Status yellow wind warning for Donegal


Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for Donegal. The weather warning will be in place until 8pm tonight. Met Éireann said widespread gusts of 80 to 110 km/h are to be expected and gusts will be stronger in exposed areas. Advertisement        

Cousin of victim launches raffle for voluntary responder charities


IN the past six months numerous fundraisers have been organised in a bid to get the community of Creeslough back on their feet. Now Carrigart man, Brendan Vaughan is on a mission to give back to the voluntary organisations who responded on the day. Brendan, who has been living in London for the past 41 […]

Donegal Darkness Into Light launched


THIS year’s Letterkenny Darkness into Light will be held in the grounds of ATU for the first time to mark the 10th anniversary of the event in Letterkenny. The launch of Darkness into Light 2023 was hosted by the DIL Letterkenny Committee on Thursday evening and a large crowd attended. The fundraising event, which was first held in Letterkenny […]

More wet and windy weather on the way


MET Éireann has warned of very wet and windy weather for Donegal on Tuesday and Wednesday. Meteorologist Aoife Kealy told the Donegal News yesterday that a low pressure system approaching from the Atlantic will bring very unsettled conditions over the coming days. “There is some uncertainly on where that low pressure will track and will […]

Road closure due to essential road works in Ardara


Donegal County Council wishes to advise that the local road, L2843-1 in Bracky, Ardara between N56 and Maghera Caves will be blocked on Tuesday, April  11  and Wednesday, April 12 from 7.30am to 6.00pm each day. The road will be blocked due to essential road works. A local diversion will be in place during these […]

Donegal has lowest rates of children vaccinated against Covid


DONEGAL continues to have the lowest rates of children vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that the Primary Course Completion rate in 5 to 11-year-olds is just four per cent in Buncrana– the lowest rate in the country. The second lowest uptake in the country […]

Letterkenny farmer to host social farming open day next month


A LETTERKENNY farmer will open his land to offer social farming opportunities to those in need of support to improve their health and well-being. Patrick Harley, of Harley Brothers Farm, will host an Open Day on his farm on Friday, May 5, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Patrick is one of 125 farmers all over Ireland who […]

New Irish language festival to launch


THERE is a new festival coming to Letterkenny, An Focal Beo, in which the richness of the Irish language which is utterly entwined with the folklore, poetry, philosophy, song, heritage, history, mythology, creativity and self-understanding of her people will be celebrated. “We want to showcase the energy of the Irish language and to invite people […]

Residents left suffering following water outages in Manor


THE residents of Rosbracken and Raymoghy were once again left suffering this morning due to water outages. Water outages in this area of Manorcunningham have been a recurring issue recently as the residents were also left without water on Christmas Day and Saint Patrick’s Day. Calling for action, Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly contacted Irish Water […]