Council advises of service disruption ahead of strike action


DONEGAL County Council has moved to advise the public that some council services will be affected by planned industrial action on Wednesday, October 14. The council says it has contingency arrangements in place to support the continued delivery of essential services. Fire services and emergency homeless services will not be affected by the industrial action. […]

Motorists warned to be aware of deer rutting season


GARDAÍ are warning motorists to be mindful of deer rutting season. This comes after recent reports of collisions between vehicles and deer in Donegal. The breeding season, or rut, peaks in October and deer can be unpredictable in nature during this period. Advertisement “We received recent reports in relation to road traffic collisions that have […]

‘Dangerous’ east Donegal road to be flagged to ministers


AN EAST Donegal road with “dangerous corners” will be raised with the Minister for Transport. A letter will be sent to the Department of Transport outlining the “urgent need” for sections of the N15 Stranorlar to Castlefin to be relined. The issue was raised at yesterday’s meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District (MD). Advertisement Cathaoirleach […]

Killybegs man to run Dublin Marathon in memory of mum


A Killybegs man will run the Dublin Marathon later this month in memory of his mother who died of cancer at a young age. Killybegs native Bernard Byrne will take on the challenge to remember his mum, Mary, who passed away from cancer at just 42 years of age, when Bernard was only seven. He […]

Funeral arrangements following Algarve drowning tragedy
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THE body of a man who tragically died in a swimming accident in Portugal has been returned to Ireland for his funeral. Michael Carroll, who was 64, drowned despite immediate resuscitation efforts to save him. He had been on holiday from Donegal with his wife. Advertisement The couple were in the Algarve resort of Alvor […]

Donegal and Spanish ties reinforced with twinning visit


DONEGAL’S historic ties with Spain were reinforced during a recent twinning visit. The Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District’s twinning partnership with Simancas in Spain has been strengthened following a successful visit by a delegation from Donegal County Council to the Simancas/ Valladolid region over the weekend of September 25. The two regions have been formally twinned since […]

Gardaí appealing for witnesses to Letterkenny collision


GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Letterkenny. The collision occurred on the N13 at Correnagh on Wednesday, October 7 at approximately 5.20pm. The incident involved a car and a motorcycle. Advertisement The male driver of the motorcycle, aged in his 50s, was conveyed to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment […]

New lifeboat launched to save lives


RESCUING people in danger at sea was the main purpose of a new lifeboat that was named by Lough Swilly RNLI. The local Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station received the new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat that was given the name Davdot. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat is one of the fastest in the RNLI’s […]

Fresh calls for more bus shelters in east Donegal


MORE bus shelters have been called for “extremely busy” routes in east Donegal. Claims of inadequate bus stops and shelters were made at the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District (MD) meeting yesterday. Cathaoirleach of the MD, councillor Patrick McGowan, again shared his concerns for people using bus services across east Donegal. Advertisement He previously raised the issue […]