Donegal County Council spent over €500k tackling invasive plants
Main pic: The invasive Japanese Knotweed. Donegal County Council has spent more than €530,000 tackling invasive plants management in recent years. According to The Journal Investigates, the issue cost...
View ArticleMalin man who refused to pay €150 taxi fare appears in court
A Donegal man with a “litany” of previous convictions who took a taxi from Sligo to Muff and didn’t pay the fare has appeared in court on several charges. Francis Kelly was before Letterkenny District...
View ArticleAppeal launched to help find missing Letterkenny woman
An appeal has been launched to help find a young woman who went missing yesterday from her Letterkenny home. Emmy Blaine (23) was last seen at approximately 1 pm while leaving her house. She was...
View ArticleGardaí encourage reporting incidents involving quads on public roads
Donegal Gardaí are urging members of the public to report incidents involving quads on public roads to them. Garda Grainne Doherty was responding to a query during yesterday’s Garda Community Slot...
View ArticleUpdate: Buncrana road reopens following incident
A section of St Oran’s Road in Buncrana has reopened to traffic following a collision there yesterday afternoon. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the incident involving a car and two...
View ArticleMan who allegedly bombarded Milford Garda Station with nuisance phoncecalls...
A man who allegedly bombarded his local Garda station with annoying phonecalls has had his court case adjourned to hear the proposal from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Tony Ward appeared at...
View ArticleRefurbished Killybegs Play Park to reopen next month
Killybegs Community Council is confident its revamped ocean-front play park will reopen next month. The much anticipated refurbishment will be largely finished by the end of January with only the...
View ArticleNational: Man charged with murder of his mother in Cavan
A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his mother and the attempted murder of his father in County Cavan last weekend. Gardaí were alerted to what they described as a serious incident in...
View ArticleTraffic lights at busy Stranorlar junction currently out of order
The traffic lights at the busy McClays’s Corner, Stranorlar, are currently out of order. Motorists are being asked to proceed with caution until the issue is resolved. The post Traffic lights at busy...
View ArticleMan scratches his way to €50,000 lotto prize at Convoy post office
A Donegal man is celebrating after scooping €50,000 on a lotto scratch card. The man, who has asked to remain anonymous, won the cash after buying the All Cash Extravaganza ticket at Convoy Post...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing Letterkenny woman may be in Derry
The family of a young woman who went missing yesterday from her Letterkenny home now believe she may be in Derry. Emmy Blaine (24) was last seen at approximately 1 pm while leaving her house. She was...
View ArticleDonegal man to stand trial for assaulting heavily pregnant partner
A man charged with assaulting his heavily pregnant then partner is to stand trial. A book of evidence was served on Jake O’Dwyer at Letterkenny District Court. O’Dwyer, a 30-year-old with an address at...
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Killybegs drama group’s amazing €540 to Donegal Diabetes Support group
The Forester’s Hall Kids Drama Group in Killybegs know plenty about making a drama out of everyday life. But when it comes to thinking of others, there’s very little drama. The Donegal Diabetes Support...
View ArticlePlans to build 12 new houses in Letterkenny
A developer is seeking planning permission to build 12 new houses in Letterkenny. PRND Ltd is also proposing to remove the existing subfloor and foundations previously granted at Amalfi Court,...
View ArticleInquiry into plans for gold mine suspended because people of Donegal not...
A public inquiry into an application for a gold mine in Co Tyrone has been suspended partially because the people of Donegal were not consulted on it. The inquiry into the application was into its...
View ArticleBench warrant issued for Lifford man on drugs charge
A Lifford man found with a joint could face prison. Keelan Kelly, who already has two previous convictions for the possession of drugs, was due before Letterkenny District Court. However, the...
View ArticleDonegal Gardai nab TEN drivers in mobile phone blitz
Donegal Gardai have nabbed TEN drivers after launching a crackdown on drivers using their mobile phones behind the wheel. The blitz was launched by members of the Buncrana and Letterkenny Roads...
View ArticleBalor to host Autism’s Got Talent and Down Syndrome’s Got Talent!
The forward-thinking Balor Developmental Community Arts (DCA) is to host unique Autism’s Got Talent and Down Syndrome’s Got Talent events. The festival of talent will take place at the Balor Theatre,...
View Article‘Fianna Fail and Fine Gael not committed to a genuine 100% redress scheme’– Ward
Newly-elected Donegal TD Charles Ward says Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are not committed to a genuine 100% redress scheme. The defective blocks campaigner was speaking in the wake of the release of the...
View ArticleMan to stand trial at Central Criminal Court for violent Letterkenny rape
A man charged over a violent rape in Letterkenny will face a trial in the Central Criminal Court. The man, who is aged in his 20s and cannot be named at this time, has appeared before Letterkenny...
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