A WIND warning will remain in place until this evening as gusts of up to 100km/hr are expected throughout the day. Met Eireann issued a yellow warning for Donegal as well as Galway and Mayo which will remain in place until 8pm. A Met Eireann Spokesperson said: “South to southwest winds will reach mean speeds […]
Man due in court over attempted robbery
A man in his late 20s is expected to appear before a sitting of Letterkenny District Court this morning following an attempted robbery in Newtowncunningham. On the 29th November 2019 at approximately 11.45am a lone male entered a convenience store in Newtowncunningham. He threatened a staff member at knife point before leaving the store on […]
Bonner boosted by return of young guns
DONEGAL manager Declan Bonner has been boosted by the return of some talented young players to his senior squad for the 2020 season.
Council passes €154 million budget for 2020
Donegal County Council has passed its budget for 2020 which has an extra €8.4 million to spend in the coming year. The revenue budget for 2020 is €154 million with a large chunk of the funding, €48 million, going towards roads. Two amendments were adopted at the meeting in Lifford today. The first was proposed […]
Meeting adjourned to mark death of councillor’s mother
THE ANNUAL Budget meeting of Donegal County Council has been adjourned for an hour this morning in a mark of respect following the death of Cllr Gerry McMonagle’s mother. Mary McMonagle (nee Smyth) passed away on Wednesday and her funeral mass is due to take place in Creggan in Derry on Saturday morning. Party colleague […]
Substantial damage caused following Killea blaze
SUBSTANTIAL damage was caused as a result of a fire at a garage in Killea last night which took a cross border effort to put out. It took units from Derry, Letterkenny and Buncrana three and a half hours to get the fire under control. The fire caused substantial damage to the building itself, a […]
Rosses film-makers reach national final
A GROUP of young people from the Rosses have made it to the final of a national film competition in Galway this Sunday where they will be recognised for producing a short film about single use plastics. The Rosses Neighbourhood Youth Project (NYP) Foróige Green Team produced the video after they went on a beach […]
Gardai investigating cause of Killea fire
GARDAI are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out in Killea last night. The blaze occurred at a garage at 11.15pm when the Fire Service were called to the scene. A spokesperson for the Gardai told the Donegal News this morning: “Gardaí were called to the scene of a fire that occurred at […]
Potential for Letterkenny company to grow to 100 staff
THE CEO of Telecommunications company KN Circet has said there is potential for their design centre in the IDA business Park in Letterkenny to increase to 100 staff over the next 24 months. Recruitment is currently underway with 40 jobs being created in the next six to 12 months but in an interview with […]
Whoriskey Christmas lights to be turned on this Friday
IRELAND’S biggest private home Christmas lights display are set to dazzle once again when special guest Santa turns them on this Friday. Mary Whoriskey and husband Michael have been lighting up the townland of Gortcally outside Kerrykeel for the past 16 years. They have raised almost €60,000 for charities including Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin […]