Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers that due to the June Bank Holiday, on Monday, June 3, all services will operate a Sunday schedule. This includes Bus Éireann’s inter-regional Expressway service which connects Dublin and Ballina, Cavan, Donegal, Dundalk, Letterkenny, Monaghan, Sligo, Waterford and Wexford, as well as services including Cork, Galway, Limerick and Tralee. […]
Thirteen arrests over Easter Bank Holiday weekend
GARDAÍ in Donegal have described the amount of arrests in relation to drink/drug driving over the Bank Holiday weekend as a “worrying” figure. Gardaí were out on the roads across the Donegal Division over the course of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend conducting checkpoints, patrols and speed checks. Fixed Charge penalty Notices have been issued for various offences and […]
Gardaí to step up checkpoints this Bank Holiday weekend
by Louise Doyle GARDAÍ in Donegal have warned motorists they will be ramping up checkpoints this Bank Holiday weekend. Ten people were killed on Donegal roads in 2023, up from eight the previous year. Advertisement Nationally, 184 people lost their lives, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) – the highest number of fatalities in […]
Ten arrests over the Bank Holiday weekend
TEN motorists were arrested in Donegal over the Bank Holiday weekend for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Gardaí in Donegal Division operating speed checks and high visibility checkpoints over the Bank Holiday weekend made five arrests for drink driving related offences. Five motorists were also arrested for the offence of drug driving. Fixed […]
Gardaí issue bank holiday road safety appeal
GARDAÍ have begun an enforcement operation on the county’s roads that will continue over the bank holiday weekend. They are appealing for road users, whatever mode of transport they are using, to stay safe this Halloween bank holiday. “Bank Holiday Weekend periods are one of the busiest periods on Irish roads, they are also one […]
Mixed bag of weather for bank holiday weekend
DONEGAL is set for ‘a mixed bag’ weather-wise this weekend, according to Met Éireann. Speaking to the Donegal News, Meteorologist Liz Walsh said: “There’s a signal for showers on most of the days with a spell of more persistent rain possible on Sunday. Current projections show a lot of cloud overall but it will probably brighten up with […]
Bus Éireann May Bank Holiday travel arrangements
BUS ÉIREANN’S routes will operate Sunday schedules on Sunday, April 30 and bank holiday Monday, May 1. Likewise, Bus Éireann’s inter-regional Expressway service will operate Sunday schedules on Sunday, April 30 and bank holiday Monday, May 1. Advertisement A spokesperson from Bus Éireann said they strongly encourage intending passengers to book their guaranteed seat […]
Eleven weekend arrests for driving under the influence
ELEVEN motorists across Donegal Division were arrested over the Easter bank holiday for driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Gardai had warned that they would be ramping up patrols on the county’s roads over the Bank Holiday weekend in a bid to crackdown on drink and drug-driving offences. Eight arrests were made for drink-driving related offences, and three […]
Unsettled weather in store for the Easter weekend
EASTER weekend is set to be a ‘mixed bag’ of unsettled weather. Met Éireann is forecasting dry conditions to start the Easter weekend but with rain returning on Saturday and Sunday. The weather looks set to remain unsettled for the next week with rain and winds expected. Advertisement A Met Éireann spokesperson told the Donegal News […]
Road Safety ‘Day of Action’ ongoing in Donegal
A ‘Day of Action’ is currently underway in Donegal, as An Garda Síochána urges all road users to ‘STAY SAFE’ this St Brigid’s Bank Holiday Weekend. Today’s operation will consist of high visibility rolling checkpoints and patrols across road corridors in Donegal from 9am to 9pm, led by Roads Policing Units based at Carrick On […]