IT WILL NOW TAKE A YEAR TO REPAIR HOSPITAL, SAYS ADAMS
donegaldaily.com Copyright Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams TD has said he was left in shock today after seeing the damage from last week’s storm at Letterkenny General Hospital and says he was told it...
View ArticleWEATHER UPDATE: MET EIREANN RADAR PIX SHOW STORM HEADING NORTH
The latest radar pic shows downpours heading into south Donegal at 3pm 3.15PM WEATHER UPDATE: Met Eireann has issued its latest radar picture showing torrential rain heading north towards Donegal....
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: URGENT FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LETTERKENNY
The latest radar pic shows downpours heading into south Donegal at 3pm BREAKING NEWS: FORECASTERS have issued an urgent FLASH FLOODING WARNING. A short time ago Irish Weather Online and the...
View Article€175K GRANTED FOR DONEGAL FESTIVALS
Four festivals in County Donegal are receiving over €173,000 in Arts Council funding over the summer. The funding is part of the Arts Council’s provision of €2.1m in support to over 40 festivals...
View ArticleFISHERMEN FIND HUMAN SKULL IN NETS
A HUMAN skull found in fishing nets off the Co Donegal coast has been sent to Dublin for forensic examination. The skull, which had a single golden tooth, was caught in nets by fishermen in Derryness...
View ArticlePUBLIC URGED TO GET BEHIND DONEGAL FIREFIGHTERS’ CARWASH
The Donegal Firefighters Annual Charity Car Wash and Bucket Collection in aid of Donegal Hospice and Northwest Hospice will be held this Sat 3rd August at various fire stations across the county. The...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: GLENCAR AREA OF LETTERKENNY BADLY FLOODED AGAIN
THE GLENCAR area of Letterkenny is under water again as today’s torrential downpours continue. It came within minutes of a 3.30pm alert from forecasters with Met Eireann extending its flash flood...
View ArticleMC GINLEY’S FURNITURE ON THE MOVE
Having been established ten years ago and priding itself as one of the leading sofa stores in the northwest, Mc Ginley Sofas, now, Mc Ginleys Furniture, has expanded it product range dramatically. It...
View ArticleTRIAL FOR DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDER WHO FLED TO DONEGAL
Rapist Joseph McCabe to stand trial for going on the run in Donegal A SEX offender is to stand trial accused of going on the run in Donegal from police in the North, a judge has ruled. Dangerous Joseph...
View ArticleKNIVES ARE BEING SHARPENED FOR THE TASTE OF DONEGAL FOOD FESTIVAL
There is only 23 day’s left to the anticipated Event in Donegal Town A Taste of Donegal Food Festival 2013. Knives are being sharpened, recipes fine tuned, coats being starched and that is only the...
View ArticleTORRENTIAL RAIN HITS SHOPS AND BUSINESSES IN WEST DONEGAL
Heavy rains have also lashed West Donegal with a number of shops and businesses being badly-hit. Gallagher’s supermarket in Derrybeg was forced to close for a period shortly after 3pm when water came...
View ArticleHUGE SURGE IN PAYMENT FOR NON-DOMESTIC WATER CHARGES ACROSS DONEGAL
There has been a surge in the payment of non-domestic water charges in the last month following an intensive campaign kick-started by Donegal County Council. Garry Martin, Director of Finance &...
View ArticleMOTORISTS WARNED AS ROADS TURNED TO RIVERS IN DOWNPOURS
Horrendous conditions this evening in Donegal Town. Pic Gerry McCaffrey/donegaldaily.com GARDAI are tonight warning motorists across County Donegal to drive with extreme caution after a deluge of rain...
View ArticleHOSPITAL FLOOD DEFENCES HOLD AS RAIN EASES OVER DONEGAL
Experts work late into the evening at Letterkenny Hospital ENGINEERS are working late into the evening to help prevent a repeat of the Letterkenny hospital flooding disaster. Water which poured into a...
View ArticleDDTV: VIDEO OF LIGHTNING OVER DONEGAL
DDTV: Blink and you might miss it! But a few seconds into Liam Tinney’s video for Donegal Daily, you’ll see the Donegal sky light up! Click Play to watch. Thanks to Liam for the clip.
View ArticleLADIES GAA: COUNTY DONEGAL MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
THE DRAW has been made for the Donegal Ladies Minor Championship. Full details are below:
View ArticleDDTV: VIDEO OF FORK LIGHTNING OVER GORTAHORK
DDTV: FORK lightning over Gortahork on Thursday. Footage by Cian McGarvey for Donegal Daily. Click Play to watch
View ArticleFATHER’S TERROR AS CHILDREN’S KITE CAUGHT IN BLADES OF LOW-FLYING HELICOPTER
A father-of-three has revealed how he feared for his children’s lives after a low-flying helicopter caught in their kite on Portnoo Strand. The man, who asked not to be named, suffered a severe cut to...
View ArticleDONEGAL PLANNING TO GET THE ‘POINT’ OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL!
Harvey’s Point is inviting hikers from all over the world to its special ‘Gathering’ event which tracks the Irish leg of the famous Appalachian Trail from Donegal to Antrim. Sliabh League is among the...
View ArticleFILM IT FRIDAY – WIN FREE CINEMA TICKETS
Every week we will be giving away a FREE family pass (one adult and three children or two adults and two children) to Century Cinemas in Letterkenny. All readers have to do is to email the answer to a...
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