Former priest in court on indecent assault charge


A former priest has appeared at a court in Donegal on a charge of indecent assault. The defendant appeared at this afternoon’s sitting of Dungloe District Court. An order preventing the publication of anything that might identify either the defendant or the alleged injured party was put in place. Garda McHugh confirmed he had served […]

Road closed following Inishowen crash


THE Burnfoot to Muff road has been closed following a collision this morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash on the R239 with the road completely blocked. Gardaí also attended the scene of a crash in Carrigans in the early hours of the morning. Four people were in the vehicle but all […]

Blaney Bridge closed as Brendan tracks across Donegal


THE Harry Blaney Bridge at Fanad has been closed as Storm Brendan continues to cause problems across Donegal. Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team is continuing to actively monitor the impact of the storm as it tracks over the county. An Orange Severe Weather Warning for wind remains in place and is expected to […]

Financial boost for 26 of Donegal’s Men’s/Women’s Sheds


FUNDING of around €30,000 has been announced this afternoon for 26 Men’s and Women’s Sheds groups across Donegal. “The men and women running Shed groups around the county are going from strength to strength, doing ever more impressive work on the ground. They have become a brilliant asset for our communities,” Minister Joe McHugh said […]

Preferred options for TEN-T project published


DONEGAL County Council has published the preferred options for the TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project. The three sections prioritised include Section 1 – N15/N13 Ballybofey/Stranorlar Urban Region, Section 2 – N56/N13 Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and Section 3 – N14 Manorcunningham to Lifford / Strabane / A5 Link. The Option Selection Report (OSR) will be on […]

Storm Brendan forces exam changes at LYIT


AS storm force winds continue to batter Donegal, Letterkenny Institute of Technology has announced that exams scheduled for today (Monday) will now take place tomorrow.

Green party announce general election candidate


THE GREEN party has announced their candidate for the general election in Donegal will be Chairperson, Michael White. The Greencastle resident, who has been a member of the party since 2017, said he is delighted to have been selected. Mr White is originally from Moville and attended school in Moville and Carndonagh before going on […]

Peter Casey to launch election bid for Donegal seat


BUSINESSMAN Peter Casey is to put his name on the ballot sheet in the Donegal constituency. The 62-year-old last entered the political arena in 2018 when he put himself forward as a presidential candidate. He finished second to incumbent Michael D Higgins, securing 342,727 (23.3%) votes. Mr Casey caused a stir with controversial comments about, […]