Home, work pressures and lack of affordable childcare concerns


by Louise Doyle HOME and work pressures, as well as the lack of affordable childcare have emerged as concerns for women across Donegal, according to report findings. The findings from the county-wide needs assessment have been released by Women’s Collective Ireland Donegal (WCI). Advertisement Recent findings from a new survey by WCI Donegal provides important insight into the […]

Teens build confidence and community at conference


SIX young people from Donegal were among more than 300 teenagers who took part in Foróige’s Leadership for Life Youth Conference at Maynooth University last week. The programme brought together young leaders from across Ireland and the US to connect, grow and learn from each other. “Leadership isn’t about being in charge – it’s about […]

Metal bars cut at Letterkenny substation


A  NUMBER of metal bars of the exterior fence of an ESB substation were cut in an incident of criminal damage in Letterkenny. Gardaí are investigating the incident at the ESB substation at Lurgybrack, which occurred sometime between Monday, July 28 at 3.30pm and 4.15pm the following day. A number of metal bars of the […]

Two people taken to hospital following Kerrykeel collision


GARDAI are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle collision in Kerrykeel at the weekend. Shortly after 10.45am on Saturday, August 2, gardaí and emergency services responded to a two car collision on the R246 at Main Street, Kerrykeel. The driver of one of the cars involved, a man in his 40s, was taken to Letterkenny […]

Donegal businessman to deliver 24 energy efficient social homes


DONEGAL businessman Peter Casey has lodged a planning application to Donegal County Council for the construction of 24 high specification, two bedroom apartments for social housing on the site of the former Ludden House in Buncrana. This transformative development comes at a pivotal time, as the Government faces increasing pressure to tackle the national housing crisis, […]

Weather: Mix of sunny spells and scattered showers 


THERE will be sunny spells and scattered showers this morning, some of them heavy. Showers will become increasingly isolated this afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with moderate to fresh winds, decreasing light to moderate later in the day. Advertisement Tonight will be dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Lowest temperatures of […]

Water restrictions for Milford, Kerrykeel and Ramelton


Uisce Éireann has announced an extension of the Water Conservation Order on the Milford Regional Public Water Supply. The order will now remain in effect for an additional six weeks, until Tuesday, September 16, and only applies to customers supplied by the public water supply in Milford, Kerrykeel, Ramelton, and not the rest of the […]

Donegal teenagers earmarked as future leaders


SIX young people from Donegal were among more than 300 teenagers who took part in Foróige’s Leadership for Life Youth Conference at Maynooth University last week. The programme brought together young leaders from across Ireland and the US to connect, grow and learn from each other. “Leadership isn’t about being in charge – it’s about […]

Tourism boost as hotel opens again


By Róise Collins AFTER three years of being closed to the public, the Nesbitt Arms Hotel in Ardara has officially reopened its doors for the summer season. The 49-bedroom hotel had been closed to tourists since August 2022, after securing a government contract to accommodate Ukrainians fleeing the war. Now though, with a decrease in […]