GARDAÍ from Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit seized a vehicle which was without tax for six years. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test was also expired for four years. Fixed Charge Penalty Notices will be issuedGarda. Advertisement These cars were detected today during multi-agency checkpoints with the RSA and Customs. During these checkpoints, another driver was arrested […]
Simon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach
Ireland has a new Taoiseach with Simon Harris officially appointed Ireland’s 16th and youngest ever Taoiseach at the age of 37. His appointment was confirmed today during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin. Earlier, TDs in the Dáil backed his nomination to become the country’s new Taoiseach by […]
Donegal man in court after over £1.2m worth of cannabis found in furniture van
A van driver arrived at Belfast Port with more than £1m worth of herbal cannabis stored among boxes of paint, a court heard on Monday. Police seized the haul after stopping 41-year-old Jonathan Paul McDaid’s vehicle as he got off a ferry from Liverpool on Sunday morning. McDaid, of St Judes Court in Lifford, Co Donegal, appeared […]
Summit 2 Sea for MND
TWO weeks from now, on Saturday, April 20, a unique sporting event will take place throughout the island of Ireland, at a coast or on a hilltop near you. The April 20th All Ireland Event is to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). The All Ireland challenge is the brainchild and […]
Hollywood star Liam Neeson describes Donegal as ‘very beautiful’
By Dionne Meehan HOLLYWOOD megastar Liam Neeson has spoken of his time spent filming in Glencolmcille in an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “That’s in County Donegal, way up in the North-West of Ireland,” Liam explained to the audience. Advertisement He described the Gaeltacht area as being “very beautiful”. Originally from Ballymena, the actor […]
Gardaí in Donegal urge road users to “stop risking lives” after weekend arrests
By Dionne Meehan GARDAÍ have urged road users in Donegal to “stop risking lives” and to “start acting responsibly” following a series of arrests at the weekend. On Friday night, Gardaí from Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 131KPH in a 100KPH speed zone. Advertisement The car was stopped and the driver […]
Strabane woman has died following traffic collision on A5
POLICE in the North have confirmed that a woman from Strabane has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A5 near the village of Bready in Co. Tyrone on Sunday. Oonagh Burns (35) was driving a white Seat Leon on the Victoria Road when it left the carriageway close to the junction […]
Pressures facing HSE come under the spotlight
DONEGAL GP and newly appointed President of the Irish Medical Organisation, Dr Denis McCauley has voiced his alarm at waiting lists in the country’s hospitals. Dr McCauley made his comments at the weekend when addressing the IMO Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Killarney. He spoke of the chronic shortage of beds, consultants and GPs which have left […]
Shane blows Storm Kathleen away with brilliant hole-in-one
A Letterkenny golfer made light of the stormy conditions to deliver a fabulous hole-in-one at Barnhill on Saturday. Storm Kathleen did her best to spoil the playing conditions for golfers all across the North West – but she failed to upset Shane Scanlan’s round at Letterkenny Golf Club. Playing in Saturday’s competition, Shane recorded a […]
Sister Marian Larkin to be laid to rest today in Dublin
LETTERKENNY woman, Sister Marian Larkin will be laid to rest today in Dublin. Sr Larkin, late of Loreto Convent, Balbriggan, passed away on Saturday, March 30. She will be laid to rest in Loreto Convent Cemetery today following Requiem Mass in St Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan, at 11am this morning. Advertisement In a post online, […]