Statue planned in honour of Donegal’s Nobel laureate


A statue is to be erected in honour of Donegal Nobel laureate Professor William C Campbell. The bronze sculpture is being designed with the aim of being erected in Ramelton in time for his 90th birthday in June. Professor Campbell, along with his co-discoverer Professor Satoshi Omura, shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or […]

Donegal’s courts told to get tough on drug dealers


THE sentences being handed down to Donegal’s drug pushers have been branded an “absolute joke”. A meeting of the Joint Policing Committee has heard that the number of detections for drug possession and supply have risen dramatically in the county in the past 12 months. In 2018 a total of 186 arrests were made for […]

RNLI battles storm to reach stricken boat off Donegal


FIVE fishermen had a lucky escape after their boat lost power during a storm off the Donegal coast yesterday (Saturday). The alarm was raised at lunchtime by the crew of a Mayo-based crabber boat. They managed to put out a Mayday call just before the electrics shut down. The appeal for help was picked up […]

Mickey Joe, Rory and Peadar team up for charity single


THREE well known Donegal singers have teamed up to record a Christmas single in aid of homeless charity the Peter McVerry Trust. Mickey Joe Harte and Rory Gallagher have just released their version of the Yazoo classic ‘Only You’. The stripped back rendition of the 1982 hit also features Peadar Coll on fiddle and was […]

Ballyness shellfish licences to be appealed


  THE SAVE Ballyness Bay community action group will appeal the fourteen aquaculture licences granted by the Department of Agriculture and are ramping up fundraising in order to cover the costly appeals process.    Speaking to the Donegal News spokesperson, Caitlín Ní Bhroin confirmed that following a committee meeting the decision has been made to […]

Public urged to remain vigilant as Storm Atiyah passes


Donegal County Council is urging the public to remain vigilant as Storm Atiyah passes across the western seaboard today and into this evening. Met Eireann has issued a status Orange Wind warning for Donegal and all counties along the western seaboard from 9am today until 6am on Monday morning and a Yellow weather alert for […]

Council “not doing their job” to enforce smoky coal ban


A LEADING air pollution expert has said Donegal County Council is not doing their job in enforcing the smoky coal ban in Letterkenny following the publication of graphs showing the town had the highest levels of pollution in the country during the month of November. Speaking to the Donegal News this week, Professor John Sodeau, […]

Severe Weather Assessment Team monitoring Storm Atiyah


DONEGAL County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team is currently monitoring Storm Atiyah in preparation for Sunday. Met Eireann has issued a status Orange Wind warning for Donegal and all counties along the western seaboard from 9am on Sunday until 6am on Monday. Storm Atiyah will track between Iceland and Ireland on Sunday generating a swathe […]

Storm Atiyah to hit Donegal on Sunday


MET Eireann has issued an orange weather warning for Donegal on Sunday when Storm Atiyah will hit the west coast. Storm Atiyah will track between Iceland and Ireland on Sunday generating a swathe of very strong winds across the country. Orange warnings will be in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Kerry and […]