Storm Diana brings gale force winds


A STATUS yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal as gale force winds are expected tomorrow. The weather disruption is down to Storm Diana with south to southwest winds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of between 90 to 110 km/hr. The weather warning will come into force at 5am tomorrow morning and […]

Wind warning issued as ex-hurricane Oscar approaches


A STATUS yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal as ex-hurricane Oscar approaches. The warning, issued by Met Eireann, will be in place from 3pm this afternoon until midday tomorrow. A Spokesperson for Met Eireann said: “Southerly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/h, gusts of 90 to 100 km/h later […]

Black Friday and Cyber Monday warning – Gardai


December 2016 saw an increase of 15.4% in online purchases2 with over 50% of Irish people shopping online3, most of whom purchased or sold goods and services with no difficulty. However, in a small number of cases difficulties do arise and fraud results in users losing money or having their credit/debit card details being compromised. […]

Black ice on roads as temperatures drop


A national snow and ice warning came into effect this morning with temperatures reaching close to freezing in Donegal. Icy roads were reported across the county, particularly in Letterkenny. Black ice was reported in areas of Manorcunningham and on the N13 Letterkenny/Derry road as well as on roads leading into Buncrana. Met Eireann said scattered […]

Gardai warn local businesses in Donegal


Gardai have issued a warning to local business owners in Donegal. The warning comes after the targeting and burglaries at a number of business premises in the county during the past week. Owners / managers are advised to review security arrangements and equipment to ‘target harden’ their premises & increase its ability to withstand robust criminal […]