Annamarie Brogan presenting as cheque for €1,625 to Maureen Jordan and Laura Dorrian of The Donegal Down Syndrome Association. The money was raised at an Easter Coffee morning held in the links hub in Creeslough. Creeslough native Annamarie has raised thousands of euro for various charities over the years and helps organise the very popular […]
A day filled with emotion as Dylan completes marathon
By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL man, whose leg was crushed by rubble during the Creeslough explosion in 2022, marked his remarkable recovery by running a marathon for charity on Sunday. Following 16 weeks of training, Dylan McGee completed the 42.2km Connemarathon in Galway while raising funds for the Children’s Health Foundation. Advertisement Describing the emotion he felt […]
Electoral register a ‘disaster’ – Donegal candidate
BY JEROME HUGHES A CANDIDATE in the forthcoming local elections has branded the electoral register a ‘disaster’ after he received multiple polling cards at two different addresses prior to the recent referendums. Aontú’s Liam Mulligan moved back to his hometown of Letterkenny six years ago having spent years living in Dublin. Advertisement He says two […]
Petition to halt Creeslough shop
by Kate Heaney A PETITION has been launched to prevent the reconstruction of a shop in Creeslough at the site of the October 7, 2022 tragedy, after developers revealed their plans to the mother of one of the ten people who died there. Friends and relatives of some of the victims instead want to see a memorial erected […]
Mother calls for memorial on site of tragedy
BY JEROME HUGHES THE mother of Leona Harper, one of the ten people killed in the Creeslough disaster, has said she’s “horrified” to learn of plans to rebuild commercial units on the site of the 2022 tragedy. Donna Harper said she would prefer to see the location turned into a memorial site for those who […]
Creeslough arrests: Two men released without charge
The two men arrested on Friday morning in relation to the explosion at a filling station in Creeslough in October 2022 have been released without charge. Gardaí say the investigation, led by Gardaí in the Donegal Division, is ongoing with the intention of submitting a file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. […]
BREAKING: Creeslough disaster – two men arrested
TWO males have been arrested in connection with the fatal explosion in Creeslough in October, 2022. In a statement, Gardaí say that this morning, Friday, March 22, investigating Gardaí have arrested 2 males (aged in their 50’s) for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. “Both men are currently detained […]
€144,146 remaining in Irish Red Cross Creeslough fund
BY JEROME HUGHES THE Irish Red Cross still has €144,146 in funding to support those impacted by the 2022 Creeslough tragedy, and intends to visit the village in the coming weeks to outline how the money, raised through public and corporate donations, will be distributed. Figures obtained by Donegal News show total Creeslough-related payments from the Irish Red […]
Creeslough Community Hub to officially open today
CREESLOUGH Community Association Links Hub will officially open today. Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD will officially open the hub at 11am. The premises is part of the former Cope Hardware premises in the village’s Main Street and a section of the building has been re-purposed and updated […]
Moves to clarify ambulance reports
CLAIMS that ambulances from Derry could not cross the border to help in the aftermath of the Creeslough explosion last year were made because of a “drafting error”. A committee of Irish and British politicians have moved to clarify details of the report which claimed ambulances could not attend the incident because of visa issues. […]