BUNCRANA Garda Station had a visit from a very ‘cool’ character today after he heard about their latest recruitment campaign. Despite having “cold feet” about applying at first, his friend Tiernan stuck by his side for moral support. And with Tiernan by his side, he felt able to “freeze” the day. Advertisement With Superintendent Grant […]
Roads will be gritted from 4pm today
All Donegal winter maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 4pm today and again from 5am tomorrow morning (Friday). A yellow warning for snow and ice will remain in place until 6am on Friday. Met Eireann has warned of further snow showers with difficult travelling conditions and some travel and service disruption. Donegal County […]
Snow and ice warning for Donegal extended
THE snow and ice weather warning currently in place for Donegal has been extended. The weather warning, which was only meant to be in place until 11am today, has been extended until 6am Friday, January 19. Met Eireann has once again warned motorists of difficult driving and travelling conditions as a result of further snow […]
Snow and ice warning extended
SNOWFALL in many parts of Donegal has led to difficult driving conditions this morning. Gardaí are advising motorists to allow extra time for their journeys and slow down. A snow and ice warning for Donegal has been extended and will remain in place until 6pm on Thursday while a yellow warning for low temperatures remains […]
Snow and ice warning issued by Met Eireann
A weather warning for snow and ice for Donegal has been issued by Met Eireann. The yellow warning will be in place from 6pm on Monday to 11am on Tuesday morning. The forecaster said: “Scattered wintry showers will give way to more widespread sleet or snow for a time overnight with the potential for small […]
Snowfall expected overnight
Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for snow and ice. The yellow warning for Donegal will be in place from 5am on Saturday morning until 10am. A Met Éireann forecaster said: “Rain will turn to sleet or snow in places for a short time on Saturday morning, especially over higher ground. “The rain, sleet […]
Letterkenny grandmother leaves a snowball surprise for her grandsons
By Diarmaid Doherty WHEN the snow fell in Letterkenny last January, Eilish Sweeney’s thoughts turned to her two grandsons in far off sunny Australia. Brothers Sean and Alex Sweeney had enjoyed a memorable holiday in Letterkenny when they were little boys, spending a brilliant time with their granny Eilish and the rest of the Sweeney […]
Yellow warning for wintry weather in Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a further yellow weather warning for wintry conditions in Donegal. The weather warning for snow and ice comes into place from 8pm tonight until 12 noon tomorrow. Wintry showers will lead to icy conditions in some areas tonight (Monday night) and on Tuesday morning. Advertisement Potential impacts include hazardous road conditions […]
Warning issued for overnight snow in Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a warning for overnight snow in Donegal. Met Eireann said further spells of sleet and snow today combined with strong east to northeast winds. The warning came into effect this morning at 9am and will remain in place until 12pm tomorrow (Friday). “Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas […]
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 […]