Stolen trailer and calf later abandoned over the border


GARDAÍ are appealing for dash-cam footage following the theft of a jeep, trailer and calf, later found abandoned over the border. Gardaí have said that a jeep was parked at farmland in the area of Grousehall, Pettigo on Saturday, September 6. There was a trailer attached with a calf on board. Between 1.45pm and 2pm on that […]

Weather: Mostly cloudy day with scattered rain 


TODAY will be mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of mostly light rain and drizzle. The rain and drizzle will gradually clear later in the afternoon and evening, with some scattered showers to follow and perhaps a few limited bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees and it’ll be breezy with moderate […]

Cllr Terry Crossan is new Chairperson of Donegal ETB


SINN Féin councillor  Terry Crossan has been elected Chairperson of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). The Inishowen councillor’s election took place at today’s meeting of Donegal ETB in Letterkenny. Cllr Declan Meehan was elected Deputy Chairperson. Advertisement They replace outgoing Chairperson Cllr Donal Coyle and outgoing Deputy Chairperson Patsy McVicar. Cllr Crossan has paid tribute to the […]

Council officials meet Minister on North West rail prop


MEMBERS of the North West Regional Development Group (NWRDG), a partnership of Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council, met with the Department for Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins, in relation to rail connectivity to the North West. The NWRDG members highlighted the importance of cross-border collaboration at a national and regional level […]

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly in Donegal this week


PRESIDENTIAL candidate and Independent TD, Catherine Connolly has said she is looking forward to meeting and engaging with local communities when she pays a visit to Donegal later this week. Catherine will be in the county on Thursday and Friday, September 11 and 12.  Her schedule includes visits to Arranmore Island, Gaoth Dobhair, Milford, Buncrana, […]

Communities across Donegal encouraged to take part in National Hygiene Week


COMMUNITIES across Donegal are being encouraged to take part in National Hygiene Week, a nationwide campaign led by Hygiene Hub, the charity working to tackle hygiene poverty in Ireland. Beginning today, the initiative aims to raise awareness about the impact hygiene poverty is having on those struggling with the cost of living. Hygiene poverty, the […]

New sustainable transport eHub opens in Letterkenny


DONEGAL County Council, Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), ESB, and Enterprise Car Club recently launched a new sustainable transport initiative at Justice Walsh Road, Letterkenny. Two shared electric vehicles (EVs), one e-cargo bike and four e-bikes are available to book by the public for an hour or by the day to suit […]

Workers and rescued animals in threatened closure of Donegal ISPCA centre – SIPTU


SIPTU members employed in the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) are calling on the urgent intervention of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, due to the threatened denial of protections for workers and services arising from the proposed closure of the organisation’s rehabilitation centre in Ballyare. […]