Funeral arrangements of Derry hill-walker announced


By Dionne Meehan THE funeral of a Derry hill-walker, who died in Donegal at the weekend, is set to take place on Thursday in St. Mary’s Church, Creggan at 11am. Brian Campbell, of 42 Woodbrook West, died following a fall while he was walking in the Poisoned Glen area of Dunlewey on Saturday, April 20. […]

Fundraiser in memory of the late Kevin Boylan


By Dionne Meehan A FUNDRAISING event in memory of the late Kevin Boylan, who sadly passed away this year after falling ill on Errigal Mountain, will be held in Letterkenny later this month. A Karaoke Christmas Jumper Party will take place in the Swilly Inn at 6pm on December 22. Advertisement Running for the past 13 […]

Man is airlifted from Errigal


A MAN was airlifted by helicopter from Errigal Mountain yesterday afternoon with a suspected cardiac arrest. The incident happened at around 1pm and ambulance crews and Donegal Mountain Rescue crews were tasked to the scene. The Sligo based Sikorsky 118 Coastguard helicopter was also alerted to the casualty because of the difficult terrain. Advertisement It […]

Donegal Mountain Rescue issue warning after Errigal call out 


DONEGAL Mountain Rescue Team has issued a warning to hikers after a group of walkers required assistance on Errigal.  On Saturday June 24, DMRT were tasked by An Garda Síochána to Errigal mountain. A group of walkers had set out from the Miners Path on Muckish to cover the Seven Sisters trail and, once atop […]

Relief as Donegal Mountain Rescue help find missing walker 


DONEGAL Mountain Rescue were tasked this weekend to help find a person who went missing while out hiking.  At 13:25 on Saturday, Donegal Mountain Rescue Team received a call out from AGS Galway for a missing person on Carnaween Mountain in the Blue Stacks. The team were, at that time, training on Lough Salt and […]

Walkers rescued from Muckish mountains


  The Donegal Mountain Rescue team were called to Muckish mountains on Wednesday evening to rescue a group of hill walkers after they were stuck on a steep terrain. The team were called at around 5pm on Wednesday evening. A search dog located the walkers and the area was assessed for the safest extraction for […]