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 […]
Caolan Ward hitting all the right targets for Donegal
Yesterday afternoon was one of Ward’s finest hours in the green and gold jersey and he capped a superb individual performance with the opening goal
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 […]
Search underway following discovery of human remains
GARDAI and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches at Bunbeg beach following the discovery of human remains earlier today. A Garda spokesperson told the Donegal News: “Gardaí and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches along the coastline following the discovery of human remains on Bunbeg Beach, Donegal, today 18th February 2020. […]
Letterkenny Parkrun celebrates 4th anniversary
Letterkenny parkrun celebrated its 4th anniversary on Saturday. On Election Day 2020, parkrun enjoyed a large turn-out with 113 walkers, joggers and runners completing the 5K. Coincidentally this was the exact number that participated in the first Letterkenny parkrun in 2016! Despite the strong winds heralding the imminent arrival of Storm Ciara, all enjoyed the […]