Road markings on many roads in Letterkenny have disappeared, a local councillor has claimed. “In the last two years, there have been very few lines put on roads anywhere,” Cllr. Donal Coyle declared at the monthly meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District Council. He said he was aware of a number of road traffic incidents which […]
Weather: Mostly cloudy and dry day
TODAY will be mostly cloudy and mainly dry. Moderate winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty through the afternoon and evening. Cold with highest temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees. Advertisement Tonight, rain will spread over the region, falling as sleet on high ground. Windy also with fresh to strong, gusty winds. Lowest temperatures […]
Deaths in Donegal, Thursday morning, February 13
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Sarah (Sally) O’Reilly, Cavan and Malin Mary Hyland, Donegal Town Advertisement Jim Shields, Crolly Tommy McKinley, Dunfanaghy Bernard (Barney) Mailey, Letterkenny Sarah (Sally) O’Reilly, Cavan and Malin The death has occurred of Sarah (Sally) O’Reilly (née McLaughlin), Carrickmore, Ballyhaise, Co Cavan and formerly Malin, Co Donegal. Ms […]
Murder accused denies lying to escape responsibility
by Eoin Reynolds A murder accused who has claimed that it was his former lover and co-accused who beat 66-year-old Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin to death with a rock – and that she helped put his body over Ireland’s tallest cliffs – has denied lying in the hopes of escaping responsibility for what he did. Alan […]
Priest named as possible abuser served in Donegal
A deceased Jesuit priest accused of abuse served in Donegal in the 1980s, it has emerged. In a statement issued this afternoon, the Diocesan Administrator Fr Kevin Gillespie says the priest was one of a number named by the Jesuits as having been the subject of what have been deemed credible allegations of abuse against […]
Donegal applicants sought to ‘Adopt a Monument’
COMMUNITY groups in Donegal are being encouraged to apply to the Heritage Council’s ‘Adopt a Monument’ scheme. This scheme is all about empowering local communities to become involved in the care and conservation of a much-loved local monument. The ‘Adopt a Monument’ scheme offers communities expertise, mentoring and support to help them to care for […]
Weather: Dull day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle
TODAY will be dull with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees. This evening will be cloudy with a little patchy light rain and drizzle. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees, with mostly moderate winds.
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, February 12
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Jim Shields, Crolly Tommy McKinley, Dunfanaghy Advertisement Bernard (Barney) Mailey, Letterkenny Carol Laird, Carrigans Matthew Cutliffe, Buncrana Jimmy Doherty, Killybegs Jim Shields, Crolly The death has occurred of Jim Shields, Meenaleck, Crolly. Mr Shields passed away on Monday, February 10. Predecessed by his parents Joe and Maureen […]
Vial lied about deceased sexually assaulting co-accused
by Eoin Reynolds A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old and putting his body over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Donegal has accepted he lied to gardai when he claimed the pensioner had sexually assaulted his co-accused, then 21-year-old Nikita Burns. A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old and putting his body over the […]
Accused tells trial his co-accused struck deceased
by Eoin Reynolds A man has taken the stand in his own defence to tell his murder trial that he was fighting with a pensioner – whose body was found in the waters beneath Sliabh Liag – when his former lover and co-accused hit the victim on the back of the head with a rock, […]