Donegal County Council issue statement on Covid-19


DONEGAL County Council has issued a statement this evening to provide citizens of the county with an update on Covid-19. It comes following the death of Ireland’s first Covid-19 patient and as the World Health Organisation declares the outbreak a pandemic. “Donegal County Council continues to keep up to date on the state of the […]

Orange wind warning issued for Donegal


MET Eireann has issued an orange wind warning for Donegal tomorrow with gusts of between 100km/hr and 120km/hr expected. The warning will be in place from 8am to 12 noon on Thursday. This follows a yellow warning for snow and ice that will remain in place until 8am tomorrow morning. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: […]

Odours at business park sparks investigation


DONEGAL County Council has launched an investigation into strong odours coming from the business park in Gaoth Dobhair. Complaints were made by members of the public and Councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig regarding the strong smell of chemicals coming from Páirc Ghnó Ghaoth Dobhair which is run by Údarás na Gaeltachta. An inspection was […]

Massive increase in calls to tackle rodents


A LOCAL pest control company has seen an increase of up to seventy per cent in call outs to homes and businesses dealing with rat and mice infestations. The extremely wet weather experienced in February is driving the rodents indoors and stricter regulations on the use of rat poison is also to blame, according to […]

Council in a heightened state of readiness


Donegal County Council has said they are in a heightened state of readiness in preparation for incoming Storm Jorge and have activated their Severe Weather Assessment Team. Met Éireann have issued a status orange wind warning for County Donegal starting from 12.00 noon on Saturday 29th February until to 3.00am on Sunday 1st March as […]

Orange wind warning issued for the weekend


AN ORANGE wind warning has been issued for Donegal as Storm Jorge approaches Ireland. Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) will bring severe winds with gusts of 110 to 130 km/hr expected. The warning will be valid from 12.00 on Saturday until 3am on Sunday. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: “Some severe winds expected during Saturday associated with […]

Man appears in court after Glenties shooting incident


A 22-year-old man from Carlow appeared before Letterkenny District Court today following a shooting incident in Glenties at the weekend. Stephen Dowling, Cois Abhainn, Burren Road, Carlow was charged with discharging a firearm at Mill Road and Main Street Glenties in the early hours of Saturday morning. The father of one was in Donegal on […]

Scale of mica issue begins to emerge


THE sheer number of families affected by MICA was abundantly clear from the huge turnout at an information meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday night. Around 700 people attended the meeting to get more detail and clarity on how the redress scheme, to repair their crumbling homes, will work. Chairperson of MICA Action Group, Ann Owens […]