Twenty Donegal gardaí sustained injury in 2024


by Louise Doyle TWENTY gardaí in Donegal Division sustained injury in the course of duty in 2024. Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal the breakdown of occupational injuries suffered by gardaí in the course of duty, and the type of injury. Advertisement Twenty gardaí reported sustaining an occupational injury in Donegal Division in […]


Family of Ronan Wilson say they are ‘devastated’ at court ruling


THE family of Ronan Wilson have said they are “devastated” following today’s sentence hearing at Donegal Circuit Court. The nine year old boy was killed when he was knocked down in a hit and run incident while on a family day out in Bundoran. Today Sergee Kelly, with an address at Upper Mullaghmore, was sentenced […]


Local funeral director welcomes crematorium permission


By Paul McElwee LETTERKENNY funeral director Paschal Blake has hailed news of plans for a crematorium to be based in the town as a ‘mighty change’ for the area and for the future of funeral directors in the north west. Paschal Blake, of Paschal Blake Funeral Directors and a veteran of almost 20 years sees the […]


Uisce Éireann launch investigation into sewage spillage


By Paul McElwee AN investigation is now underway following reports of raw sewage accumulating in the river beneath Lifford Bridge. The shocking accounts, which describes the spillage as a constant nuisance for anglers as well as a threat to local wildlife, surfaced this week after a concerned angler shared a video of the scene. Advertisement The […]


Councillor condemns the dumping of barbecues on Muckish Mountain


By Dionne Meehan A LOCAL councillor has slammed the dumping of two disposable barbecues on Muckish Mountain, calling it “complete madness”. The incident comes after a weekend where emergency services tackled two wildfires in the county — one at Barnesmore Gap in the Bluestack Mountains, and another at Knockalla on the Fanad Peninsula. Advertisement With […]


Call for council to meet families over Creeslough plans


by Chris Ashmore A LOCAL councillor believes that Donegal County Council needs to arrange a meeting with the families who lost loved ones in the Creeslough tragedy in relation to the controversial plans to build a new filling station on the site of the explosion in the village. Speaking at the April meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal […]