Over €40,000 raised for Donegal father who’s children died tragically
More than 40-thousand euro has been raised following the deaths of three children in Newcastle in Dublin. Donegal native, Andrew McGinley – the father of Conor, Darragh and Carla – has thanked the public for donating to the go fund me page, set up to help the family. He says…
A man to appear in court after shots were fired at Donegal Gardaí
A man in his early 20’s arrested after shots were fired at Gardaí in Donegal over the weekend is due in court later this morning. Two other men arrested in connection with the attack in the early hours of Saturday morning have been released without charge. Officers…
Teenager arrested following 54 hour standoff
A teenage boy has been arrested in Co. Donegal after a 54 hour stand off with Gardaí. At around 5.45pm on Wednesday, Letterkenny Gardaí responded to a domestic incident at a private dwelling where it was discovered the teenager had barricaded himself into the house with a shotgun and ammunition.…
Two weather warnings in place for the North West
The west and north west will experience heavy rain and strong winds over the next 24 hours. Met Eireann has issued two separate warnings that are valid until three o’clock tomorrow morning. The rainfall alert is in place for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Meanwhile the wind warning is in…
National Council for the Blind go on strike in North West
Some services for blind or visually-impaired people in the north west may be hit today by a strike by staff of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland who are members of the Forsa union. The industrial action is over what the union says is the inaction of the…
Another weather warning on the way for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
A status yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Met Eireann is forecasting heavy rain and says there is a risk of localised flooding. The warning is valid from three o’clock tomorrow morning until three o’clock on Saturday morning.
With more heavy rain forecast, renewed farmer concern over flooding
The Irish Farmers Association claims homes could be flooded over the coming days unless immediate action is taken. More than 100 millimetres of rain has fallen in several areas so far this month. More heavy rainfall is predicted later this week. Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says it’s in situations like…