Donegal teen Rían McCauley took to the main stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday. The 18 year old from Ballyshannon performed at the festival in county Laois, which gathers a crowd of 80,000 people, as one of four Irish performers selected by English rapper Tinie Tempah. Rían has gained a TikTok following of over 85,000 […]
Works to begin on major Raphoe Flood Relief Scheme
WORKS are set to begin on the Raphoe Flood Relief Scheme, it has been confirmed. The announcement was made by Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Mr Jack Chambers TD that works are to start on a major flood relief scheme for Raphoe. The €12 million project will protect 387 at risk properties. […]
Glenties water outages due to burst water main
Uisce Éireann crews are responding to a complex burst on a trunk water main supplied from the Glenties Water Treatment Plant which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Repair crews were immediately mobilised and works on the complex burst are underway. It is expected that repairs will be completed by approximately 2pm today. […]
Inishowen woman’s ‘dreams come true’ on The Traitors Ireland
AN Inishowen woman was revealed last night to be one of 23 contestants on the new series of The Traitors Ireland. Edelle McDaid (44) is from Glengad and works as a Software Operations Lead at Cora Systems in Leitrim. The mum-of-three entered Slane Castle as a “faithful”. However, all could change as last night’s episode […]
Letterkenny gets ready to welcome German friends
LETTERKENNY is set to host its largest ever delegation from its German twin town this September. Around 60 people are expected to travel from Rudolstadt in the eastern state of Thuringia to Donegal for an official visit. The two towns have been formally twinned since 2018 and delegations from the towns have been making the […]
Drug gangs terrorise innocent families
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RUTHLESS crime bosses are now menacing families to collect €20,000 drug debts, it has been revealed. Users’ parents are being threatened with violent scare tactics to intimidate them into paying the drug arrears – which range from €100 to €10,000, but can be double that, figures show. A well-known addiction rehab clinic has now warned […]
Garda 24-hour speed enforcement plan will start at midnight tonight
GARDA speed enforcement operations will be in place from tomorrow to coincide with the first full week of schools returning across Donegal. Nationally, An Garda Síochána, in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, will carry out a 24-hour nationwide speed enforcement operation on Monday as part of National #SlowDown Day. The […]
DONEGAL HALF MARATHON: All the results from Sunday’s race
A big well done to everyone who took part in this morning’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny. There was a fantastic turn-out of runners with clubs from all over the north west and beyond represented. The relay event – which sees participants covering 7k each as part of a team of three – attracted over […]
Finn Valley’s Diarmait Keogh and Nuala Bose take Donegal Half Marathon titles
FINN Valley AC’s Diarmait Keogh won the Donegal Half Marathon title this morning in Letterkenny in a time of 1:11:49, with his club mate Oisin Toye second in 1:13:17 and Letterkenny AC’s Donal Farren third in 1:13:34. The senior women’s title went to Finn Valley’s Nuala Bose in 1:22:24, from Bernie Boyle of Rosses AC […]
Calls for urgent answers following Crana River fish kill
Cllr Joy Beard has expressed deep concern following the discovery of a fish kill on the Crana River in the Illies area outside Buncrana, where 150 juvenile salmon were found dead late Friday afternoon. Cllr Beard thanked the Buncrana Angling Association for alerting her to the incident and for their continued vigilance in protecting the […]