DONEGAL County Council has confirmed that Lough Mourne and the drinking water supply in the Finn Valley has not been contaminated following a peat slippage this afternoon. Serious concerns had been raised about the impacts of the incident at the Meenbog Windfarm near Barnesmore Gap on water supplies after material ran into the Mournebeg River. […]
Peter (89) uses wife’s native Donegal for marathon walk
An eighty-nine year man who have walked more than 1,000 mile around his small house and garden since lockdown has been plotting his progress on his map of Donegal. Peter Cooke lives alone in Whitley Bay in the North East of England. He has made a circuit in his house (86 laps to 1 mile) […]
What are your plans for Christmas and festive season?
EVERY year thousands of people fly home for Christmas to visit family and friends in Donegal. However it will very different this year with air travel restrictions, lockdown and quarantine measures currently in place due to the ongoing pandemic. Harry Walsh spoke to five people living abroad to get their views on Christmas 2020 and […]
Massive losses as supporters stay away from Ballybofey
ULSTER GAA will lose out on more than €250,000 in revenue from this week’s Championship meeting between Donegal and Tyrone. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the eagerly awaited quarter-final game will be played behind closed doors at MacCumhaill Park on Sunday afternoon, throw-in 1.30pm. Between them the two Ulster heavyweights have won nine of the […]
Major outbreak of bovine TB in East Donegal farm
MORE than forty animals have been slaughtered at a farm in East Donegal in recent weeks following an outbreak of Bovine TB. It is one of the largest ever recorded incidences of the disease in the county and it is suggested that it might take the farm two years to recover. Advertisement When contacted […]
Council issue warning ahead of Storm Aiden
DONEGAL County Council has issued a warning ahead of the arrival of Storm Aiden which will bring very strong winds tomorrow. Earlier today Met Éireann escalated the wind warning that was in place for Donegal from status yellow to orange. Storm Aiden will bring strong southwest to west winds which will reach mean speeds of […]
Orange warning issued ahead of Storm Aiden
AN ORANGE wind warning has been issued for Donegal this weekend ahead of the arrival of Storm Aiden. Met Éireann issued the ‘severe wind warning’ for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Clare. It will come into force at 8am tomorrow morning (Saturday) and remain in place until 4pm. A spokesperson for Met Éireann said: “On […]
