Motorists urged to take care on icy roads


  Motorists are urged to take care on the roads today as frosty and icy conditions are reported across the county. A status yellow snow and ice warning for Donegal, along with 19 other counties, was issued from Met Eireann yesterday evening, which is valid until 9pm tonight (Thursday) but is expected to be extended.  […]


Speeding drivers putting lives at risk in Lifford


TRAFFIC calming measures are being called for outside a Lifford school in a bid to curb speeding drivers. Work was recently carried out to improve the road surface between Murlog National School and Murlog Chapel and the speed limit reduced from 80kph to 60kph. But it has done little to put the brakes on drivers […]


Puppy left to suffer after claws illegally removed


  At Letterkenny District Court on Tuesday 5th December 2017, David Houston of Meadowfield Manor, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal was given the benefit of the probation act after contributing €250 to the ISPCA. He had previously admitted offences under section 16[1][a] of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 at the same court on Tuesday 7th November.   […]


Reaction to Supreme court decision on drink driving


In a letter to the Donegal News, a former member of An Garda Siochana has said a recent drink driving case has made a mockery of the judicial system  in Ireland and has called on the authorities to come up with a new system which will cover all legislation. He claimed drink driving cases are […]