Amateur photographer losing her sight tells her story


A WOMAN who is losing her sight has told her story behind a camera lens. Donegal FemLENS is a powerful  photography exhibition which takes a glimpse into women’s perspectives on a number of topics including loss, lockdown emergence, women in farming, nature and mica homeowners stories. The exhibition was unveiled recently in Donegal County Museum. […]

Retirement blow for Donegal as McGrath checks out


By Frank Craig Paddy McGrath has called time on his inter-county career following what he labelled “an amazing 12-years” with the Donegal senior footballers. The 32-year-old Ardara man departs with five Ulster SFC titles to his name. But it will be his crucial part in Donegal’s famous All-Ireland success of 2012 that Tír Chonaill supporters […]

Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’


DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]

More penalty points in Donegal last year


SPEEDING and holding a mobile phone while driving were the most common reasons why drivers in Donegal attracted penalty points last year. A total of 14,302 penalty points were issued in the county in 2020 which is up 4.7 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Transport Omnibus report published on Thursday. There were […]

Wind warning for Donegal


A STATUS yellow wind warning will be in place in Donegal today as gusts of up to 110km/hr are expected. The Met Éireann warning will come into force from 3pm this afternoon (Friday) and remain in place until 6am on Saturday. “Through Friday afternoon, evening and night, northerly winds will reach mean speed of 45 […]

McDonald calls for publication of Brandon report


Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald TD, has called for the immediate publication of the Brandon report. The Brandon Report contains the details of 118 occurrences of sexually inappropriate behaviour, which impacted 18 victims, at Ard Gréine Court in Stranorlar. Deputy McDonald raised the need for the report to be published with Taoiseach Míchéal Martin […]

Council’s wages bill to rise by €5m in 2022


PAY restoration, pensions and long service rewards will see Donegal County Council’s wages bill leap by more than €5 million next year. According to the local authority’s budget book the total payroll cost for cost for 2022 will be €79.6 million, up considerably on this year’s €74.5 million. Not all of the money will come […]

€800m financial redress scheme is ‘further insult’


A WOMAN whose mother was born in Stranorlar County Home says the financial redress scheme adds further insult to women and children survivors not deemed eligible. The woman, who does not wish to be named, was speaking to the Donegal News after Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman revealed details of the €800 million redress scheme […]

Cullinane accuses HSE of ‘lack of vision’


BAD planning, a deficiency in investment and a lack of vision on the part of the HSE – that is how Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson has characterised the situation at Letterkenn hospital. David Cullinane was in Donegal on Friday, the latest leg on a fact finding tour of the State he is embarking on. The […]