As a result of the closure of the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre on Wednesday and the cancellation of walk-in clinics, additional booster vaccine clinics have been arranged for Friday. Letterkenny Walk-in Clinic for Booster Vaccine for those aged 60 to 69 Friday 10 December, 12.30pm to 5.15pm. For people who had their second dose on or […]
Town Centre First Plans for Milford
MILFORD is one of 26 towns across the country included in the first ever Town Centre First Plans. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD announced details of the funding which will be key to tackling dereliction and revitalising town centres. Funding of €100,000 will be provided to each of 26 towns for […]
Roads closed as Barra continues to bash county
DONEGAL County Council says it teams are working to deal with a number of roads that have been closed due to the inclement weather. A spokesperson has advised of the following temporary road closures due to fallen trees: Donegal Municipal District R267 just past the Abbey Vocational School. L-1835-5 at Garvagh, near Lough Eske L-1835 […]
Storm Barra continuing to batter Donegal
ESB technicians are continuing to deal with a small number of outages in the county this morning following a night of violent gusts and heavy rain. Schools remain closed amid fears of structural damage and possible debris on roads and footpaths. A status orange weather warning remains in place for the county until 2pm. “North […]
Donegal’s weather warning upgraded to status orange
MET ÉIREANN has upgraded its weather warning for Donegal to status orange amid fears of severe gusts. This morning the weather authority had the county at status yellow but that has now been escalated as Storm Barra moves in. According to Met Éireann, people in Donegal can expect north westerly winds which will reach mean […]
Thomas’s Christmas single for children of mica crisis
CHILDREN caught up in the mica crisis are to benefit from a new Christmas single. ‘Kindness of Strangers’ is from the pen of Twin Towns musician Thomas Bonner and has been released just in time for the festive rush. Thomas pulled out all the stops in capturing the Christmas spirit by enlisting members of the […]
Storm Barra set to sweep across Donegal
STORM Barra is causing havoc across this morning. Flooding and damage has been reported in some southern counties, most notably Cork and Kerry. And while Donegal is expected to escape the absolute worst of the violent weather system, Met Éireann is warning of high winds, sleet and snow. Advertisement According to some commuters parts of […]
Countywide Christmas Appeal 2021 a ‘huge success’
THE first of its kind countywide appeal for food donations for those in need this Christmas has been hailed a success. Members of Donegal Food Response Network have been overwhelmed by the generosity and volume of support and donations received as part of the ‘Countywide Christmas Appeal 2021’, which took place on Saturday, November 27. […]
Missing person found safe and well
A woman reported missing from her Letterkenny home on Thursday last has been found safe and well. Gardai and the woman’s family, concerned for her welfare, joined an organised search led by Donegal Search and Rescue over the weekend. However, shortly after 5pm this evening Gardai confirmed that the missing person was located safe and […]
Letterkenny man makes history as north west’s first MA graduate
A Letterkenny man has become the first member of the Traveller community in the north west to graduate with an MA degree. David Friel spent two years studying for his masters degree in Social Care and Social Justice, having already completed a BA in Health and Social Care at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. He has […]