Glencar Road will be blocked tomorrow (Wednesday, January 29) from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Donegal County Council are closing the road to remove a tree damaged during Storm Éowyn. Diversions will be in place via Ard O’Donnell Road and Circular Road.
Donegal County Council opens support helpline following Storm Éowyn
IN response to an emerging humanitarian need, Donegal County Council have opened a helpline for those who need support following the impact of Storm Éowyn. The Community Response Support Helpline is available on 1800 832 015 from 9am to 4.30pm this week. The public can also reach us on our dedicated support email humanitarianassistance@donegalcoco.ie Advertisement […]
Council observes minutes silence for Kacper Dudek
A minutes silence was observed at today’s meeting of Donegal County Council for Kacper Dudek who tragically died during Storm Éowyn. The 20-year-old from Lifford was on his way home from work on Friday morning when a tree fell on his car during heavy winds at Feddyglass, Raphoe, on the main Letterkenny to Lifford road. […]
Council say clean-up operation could take days to complete
DONEGAL County Council say the clean-up operation following Friday’s horrific storms could take several days to complete. In a statement, the council said the fall out of Storm Éowyn resulted in fallen trees, utility lines and other debris blocking a substantial number of roads within the county. The council said road crews started the process […]
Emergency road closure in Letterkenny to remove dangerous tree
THERE will be an emergency road closure in Letterkenny today. The N56 Business Park Road in Letterkenny will close between 11am and 12pm to allow the removal of a dangerous tree.
Councillor claims motorists are ‘sitting ducks’ for new speed camera
By Chris Ashmore MOTORISTS are “sitting ducks” when it comes to a new static speed camera which has been erected on the main Letterkenny to Derry road, it has been claimed. And with the fine for breaking the speed limit for passing a static camera having increased to €160, the letter in the post can […]
Parents afraid to drop children at school because of speeding traffic
By Chris Ashmore PARENTS are afraid to let their children off outside a school for fear that they could be hit by speeding cars – that was the claim made by Cllr. Liam Blaney this week. He was referring to the situation outside Kilmacrennan National School where he said that cars “are flying by” and […]
Storm refuge call for defective home owners
By Chris Ashmore AS the country braces itself for Storm Éowyn this Friday, a Donegal councillor has made a plea for a special accommodation centre to be set up to cater for defective concrete homeowners. Speaking at Donegal County Council’s housing meeting yesterday Cllr. Joy Beard said that with every storm, defective concrete block-affected houses […]
Gritting service to be depoyed this evening
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL County Council’s gritting service will be deployed from 6pm this evening amid another drop in temperatures across the county. It has been a cold day across the north west and according to Met Éireann, temperatures will drop to 0 to 3 degrees later this evening with a touch of frost developing […]
New exhibition from Peadar McDaid to be launched this weekend
A new body of work by well-known Letterkenny artist Peadar McDaid, will launch this Saturday at An Gailearaí in Gaoth Dobhair. Peadar created the artwork titled ‘Boglands’ with help from an Artist Bursary award. Speaking about this project Peadar said, “The landscape and its ever-changing ways is my muse and I am grateful to Donegal […]