Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of a father and son which were discovered at a house in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon. The bodies were discovered at a house in Windyhall after a member of the public alerted Gardai. The men have been named locally as Daniel Duffy (88) and his […]
Bodies of two men discovered in Letterkenny
The bodies of two men have been discovered at a house in Letterkenny this afternoon. Gardai are investigating the circumstances surrounding the men’s deaths after their bodies were discovered by a local person who alerted Gardai at 2pm. The house at Windyhall has been sealed off and the State Pathologist and the Garda Forensic and […]
Showing Donegal’s colourful past
A book of restored and colourised photos covering all 32 counties over a hundred year period features some incredible shots of Donegal during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Colour of Ireland by architect Rob Cross provides a social account of Ireland between 1860 to 1960 and brings people and places to life in vibrant detail. […]
Adding artistic touches to Donegal’s ‘Appalachian Way’
ANYONE setting out on the famous Appalachian Trail in the USA knows about the long journey ahead. But did you know that the journey ends on the other side of the Atlantic? The International Appalachian Trail (IAT) Ulster–Ireland is part of a wider international walking trail that follows the Appalachian Mountain terrain, which existed on […]
Gardaí confirm spiking probe
Gardai have confirmed they are investigated the incident incident which is believed to have occurred in Letterkenny on Sunday November 28, 2021.
Donegal architects in ‘Bungalow Bliss’
A leading Donegal architecture firm will feature in a four-part original series for RTÉ One tomorrow night.
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 […]