DONEGAL County Council has received the highest number of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, according to figures released by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne. As of the end of March 2025, Donegal received 1,114 applications, of which 811 have been approved. To date, €7,451,941 has been issued to Donegal applicants […]
Rosary to be held at Errigal for man who died this weekend
A rosary in memory of the late Carl Henderson will be held at Errigal this afternoon. The Armagh man died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. Advertisement He was […]
Redress Party Councillors stage walk-out of council housing meeting
“We are sick and tired of sitting here month after month, while the biggest housing and humanitarian crisis in Europe is blatantly being ignored by the Housing Minister,” said Cllr Tomas Sean Devine, as all four 100% Redress Party councillors staged a walk-out at today’s Special Plenary Meeting on Housing in Donegal County Council. The […]
Water outages affect Letterkenny’s Main Street over the weekend
A MAJOR burst on a water mains along Letterkenny’s Lower Main Street left residents without water over the weekend. Staff from Donegal County Council and Uisce Éireann were deployed on Saturday to address the outage. Crews from Uisce Éireann returned again yesterday morning to carry out further repairs on the affected pipeline. Advertisement The disruption […]
Fire crews tackled St Mary’s Church blaze with water from stream
By Róise Collins CONCERNS have been raised over water pressure issues on the night of the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Easter Monday. It has emerged that fire crews had to take water from a nearby stream as they attempted to battle the blaze. Advertisement The problem came to light […]
Man who passed away on Errigal Mountain named as Armagh man Carl Henderson
A MAN who died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon has been named as Carl Henderson of Fern Valley Close, Moira, Co Armagh. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny […]
Weather: Mix of cloud and hazy sunshine
TODAY will be quite cloudy to begin, with any remaining overnight rain and drizzle clearing by the early afternoon. It will be dry for the rest of the day with spells of hazy sunshine gradually breaking through as the day goes on. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be dry with […]
The Way We Were
Louise Doyle delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com APRIL 26, 1975 Advertisement BURST MILFORD SEWER A DANGER TO HEALTH, SAYS COUNCILLOR A sewer serving the National Building Agency houses at Milford has burst and is […]
Full house for Crolly concert in aid of Derrybeg Church
By Eoin Mc Garvey “The Royal Albert Hall wouldn’t be any better than the tent here tonight in Crolly” singer Daniel O’Donnell told the large crowd that came last night for the fundraising event in aid of St Mary’s Church, Derrybeg. Clannad’s Moya Brennan and friends, Altan’s Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, An Crann Óg, the Colangelo […]