties shooting incident


A 22-year-old man from Carlow appeared before Letterkenny District Court today following a shooting incident in Glenties at the weekend. Stephen Dowling, Cois Abhainn, Burren Road, Carlow was charged with discharging a firearm at Mill Road and Main Street Glenties in the early hours of Saturday morning. The father of one was in Donegal on […]

Man due in court over Glenties shooting incident


A MAN in his twenties is due to appear in court later this morning after shots were fired in Glenties at the weekend. Two other men, in their 20s and 40s, were arrested in connection with the incident but were later released without charge. In the early hours of Saturday morning Gardaí were called to […]

Gardaí praised after two incidents brought to safe end


THE Garda Representative Association has praised officers in Donegal following a safe conclusion to two incidents involving firearms. Donegal’s GRA spokesperson Brendan O’Connor said it was a credit to his colleagues that no one was hurt on either occasion. The first incident began on Wednesday and centred on a private dwelling in Letterkenny. A media […]