PONTOONS aimed at attracting more leisure boats to west Donegal are to be developed in Bunbeg. A tender has been issued for contractors interested in taking on the building project. Bunbeg harbour was created almost 200 years ago to serve the local fishing industry. Advertisement In the earlier part of the 20th century it was […]
Darkness into Light to be held at ATU to mark tenth anniversary
THIS year’s Letterkenny Darkness into Light will be held in the grounds of ATU for the first time to mark the 10th anniversary of the event in Letterkenny. The launch of Darkness into Light 2023 was hosted by the DIL Letterkenny Committee on Thursday evening and a large crowd attended. The fundraising event, which was first held in Letterkenny in […]
GRA president in favour of more tasers for Gardaí
THE Donegal-based President of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said arming more gardaí with tasers would be a “natural step” for the force. The Dunfanaghy man was speaking amid renewed calls for more protection for officers, with 285 Gardaí assaulted last year. Mr O’Connor said the taser is available in other countries, but not widely used. Advertisement […]
Re-useable water bottle launched in Letterkenny to cut down on plastic
SHOP LK and Letterkenny Tidy Towns have launched a re-useable water bottle in a bid to reduce single use plastic. The refillable bottle was unveiled last week at the launch of the Letterkenny Tidy Town’s Action Plan for 2023. Speaking to the Donegal News, CEO of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce, Toni Forester said launching the […]
Status yellow wind warning for Donegal
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for Donegal. The weather warning will be in place until 8pm tonight. Met Éireann said widespread gusts of 80 to 110 km/h are to be expected and gusts will be stronger in exposed areas. Advertisement
Cousin of victim launches raffle for voluntary responder charities
IN the past six months numerous fundraisers have been organised in a bid to get the community of Creeslough back on their feet. Now Carrigart man, Brendan Vaughan is on a mission to give back to the voluntary organisations who responded on the day. Brendan, who has been living in London for the past 41 […]
Talented musicians to highlight sean-nós song tradition
TWO talented Donegal musicians are set to highlight the Irish language sean-nós song tradition in an exciting new TV show. Bláth na hÓige is a new series that showcases the multi-faceted talents of Gaoth Dobhair’s Cathal Ó Curráin and Megan Nic Ruairí from Rann na Feirste. The series follows young singers at the early stage of their musical […]
Eleven weekend arrests for driving under the influence
ELEVEN motorists across Donegal Division were arrested over the Easter bank holiday for driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Gardai had warned that they would be ramping up patrols on the county’s roads over the Bank Holiday weekend in a bid to crackdown on drink and drug-driving offences. Eight arrests were made for drink-driving related offences, and three […]
40 sheep stolen from Glencolmcille
The sheep, mainly ewes and some in lambing, were taken from a mountain area at Largybrack sometime between March 12 and April 2.
Support for farmers to conserve traditional farm buildings
Funding is now available to farmers for the conservation of County Donegal’s traditional farm buildings under the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme. The aim of the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme is to ensure that traditional farm buildings that contribute to landscape character and are of heritage value are conserved for agricultural use. Only on-line […]