There is a sense of shock and disbelief in Letterkenny today at the sudden and untimely death of former councillor Dessie Larkin this morning.
Sadness at passing of well-known Letterkenny man
THERE is a great sense of sadness in Letterkenny this weekend as news spread of the recent death of Raymond Blake.
Pringle speaks to students at Donegal Climate March in Lifford
Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle has today spoken to a group of Donegal students at a climate march event organised by students in Lifford to call on the Government for greater action on climate change. Student marches were carried out globally across a number of cities with a number of larger marches organised in Dublin and Cork.
Dashcam and CCTV footage sought following digger theft
Thieves made off with the Hitachi 26u and trailer belonging to Watson Hire on Thursday from a yard along the Lifford to St Johnston Road at Tullyowen sometime between 7.28pm and 7.44pm.
Post-mortem examination today on body fisherman
Gardaí assisted by the Coastguard recovered the deceased body of a man in his 50s from the shoreline of the Benroe area of Killybegs yesterday.
Illegal seal pup cull fears
Concern has been raised after a mutilated seal pup was found near dunes close to the car park in Falcarragh beach.
Beijing visit set to strengthen Donegal and China ties
LINKS between Donegal and China are set to be further reinforced next weeks as Minister Joe McHugh and a delegation from Letterkenny Institute of Technology sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the Irish Embassy in Beijing.
Gardai alerted to deceased couple by relative
GARDAI say they are treating as ‘sudden deaths’ the discovery of two bodies in Convoy. A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s were found dead in the village this afternoon. A Garda spokesperson said, “Gardaí are investigating the sudden deaths of a couple in Convoy. Advertisement “At 1.30pm Gardaí were contacted […]
Couple found dead in Convoy
A Garda investigation is under way following the discovery of two bodies in Convoy. A house has been sealed off after an elderly couple were found dead by neighbours. Coroner for Donegal Dr Denis McCauley is on his way to the scene and a full forensic examination is expected to be carried out. There are […]
Met Eireann issue updated weather warning
MET Eireann has issued an updated weather warning with increased winds speeds predicted overnight. The orange wind warning will remain in place until 9am tomorrow morning. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: “Westerly winds associated with Storm Gareth will give mean speeds of 80km/hr with severe and damaging gusts of 110 to 130km/hr. There is also […]