Donegal County Council are to deploy gritters across the county tonight. All Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be treated from 7pm. They are: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta […]
Anger over dog attacks on flocks of sheep in Falcarragh
THERE is widespread anger in west Donegal as two flocks of sheep in separate fields were attacked by dogs in recent days. The sheep farmers, based in Falcarragh, were left devastated as the attacks have led to one ewe being killed and the loss of further unborn lambs in the midst of lambing season. Local Councillor […]
Castlefin woman tells of flight terror amid airstrikes
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A DONEGAL woman and her daughter’s long-awaited trip to Australia was abruptly cut short when their flight was turned around mid-journey due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Bernadette McConnell, from Castlefin, and her daughter Bailey O’Loughlin were en route to visit her son Jordan in Sydney, where he has lived for a decade. […]
Broken-hearted community gathers for funeral of second teenager killed in St Johnston
Large crowds gathered in Derry this afternoon for the funeral of the second teenager killed in the fatal collision in St Johnston. The broken-hearted community heard how Daniel Cullen’s magnetic charisma, irresistible charm and kind heartedness left an impact on everyone he met. Daniel and Caoimhin Porter-McLoone, who were both 18, died when the car […]
Amnesty International lecture to take place in ATU Donegal
AMNESTY Ireland Executive Director Stephen Bowen will deliver a lecture entitled, ‘Human Rights and the Global Disorder’ in Donegal ATU, Letterkenny. The lecture, in conjunction with ATU Law Society and the Palestine Solidarity Society, takes place on Tuesday, March 3 at 10.30am. Mr Bowen is a social justice and human rights advocate, lawyer and academic with over 30 […]
Deputy Ward secures Ombudsman oversight of Defective Concrete Appeals Panel
Deputy Charles Ward has welcomed confirmation from the Office of the Ombudsman that the Defective Concrete Blocks Appeals Panel will now fall under its remit. This is a major step forward for homeowners who have been trapped in the appeal system for years, often facing delays and uncertainty while living in unsafe homes. While the […]
Calls for increased investment in ambulance service as demand rises
TWELVE ambulances were left waiting hours to offload patients at the Emergency Department of Letterkenny University Hospital, the latest meeting of Regional Health Forum West heard. The incident has led to renewed calls for greater investment in the ambulance service as demand continues to grow across Donegal. Councillor Gerry McMonagle told the meeting on Tuesday of last week […]
Teenager killed in St Johnston crash laid to rest
THE deaths of two teenagers in a road crash in St Johnston this week has created a grief which ‘feels unbearable’, a priest said today. Father Michael McGavigan was speaking at the first funeral of the young victims. Caoimhin Porter-McLoone and Daniel Cullen, who were both 18, died when the car they were travelling in […]
ATU and Loughs Agency embark on research expedition
A TEAM of marine scientists from Loughs Agency and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) set sail aboard Ireland’s national research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, for a week-long scientific expedition in the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. The research cruise set off from Foyle Port last week and redeployed underwater listening devices allowing scientists to […]
Donegal man killed in latest crash on the North’s A5
THE man who died in a crash on the road between Omagh and Ballygawley this week has been named locally. Brighton Mafuta, who was 36, died in a two-vehicle collision at the junction of the A5 and Garvaghey Bridge Road on Monday night. He was the 58th person to have been killed on A5 since […]