SILVER STRAND Beach in Malin Beg is the country’s second most Instragammable beach. The Social media team at Digital Funnel have today just released a list of Irelands Most Instagrammable Beaches. By examining hashtag mentions on the Instagram platform, Digital Funnel have found that Inch Beach, Dingle comes out on top with 28,324 Instagram mentions, […]
Public meeting in Clonmany tonight to discuss water outages
A PUBLIC meeting is being held in Clonmany tonight to discuss the ongoing issues with the areas water supply. The public meeting is being held at 8pm in the Clonmany Community Centre. A spokesperson for the meeting said, “Join us this evening at 8pm here in Clonmany Community Centre to talk about the continuous issue […]
Donegal COPD pilot scheme awarded European prize
A HSE pilot scheme in Donegal has been awarded the “European Federation for Airway Disease and Allery’s Patient’s prize for Digital COPD.” The first of its kind, the Community Virtual Ward gives community virtual ward support to individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in their own home. The services are offered as an alternate […]
An Garda Síochána to immediately begin process of purchasing bodycams
MINISTER for Justice Helen McEntee has today announced that An Garda Síochána is to immediately begin the process of procuring bodyworn cameras for frontline Gardaí. Following a Cabinet meeting at which Government discussed how to equip An Garda Síochána with the necessary tools and technologies to build stronger, safer communities, Minister McEntee said Garda Commissioner […]
Maintenance work set to begin at Errigal
MAINTENANCE work is set to be carried out at Errigal. The contractor will occupy most of the car park with a pedestrian route through it for hikers leading to the mountain from June 20 2023 until mid-September 2023 A Helicopter lifting operation is scheduled to start on July 5 and last for three days, depending […]
Thunderstorm warning for Donegal
A YELLOW warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Donegal. The warning comes into action at 12 noon and will remain in place until 10pm. Met Eireann are warning of heavy showers with thunderstorms likely. Advertisement Possible impacts include spot flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.
Donegal to face Tyrone on Saturday
Donegal will face old rivals Tyrone in the Preliminary quarter-finals on Saturday evening. The fixture has been confirmed for this Saturday with throw in at 7pm in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Donegal will welcome the home advantage and a win will take them through to the quarter finals. Advertisement Full Draw: Kildare v Monaghan Cork v […]
Pub licensee must pay over €16,000 in damages for illegally showing Sky Sports
A Donegal pub licensee has been ordered to pay over €16,000 in damages for Sky Sports infringements. Joseph McFadden, licensee of the Swilly Inn, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, has been ordered to pay €16,188 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in the premises. It follows a successful legal action taken by […]
Consultancy firm offering ‘pro bono’ services to Creeslough project
Donegal County Council, the Creeslough Working Group and the Creeslough Community Association supported by Arup have presented a Draft Village Plan and Draft Community Regeneration Project for public consultation. The process to prepare the Village Plan is being led by the multi-disciplinary and international consultancy service Arup who are offering their services pro bono […]
Winning Lotto ticket worth over €6m sold in Inishowen
The National Lottery has confirmed that Donegal’s newest Lotto multi-millionaires purchased their winning ticket, which was worth €6,373,878, in Inishowen. Saturday night’s Lotto draw marked the fifth Lotto jackpot win of 2023 with the €12,747,756 taking the title of largest amount seen in the game this year. The Donegal and Westmeath jackpot winners have made […]