A PENSIONER who owned a provisional licence for more than fifty years is celebrating after finally passing his driving test. Retired welder James Byrne (69), admitted he was thrilled when he passed his driving exam last week. “I was absolutely delighted. It was a fantastic feeling,” he said. Mr Byrne, from Narin Road in Ardara, […]
Warning after woman provides PPS to scammers
A WOMAN in the Milford area provided her Personal Public Service (PPS) number to scammers after she believed the call to be genuine because the phone number came up as her local Garda station. The incident has prompted Gardai to put out a warning as there has been similar incidents across the Division in the […]
Teacher jailed for theft is struck from register
A former school principal jailed for the theft of €204,000 from his school has been removed from the teaching register following a fitness-to-teach inquiry. Fionbar Ó Baoill (41), of Ballybofey, Co Donegal was the former principal of St Patrick’s National School, Kilnaleck, Co Cavan. The Irish Independent is reporting today that Mr Ó Baoill, also […]
Covid vaccine now available at Letterkenny pharmacy
LloydsPharmacy in Letterkenny has been confirmed by the HSE as one of five LloydsPharmacy stores so far in the Republic of Ireland to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients. This week, the HSE approved the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in a select number of pharmacies in Ireland. Patients receiving their vaccines from the pharmacy […]
Jack Murray on course to be new Donegal cathaoirleach
SINN Féin’s Jack Murray looks set to become the next cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council. The make up of the five local municipal districts has started to take shape with Fianna Fáil’s Councillor Gerry Crawford elected as cathaoirleach for the Lifford/Stranorlar area. Fine Gael’s Barry Sweeney has been appointed to the role of mayor in […]
Joining syndicate a ‘no brainer’ says Lifford publican
LIFFORD publican Geraldine Vambeck has described her decision to buy into the local dog track as a “no brainer”. Ms Vambeck, who runs the Central Bar in the town, was one of the last people to join a consortium planning to resurrect the greyhound stadium. The Donegal News revealed recently how Greyhound Racing Ireland is […]
The mica protest in photos
Thousands of Donegal people are protesting in Dublin demanding a 100 per cent mica redress scheme. Here are a selection of photographs from the day so far.
Mica protest heads for Leinster House
HUGE crowds gathered outside the Convention Center in Dublin this afternoon to demand 100 per-cent redress for both homeowners affected by the mica and pyrite scandals. Chants echoing the message ‘We want 100 per-cent’ could be heard along the Liffey as years of fighting for their homes to be repaired have come to a head. […]
Death of a child in St Johnston
GARDAÍ are investigating the death of a young boy who was found unresponsive in a house in St Johnston on Monday. A garda spokesperson confirmed to the Donegal News that the nine-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The child’s body was removed to Letterkenny Hospital where a post mortem is to take place, […]
Support from home: Mica protest in Letterkenny
As thousands of people left Donegal early this morning to protest in Dublin for a 100 per cent Mica Redress Scheme, a lunchtime protest has taken place in Letterkenny. Up to 100 people gathered outside the Public Services Centre this afternoon in solidarity with those whose homes are crumbling due to mica. Many of those […]