Council gritters in operation tonight


WITH another forecasted drop in temperatures, Donegal County Council’s gritting service will be in operation tonight. The council say all designated Donegal Winter Maintenance Routes will be gritted from 9pm.   The gritters will be deployed again from 6am on Wednesday. Advertisement According to Met Éireann it will be cold and breezy tonight with clear spells […]

Donegal Disability Services host Safeguarding Awareness Event


FOLLOWING on from the success of previous Safeguarding Awareness Events, Donegal Disability Services held its third Safeguarding Awareness Event in the Raddison Blu Hotel in Letterkenny recently, to mark national Adult Safeguarding Day. The theme for this year’s National Safeguarding Day was ‘My Voice is My Right’. Since the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act came into […]

Public invited to launch of New Lifford Museum


THE public are being invited to attend the official launch of the New Lifford Museum, a celebration of Donegal’s remarkable heritage and the people who helped shape its story. The invite is being extended by Lifford Old Courthouse and the County Donegal Historical Society. The event on Tuesday, November 25 will be officially launched by John McLaughlin, […]

‘Robust enforcement’ needed on cutting of trees and hedges


FRUSTRATED councillors have called for Donegal County Council to take “urgent action” – including going down the legal route – against landowners who are not cutting back overgrown hedges, trees and vegetation which present a danger or obstruction to road users. Raising the issue this week, Cllr Declan Meehan pointed out that the Council has […]

New €9.6 million cross-border mental health and well-being project launched


A €9.6 million cross-border initiative designed to enable people with mild and/or emerging mental health difficulties, to access early intervention programmes and support, has been officially launched. The project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The Community Connections and Well-being Project has received €9,589,178 in funding and […]

Weather: Wintry showers on the way as temperatures drop


TODAY will be sunny with a mix of scattered showers. Some showers will be heavy with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees, but feeling colder, with an added winds chill factor. Advertisement Tonight will be cold and breezy with clear spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will be […]

Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday, November 18


The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Agnes McGill, Ardara Robert (Bobby) Martin, Derry and Moville Advertisement Proinsias Maloney, Teelin Ann Coyle, Letterkenny Lynda Cowley, Louth and Carndonagh Rita Colhoun, Malin John (Ian) Boreland, Campsie Sal Colgan, Coventry and Ballybofey Junie (Margaret) McGonigle, Carndonagh Oisín Mac Manus, Dunlewey Billy Nohilly, Bundoran and Dublin Daniel […]

New RTÉ show celebrating extraordinary pets comes to Donegal


A new RTÉ kids series, The Big Pet Project — a wild celebration of Ireland’s most extraordinary pets and the people who love them, will this week visit Donegal. From surfing dogs to painting ponies and goal-scoring turtles, The Big Pet Project introduces viewers to Ireland’s weirdest, wackiest and most talented animals. Join actress Demi […]

Second series for crime drama filmed in Donegal


TG4 and BBC have commissioned a second series of the crime drama Crá, filming of which will take place in Donegal. Filming will start on the six-part series in early 2026. Crá is produced by Fíbín Media and Fíbín Films NI Ltd for BBC Gaeilge and TG4 with support from Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen’s […]