CAMPAIGNERS have criticised plans to limit asylum seekers to an in-house shop rather than allowing them to buy goods in local stores. Up to 300 residents will move into former student accommodation on Letterkenny’s Port Road later this month. In preparation for their arrival the Donegal Asylum Seekers Support Group has been set up. They […]
Vet accused of having sex with animals arrested
A former vet who is facing multiple charges of sexual activity with animals and possession of child and extreme pornography is due to appear before the High Court later today after he was arrested by Gardai in Donegal last night. Officers from the gardai’s Extradition Unit arrested Oliver Lown (35) at a location near Letterkenny […]
Renewed appeal nine years after murder of Andrew Allen
A fresh appeal has been issued today, the ninth anniversary of the murder of Andrew Allen. Mr Allen was 24 when he was shot dead at his home in at Links View Park Buncrana on February 9, 2012. He was shot in front of his partner at approximately 9.20pm and pronounced dead at the scene. […]
Commercial rates waiver to continue until March
THE Government has announced a further waiver of commercial rates which will apply to specified business categories in the first quarter of 2021. This three-month waiver has modified criteria from the 2020 scheme and accordingly is a separate, standalone waiver scheme. A 100 per-cent waiver will be applied to all businesses, for a three-month period […]
Council issue statement following weather warning
DONEGAL County Council has said their Severe Weather Assessment Team are monitoring developments following a Met Éireann warning about plummeting temperatures and possible snowfall in the days ahead. “Met Éireann have issued a weather advisory for Ireland. Sunday through to Wednesday will be very cold with temperatures in low single figures during the day and […]
Council to develop regeneration plan for Letterkenny
Donegal County Council has begun a process to develop a regeneration strategy for Letterkenny town centre. Letterkenny 2040 is funded by the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), a flagship initiative of Project Ireland 2040 and led by Donegal County Council’s Regeneration and Development Team. The strategy will establish a “compelling and ambitious vision” for […]
Used over 400 horseshoes for magnificent cross
A NINE foot tall Celtic Cross sculpture made out of horse shoes has been attracting admiring glances in recent days. The artwork has been created by William McCracken in his shed at the rear of his home in Ardagh, St Johnston. Advertisement A welder and fabricator with Fleming Engineering in Derry, William stumbled upon […]
Warning issued as temperatures are set to plummet
MET Éireann has issued an advisory warning for Donegal as temperatures are set to plummet bringing icy conditions. The yellow advisory warning will come into force on Sunday at 6am and will remain in place until Wednesday at 6pm. A Met Éireann Forecaster warned: “Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be very cold with temperatures […]
Spanish property buyers to recoup €3 million
UP TO twenty Donegal homebuyers who were caught cold by the Spanish property market crash are expected to recoup much of the €3m they paid for holiday homes that were never built. A ruling in Spain’s supreme court in December 2015 opened the way for hundreds of Irish people to claim directly from the banks […]
Former parish priest jailed for two years
A former parish priest has been sentenced to two years imprisonment after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager over thirty years ago. Eamon Crossan had plied his 13 year old victim with alcohol before carrying out the assault at the Parochial House in Kincasslagh on a date between 1984 and 1985. In a letter […]