Three hospitalised after bus crashes into field in Manorcunningham 


By Dionne Meehan  THREE people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a field in Manorcunningham this morning. The Bus Éireann Expressway coach, which was operating Route 64, Sligo to Derry, veered off the road shortly after 10am this morning following a collision with a car. Advertisement A number of passengers were […]

Caravan park extension plans refused over flooding concerns


by Louise Doyle PLANS for an extension to an existing caravan park in Portnablagh have been refused by Donegal County Council over flooding concerns. Applicant Shaun Moffitt lodged plans in June to provide 22 additional caravan pitches and open space kick-about area in Johnston’s Caravan Park, Marblehill and Clonmass, Portnablagh. Advertisement Plans comprised  removal of […]

Fresh appeal for information on stolen car


GARDAÍ in Letterkenny have issued a fresh appeal for information on a stolen car. The black Ford Mondeo, registration 162 C 6166, was stolen from Manderly Court car park in Letterkenny on Thursday, November 28. The car has not yet been located. A garda spokesperson said: “Should anybody have any information in relation to the current location of […]

Are you Ireland’s next Country Music star?


TG4’s hit TV show Glór Tíre has opened auditions for its milestone 21st season and is calling on emerging country music talent in Donegal to apply. Last season, Donegal took the title with Ramelton’s Jason McCahill, while Dunfanaghy’s Chelsea Evans also made the Grand Final. The show, produced by Galway-based company, Gael Media, first began broadcasting […]

Weather: Temperatures to drop to -3 in Donegal tonight


FROST will be slow to clear this morning in some areas. Otherwise, it will be a dry day with a mix of cloud and some sunny spells. Temperatures will be cold with highs of 2 to 5 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be mostly dry with a good deal of cloud. Frost and some fog will […]

Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, December 11


The following deaths have taken place in Donegal:  Jacquline Hannigan, Ballybofey Elma Duncan, Letterkenny Advertisement Ewen Campbell, Letterkenny Eugene (Dodger) Gamble, Castlefinn Ernest (Ernie) Freeborn, Ballintra Jacquline Hannigan, Ballybofey The death has occurred of Jacquline Hannigan (née Ryan), Corgary, Ballybofey. Ms Hannigan passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, […]

Charles ‘Boots’ Memorial Match returns in time for Christmas


By Dionne Meehan FRIENDS and family of Ramelton man Charles ‘Boots’ Boyce will go head to head at the end of the month as the annual memorial match makes its return to Swilly Park. After Charles passed away in 2021, his absence left a deep void in the ‘wee toon’. Since, the family have been […]

House rebuild costs in north west rise by 10 per cent


THE average rebuild costs in the north west have increased by 10 per cent in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest House Rebuilding Guide, published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). Findings show that national average re-build costs, which include demolition and site clearance, have increased by an average of […]

Buncrana school gets go-ahead to proceed to construction with new build


SCOIL Íosagáin in Buncrana has been given permission to proceed to construction with its new school building by the Department of Education. The new school building, which has been given approval to proceed to construction under the Department of Education’s Large Scale Capital Programme, will involve the demolition of the existing Sacred Heart and St […]