Criminal case into the matter listed for arraignment at Letterkenny Circuit Court this month
‘This road is not safe’
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A ST Johnston business owner has launched a petition calling on Donegal County Council to urgently make safe a dangerous road close to her premises. Alice Lynch, of Maggie’s Tavern, a popular family run bar in Carrickmore, said frustration is building among drivers who use the Back Lone Road, between Carrickmore and Reteen.St The road is an […]
‘Carl was just so loved’
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A sponsored walk in memory of Carl Henderson is to take place, marking six months since the father-of-three died while climbing Errigal
Mullan family inquest listed for mention at Coroner’s Court
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AN inquest into the deaths of a father and his two children will be mentioned at a sitting of the Coroner’s Court in Letterkenny tomorrow. John Mullan (49) and his children Tomás (14) and six-year-old Amelia tragically lost their lives when the family’s car skidded into water in August 2020. The family were returning home to […]
Two awards for defective concrete crisis production
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A FILM highlighting the defective concrete crisis in Donegal has won two awards. Galar, directed by Inishowen filmmaker Niall Duffy, scooped Best Irish Short Film and Best Actor (Mark Loughran), at the Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival. While a few of the cast and crew were in Ballyliffin for the Disappear Here Film Festival, cast member Barry O’Donnell was […]
‘People didn’t have time to leave unfit homes’
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CALLS are to be made for the opening of community centres to allow people to take refuge from their structurally unsafe homes during severe weather warnings. Stormy Amy battered Donegal earlier this month, with the county recording some of the highest speed winds during the red weather warning. In response to Storm Amy, Donegal County […]
Developer’s Convoy housing plans deemed invalid
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PLANNERS have written to a developer who lodged plans for a major housing development in Convoy, stating their application does not comply with planning and development regulations. Applicant Meadowfield Developments Ltd lodged plans with Donegal County Council on September 22, seeking permission for the construction of 32 new dwelling units at Flaxfields, Kiltole, Convoy. The proposed […]
Almost 1,800 welfare referrals from Donegal to Tusla during pandemic
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ALMOST 1,800 child abuse or welfare referrals from Donegal were made to Tusla in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, we can reveal. Figures obtained by the Donegal News from the Child and Family Agency show the total number of referrals (child abuse/welfare) for Donegal in 2020 was 1,772. Just 629 cases were open to social work at […]
Kyle McDermott remembered on first anniversary of his death
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FAMILY and friends have been remembering a Donegal man on the first anniversary of his death. Kyle McDermott (24), who was originally from Burt, died in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry following an altercation on the Victoria Road area of Ballymagorry village, near Strabane, on October 7, 2024. Daniel Patrick Hanna (24) of Victoria Road, Strabane, has been charged […]
‘Substantial’ number of patients to LUH by ambulance
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“A SUBSTANTIAL” number of patients arrived to Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department on Tuesday, the HSE has said. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the HSE said 105 patients were waiting in the hospital’s emergency department, with five ambulances queued up outside. However, we were reliably informed that the number of ambulances waiting was 11. […]