A yellow weather warning for low temperatures in Donegal has been issued. The warning will come into effect tomorrow night (Thursday) at 9pm and remain in place until Friday morning until 10am. Met Eireann is warning of widespread icy stretches on Thursday night and Friday morning. Advertisement They say the icy conditions may bring hazardous […]
Residents return to Carndonagh Community Hospital following refurbishment
All residents have returned to Carndonagh Community Hospital following a €4.2 million refurbishment of the facility. While 23 long stay residents remained at the hospital during the refurbishment works, 11 short stay residents moved to Buncrana Community Hospital in April 2021. The hospital underwent a radical improvement to the infrastructure, creating a modern and comfortable […]
Donegal Town native appointed as Partner in Matheson
DONEGAL Town native, Gráinne Boyle has been appointed by Matheson LLP as a partner in its International Business Group. Gráinne attended Scoil an Linbh Íosa in Killymard and the Abbey Vocational School, before studying for her business and law degree in University College Dublin. Gráinne is the daughter of Catriona and Brian Boyle (both Donegal […]
Church signs damaged in Creeslough
GARDAI are investigating two separate incidents of criminal damage to church signs in Creeslough. The first incident occurred in September 2022, when a sign for St Columba’s Church of Ireland, Cashel, was broken. This sign was at the junction for Doe Castle in Cashel on the R245. That sign was salvaged and re-erected. The second incident is […]
WATCH: International Women’s Day- Baker who now sells her goodies in dozens of venues across Donegal
A SUCCESSFUL baker who now sells her goodies in dozens of venues across Donegal has advised anyone in business to learn from all the mistakes you make. The Purple Velvet journey started in June 2020 and now, their signature treats and deserts are among the most popular in the county. Diane, the talented baker behind […]
Pringle slams Government for decision to lift eviction ban
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, slammed Government for its decision to lift the eviction ban, citing figures from Donegal to point out the severe lack of housing capacity. Addressing the Taoiseach today during Leaders’ Questions, Deputy Pringle said there are only 49 houses available to rent in Donegal. Twenty-seven of these are in Letterkenn, […]
Donegal roads to be gritted tonight
ALL Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 5pm this evening. The routes include: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na Rosa […]
Certa Ireland switch Letterkenny delivery fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil
Certa, one of Ireland’s largest fuel distributors, have transitioned their fleet of delivery vehicles in its Letterkenny depot from running on diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The move will see Certa’s national fleet of over 100 trucks run on the biofuel by the end of March following a successful trial in 2022. Collectively, Certa’s […]
The Consular section of the US Embassy coming to Donegal
The Consular section of the U.S. Embassy is coming to Donegal on March 21. They will be accepting Passport and Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications and will be completing notary services on documents for use in the United States. To schedule an appointment, email dublinoutreach@state.gov before March 10.
14 Donegal students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards
FOURTEEN students from Co. Donegal have received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. A total of 677 first-year students from Ireland and overseas received awards, which were delivered in person for the first time since 2019. Entrance Exhibition Awards go to the students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree […]