A road traffic collision in Stranorlar has caused damage to an ESB pole and cables. Gardaí say a temporary road closure is still in place (as of 17:15) from Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, to the Kilross Junction. A technical team is making the area safe again. There is local access only as diversions are in place. […]
Some Donegal housing estates ‘A living nightmare’
CALLS are to be made for a joint approach to tackle anti-social behaviour in housing estates after residents voiced fears about leaving their homes at night time. Councillor Michael McBride has said that in some areas residents are “living in fear” because of the incidents. Cllr McBride said he became aware of the issue when out canvassing […]
Man jailed for sexually assaulting two sisters
A DONEGAL man has been jailed for 14 months for sexually assaulting two sisters when they were children. The man, who is aged in his 50s, appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court on Tuesday for sentencing. He cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victims. Advertisement The accused had pleaded guilty to a charge relating […]
‘Freedom to Run’ raises €1,200
THE Donegal screening of a film following a group of Palestinian and Scottish runners as they train for the Palestine and Edinburgh marathons in the occupied West Bank has raised €1,200. ‘Freedom to Run’ was shown in the Gallowglass Community Centre in Milford on Friday last, co-hosted with Milford & District Resource Centre and the Donegal […]
Blaney vows to lift Donegal at EU level
SENATOR Niall Blaney hosted his well publicised public meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on Monday night where he vowed, that if elected to the European Parliament, he would “lift Donegal and the other border counties out from being a forgotten backwater”. Thanking the public and party supporters for turning out in such numbers he […]
Man arrested following Clonmany hit and run
Man arrested following hit and run in Clonmany this mornng.
Letterkenny man’s total eclipse of the heart
By Paddy Walsh HAD The Scullery coffee shop on Derry’s Waterloo Street not been crowded Stephen Coyle and Toni MacCrossan might never have met. But fate, coupled with the extremely busy premises, directed them to share a table and soon the noise all around them was eclipsed by locked eyes and smiles. Advertisement And an […]
28 candidates chasing five MEP seats here
By Kate Heaney JUST two of the 28 candidates running for the five European Parliament seats in the Midlands North west Constituency are from Donegal. Senator Niall Blaney and former presidential candidate Peter Casey are among the large group seeking to take a seat in the EU parliament for the next five years. Advertisement Fianna […]
Climb of Errigal Mountain – a special celebration of recovery
PICTURED are some of those who took part in a Climb of Errigal last Saturday, organised as a Celebration of Recovery for people associated with White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre, Muff and their families. Almost 70 people took part in the event in what was a recognition that recovery from addiction is like climbing a mountain, […]
Online booking system is ‘excluding’ elderly passengers, claims councillor
by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL councillor has claimed elderly public transport users are being ‘left behind’ because of a pre-booking online system for seats. In an open letter to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Cllr Michael McClafferty voiced his concerns that many older people are choosing not to go out because of the complicated system. Advertisement He said […]