Donegal County Council is warning of poor road conditions around the county this morning with areas of Letterkenny badly affected due to heavy snowfall. The local authority is advising drivers to avoid the Sentry Hill, Cathedral Area, New line Road and Ard O Donnell areas of the town. “Roads in poor conditions due to snow. […]
Truck run for Creeslough
A trucker who was one of the first at the scene of the Creeslough tragedy is holding a fundraising truck run to raise funds for the affected families. Colin Kilpatrick was delivering compost to Homeland across the road from Applegreen when the explosion took place. Speaking to the Donegal News, Colin said he wanted to […]
Warning of hazardous road conditions
THE ROAD Safety Authority (RSA) is warning of hazardous road conditions as a status yellow warning for low temperatures and ice remains in place until 12pm on Tuesday. Met Éireann said there will be wintry showers in the northwest with accumulations, especially in mountainous areas, leading to traffic disruption. The RSA said road users should […]
Two fishermen rescued off the coast of Tory Island
Two fishermen were rescued off the coast of Tory Island this morning. The Malin Head Coast Guard received the mayday call from the crew on board just before 6 am this morning. The Malin Head Coast Guard tasked the Rescue 118, a Search and Rescue Helicopter based in Sligo, and the Arranmore lifeboat. Both the […]
Letterkenny hospital most overcrowded today
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 66 patients waiting on a bed. According to this morning’s trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) there are 506 admitted patients waiting for beds across the country. Nationally 355 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 151 […]
Garda Commissioner to meet policing committee today
GARDA Commissioner Drew Harris will be grilled over the “obliteration” of Donegal’s drugs unit when he visits the county today. The former PSNI deputy chief constable will meet with members of the Joint Policing Committee in Lifford this afternoon. They have drawn up a list of more than 20 questions they want the state’s most senior Garda member to […]
Businesses voice frustration over water disruption
A Falcarragh restaurant owner has revealed how he has had to close four times in as many weeks because of water outages. Business owners in the area say they are at their wits end with the constant supply disruptions which are costing them untold amounts in lost revenue. Irish Water has claimed that a lightning […]
‘Day of action’ against hospital overcrowding
A ‘day of action’ will take place at Letterkenny hospital this week as part of a national drive to highlight pressures facing the health service. Campaigners will gather outside hospitals on January 21 at 1pm to demand an end to cuts and to call on the government to address overcrowding and staff shortages. Co-ordinating the protest in Letterkenny is […]
Detections lead to Garda speed warning
GARDAÍ in Donegal have issued a speed warning after catching motorists breaking the limit in particularly bad driving conditions. One driver was nabbed doing 139kph in a 100kph zone and the other 120kph. “We sound like a broken record,” said the local roads unit. Advertisement “We know that. We also know that speed kills so […]
Donegal scoops 13 prizes at BT Young Scientist
STUDENTS from Donegal have taken home 13 prizes from the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023. Coláiste Ailigh won six awards with Abbey Vocational School and Carndonagh Community School picking up two each. The remainder were shared between Loreto Community School, St Columba’s Comprehensive School and Coláiste Cholmcille. The winners of the 59th BT […]