A WEATHER advisory warning has been issued for Donegal by Met Éireann as very cold conditions are expected this week. An Arctic airmass is set to bring the cold spell with sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on the roads. The yellow advisory warning will be in place until next Saturday at 11pm. A […]
Gardai launch appeal to find missing Donegal teenager
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old AJ O’Sullivan who was last seen in the Malin area of Co. Donegal in the early hours of Thursday morning, December 1 2022. AJ is described as being 5 foot 4 inches in height with a slim build. He has brown hair and […]
Man in his 70s dies after tractor overturns
A man in his 70s has died after a tractor he was driving overturned this morning. The tractor overturned at Corlea, outside Ballyshannon, at around 10.45am. A forensic examination of the scene was carried out earlier today and the road has now reopened. Advertisement The body of the man was taken to the mortuary at […]
‘Man overboard’ training offered for fishing crews
FISHING crews are being offered training in dealing with a ‘man overboard’ emergency through a series of classes being held in Falcarragh. Ireland’s seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara has partnered with the RNLI to deliver the one-day man overboard experiences. The first of these will take place on January 20 and 21 at the […]
Christmas FM returns to the airways tomorrow
It’s finally time to break out the Christmas decorations and deck the halls as Christmas FM is back on air at midday tomorrow – Monday 28th November. The much-loved station, which switches Christmas on in Ireland marking the start of the official Christmas season for many, will play round-the-clock Christmas tunes, spreading an abundance […]
Donegal Down Syndrome community celebrated in beautiful new book
‘See Me’ is a book created to celebrate the beautiful faces and stories of children and adults in Donegal with Down Syndrome. Speaking to the Donegal News, Sandra Devenney, General Manager of McElhinneys Department Store in Ballybofey said she came up with the idea as she wanted to do more for Donegal Down Syndrome. Sandra’s […]
Minister of State to visit Donegal today
MINISTER of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD will be visiting Donegal today to launch the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme. The minister is set to launch the programmes in Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Gaoth Dobhair and Illies Community Centre, Buncrana. Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHCP) is an interagency plan to […]
Portsalon Road to close for essential roadworks
THE Portsalon Road is set to close for two days due to essential roadworks taking place. Donegal County Council has advised that due to the works the R-246 Portsalon Road will be closed between 7am and 6pm tomorrow (Friday) and Monday, November 28. The road will be closed from the crossroads junction at the Gala […]
Saolta chief to visit hospital after shock resignation
THE Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Saolta University Health Care Group is to visit Letterkenny University Hospital in the coming days following the shock resignation of the hospital’s urologist. Ann Cosgrove confirmed at the latest Regional Health Forum West meeting that Mr Asadulla Aslam, a consultant urologist at Letterkenny University Hospital, has resigned in the […]
‘Tennessee is so backward it feels almost dystopian’
AS wider America digests the results of its mid-term elections a woman with strong ties to Donegal living in Tennessee says the southern state is “slipping into fascism”. The language of USA politics will mean relatively little to those on this side of the Atlantic – The Democrats have retained control of the Senate after winning a […]