MET Éireann has issued a low temperature warning for Donegal. The forecaster has warned of hazardous conditions as temperatures are set to plummet to minus four. The yellow warning for low temperatures and ice will be in place from 10pm on Thursday to 10am on Friday. “Hazardous conditions. A sharp to severe frost with icy […]
Lighting up the star this Christmas in Letterkenny
WITH the Christmas lights shining bright in Letterkenny, the countdown is on until the big day. The town is getting busier and shops are trying to get used to the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping. To mark the Christmas season members of Letterkenny Chamber Council gathered at the Polestar to mark the switching on […]
Housing department publishes report on Donegal quarries
AN audit of Donegal’s quarries has found administrative non-compliance but little concern with the tested performance of the products themselves. The purpose of the audit was to evaluate the compliance of block manufacturers and quarries with the Construction Products Regulation when placing concrete blocks or aggregates for concrete on the market. The survey by the […]
Investigation after lorry theft in Killygordon
The Scania was stolen from a yard at The Bower, on the Convoy Road leaving Killygordon on Sunday, December 4.
€50m North-South funding to directly benefit Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed €50m in new funding to deliver a new suite of Shared Island programmes. Many of the initiatives in the programmes, such as €7.5m investment in the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route brand link, will directly benefit Donegal. Commenting on […]
New documentary to celebrate 50 years of Raidió na Gaeltachta
In a brand-new authored documentary, commissioned to mark 50 years of Raidió na Gaeltachta, musician and national treasure Mairéad Ní Mhaoinigh explores the role the station has played in shaping her own career as a musician – and that of many other musicians of her generation and beyond. The journey begins in 1960s Donegal, where […]
Letterkenny to get open air dining area
A continental-style outdoor dining area is to be created at Letterkenny’s An Grianán Theatre. Councillors have approved the development of a raised platform and matching ground level space with the capacity to cater for up to 50 people. A canopy will be built to shelter diners while trees and windbreaks will also be installed along […]
Gleneany House plans would be ‘huge boost’ for town
PLANS to demolish Gleneany House in Letterkenny to make way for a major multi-use development would be a “huge boost” to the town, according to a local councillor. An application has been lodged by M&B Kelly Partnership for the construction of six-storey and four-storey buildings which include 154 student bedrooms and 13 apartments. Retail units, […]
Mother of missing man renews appeal on 30th birthday
THE mother of missing Falcarragh man, Cian Langelaan has re-launched an appeal to mark his 30th birthday. Cian’s mother, Anthea Langelaan is working with the charity Missing People to re-launch search efforts on his 30th birthday which falls today (December 5). Cian, aged 27 at the time, was last seen on the evening of Sunday, […]
Lucky Donegal punter lands €6k win
One lucky Donegal punter lands €6,260 from just three Lotto numbers, as a tenner investment takes out 625/1 odds. A punter in County Donegal is going into the festive season with a four-figure boost to their budget after a confident Lotto wager on three numbers paid off in style. The anonymous punter placed their wager […]