Met Eireann has issued a status-yellow wind warning for Donegal. The warning will be in place from 4am to 9pm on Wednesday, when some severe and damaging gusts may occur. There is also a risk of potential wave overtopping along Atlantic coasts and a spell of heavy rain may lead to flooding in places. For […]
Letterkenny family reaches quarter finals
The Gallaghers from Letterkenny will be competing in the first of two quarter finals on Ireland’s Fittest Family. The first quarter final will be shown on RTE One this Sunday at 6.30pm. When Lisa Gallagher applied for the show not all of her children were keen on the idea. However after a lot of persuading […]
Frustration over funding for roads and housing
THE need for more funding specifically for roads and housing maintenance in the Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District was voiced by councillors at their annual budget meeting this week. Councillors argued that a special case needs to be put forward for more funding for roads in Letterkenny given the huge volume of traffic in the […]
New ICTU boss recalls growing up in Donegal
DONEGAL man Owen Reidy has been ratified as General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He has over 24 years full-time experience in the trade union movement, starting his career as a official in SIPTU in the west of Ireland. “I am 50 now, so I have spent half my life as a […]
HSE invite those aged 55-59 in Donegal to avail of next COVID-19 booster
The HSE is now inviting those aged 55 to 59 years in Donegal to avail of their next COVID-19 booster. It must be at least four months since your last booster or since you tested positive for Covid-19 or had your first symptoms. Flu and COVID-19 viruses are now circulating in our communities and as […]
Marathon in the name of Grace
LETTERKENNY man Shaun Boyle is set to run the Dublin Marathon in memory of his mother Grace who sadly passed away from cancer last year. Grace was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and was in remission when she unfortunately began feeling unwell five years later. After a few weeks in hospital, doctors discovered Grace’s […]
Buncrana: the town that won’t sleep
BUNCRANA is one of nine towns nationwide which have been selected to become pilot projects for new licensing hours and the development of the night-time economy. The others are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, and Longford Town. Donegal County Council’s submission was successful to have the town included. Advertisement […]
Road users warned of dangers as wintertime begins
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) is appealing to all road users to exercise extreme caution and for motorists to be aware of vulnerable road users as the clocks go back by an hour and wintertime begins this weekend. Summertime officially ends on Sunday morning, as the time observed by Ireland goes back by […]
Major plan for ‘Square’ approved
A MAJOR plan that will see the transformation of Market Square in Letterkenny was approved at a special meeting of Donegal County Council on Wednesday. The decision to move forward with the planned redevelopment was deferred in September so that objections from local businesses and taxi operators over the relocation of taxi bays could be […]
Restoring Tory’s church roof becomes international affair
A group of Tory islanders are currently replacing the roof of their local church that had fallen into disarray, following a successful fundraising campaign. The fundraiser also covered the costs of high quality storm glazing used to preserve the stunning stain glass window from behind the altar. Teach Pobail Cholmcille Naofa was built in 1857 […]