4 Years to Walk the Coastline of Ireland and Britain
Karen Penny is currently undertaking a mammoth task. She intends to walk the entire coastline of Ireland and Britain, all in aid of Alzheimers Research. It will take her 4 years! She is currently along the West coast of Ireland and is due in Sligo shortly. If anyone would like…
Drop in pupil numbers in Donegal
Donegal saw one of the biggest declines in pupils enrolling in primary schools in the country. The latest figures from the Department of Education shows the change in enrolment figures in mainstream primary school between September 2017 and September 2018. The Department of Education’s latest bulletin shows the uneven nature…
Donegal Gardai arrest three Romanian men as part of organised crime investigation
Gardai in Donegal have arrested three Romanian men as part of an investigation into organised crime. The arrests relate to suspected fraud. The men detained by Gardai are aged 24, 25 and 31 and are all Romanian nationals. They were arrested when Gardai raided a house in Letterkenny as part…
High Winds to impact the region throughout the day
A yellow wind warning’s also in effect for the region until 7 pm this evening . A Status Orange and yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Southern parts of the Country. Liz Walsh from Met Eireann has been telling the Ocean FM newsroom that strong winds will continue impact…
Road partially closed along Ballyshannon to Ballintra route due to road traffic collision
The main route between Ballyshannon and Ballintra is down to one lane this evening. A single vehicle was involved in a road traffic collision just before 5pm this evening. Emergency services are currently at the scene with Gardaí directing traffic. No one was seriously injured in the…
Over 1,200 receive paternity leave payment in the north west
Over 1,200 people across the north west received payment for paternity leave last year. The highest uptake was by fathers in Donegal where 716 payments were made. This was followed by Sligo on 339 and Leitirm on 174. Overall the number of payments made remained largely the same in the…
Earthquake measuring 2.4 magnitude hits Donegal
An earthquake was recorded in south Donegal last night. A tremor measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale hit the Donegal Bay area at 11.58pm last night. It’s understood the Irish National Seismic Network in co-operation with the Geological Survey Ireland detected the incident and are carrying out an investigation. Dr…