by Louise Doyle TWENTY gardaí in Donegal Division sustained injury in the course of duty in 2024. Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal the breakdown of occupational injuries suffered by gardaí in the course of duty, and the type of injury. Advertisement Twenty gardaí reported sustaining an occupational injury in Donegal Division in […]
Weather: Another dry and sunny day with highs of 21 degrees
Today will be another dry and sunny day. Temperatures will be warm with highs ranging from 17 to 21 degrees. Tonight will be mostly dry and clear, with some patches of mist and fog. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees.
Deaths in Donegal, Friday, April 11
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Gerard (Rocky) Mulrine, Raphoe Joseph Hetherington, Raphoe Advertisement Mary J McNelis, Ballyshannon and Mayo Pearse Gallagher, Donegal Town Seamus McFadden, Falcarragh Bernard Kennedy, Ardara Patrick (Patsy) Doherty, Inver Gerard (Rocky) Mulrine, Raphoe The death has occurred Gerard (Rocky) Mulrine, Aughnakeeragh, Raphoe. Mr Mulrine passed away at the […]
Call for council to meet families over Creeslough plans
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by Chris Ashmore A LOCAL councillor believes that Donegal County Council needs to arrange a meeting with the families who lost loved ones in the Creeslough tragedy in relation to the controversial plans to build a new filling station on the site of the explosion in the village. Speaking at the April meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal […]
More heartache for Ballymacool residents as council scraps plans to purchase properties
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By Dionne Meehan FOR the past 19 months, residents of two Ballymacool estates in Letterkenny have been living through a nightmare, one that has only grown more distressing this week. In October 2023, residents of nine homes, eight in The Forest estate and one in The Woods estate, were initially informed that their properties were being listed […]
Man to be sentenced tomorrow for knocking down and killing a boy
A MAN drove away from the scene after knocking over a nine-year-old boy and killing him, Donegal Circuit Court heard this week. Following the collision, which flung the young victim 58 metres away from the point of impact, the accused embarked on a drink and drugs binge. Sergee Kelly will be sentenced at tomorrow’s sitting of […]
Weather: Warm and dry today with widespread sunshine
AFTER a chilly start to the day, it will be warm and dry with widespread sunshine. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in light variable breezes. Tonight will be dry and mostly clear. Advertisement Areas of mist and fog will develop overnight. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in near calm conditions.
Deaths in Donegal, Thursday, April 10
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Joseph Hetherington, Raphoe Kathleen Stevenson, Letterkenny Advertisement Mary J McNelis, Ballyshannon and Mayo Pearse Gallagher, Donegal Town Seamus McFadden, Falcarragh Bernard Kennedy, Ardara Patrick (Patsy) Doherty, Inver Kathleen Devins, Sligo and Donegal Town Malachy Gallagher, Ballyshannon Joseph Hetherington, Raphoe The peaceful death has taken place at his […]
Weather: Today will be dry and sunny with highs of 19 degrees
TODAY will be dry and sunny once again with any mist clearing early on. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees. Tonight will be dry and clear with a few patches of mist and fog forming. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees.
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday, April 9
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: John Brown, Dungloe Anne Stewart, Belfast and Marble Hill Advertisement Vera May Porter, Convoy Kathleen (Cáitlin) Erskine, Bruckless Kathleen Devins, Sligo and Donegal Town Malachy Gallagher, Ballyshannon John Brown, Dungloe The death has occurred in Letterkenny University Hospital of John Brown, Maghery, Dungloe. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, […]