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 […]

Covid cases fall in five of Donegal’s seven LEAs


FIVE of the seven Local Electoral Areas in Donegal have seen a reduction in the 14-day incidence of Covid-19 cases. Covid rates in Letterkenny, Milford and Glenties are now all below the national average. Numbers have also dropped in Carndonagh and notably in the Lifford-Stranorlar area, previously one of the hardest hit areas in the […]

Carrigart woman launches bid to help local businesses


SHOPPING local this year will be more important than ever in the run up to Christmas as livelihoods hang in the balance. While all non-essential retail will remain closed due to Covid-19 restrictions businesses in Donegal will need all the support they can get online in order to weather the storm over the next six […]