Change in criteria needed for schools to access more SNAs
A Donegal Principal says unless the criteria for schools to get Special Needs Assistants is changed – extra investment in this area will not benefit the pupils who need it. Ocean FM News can reveal that despite an overall increase in the number of SNAs assigned to schools in the…
Donegal teenager found safe in Paris
The Irish Embassy in Paris has tweeted that a young Donegal man reported missing in the French capital has been found safe and well. 19 year old Lee McLaughlin’s family say his flight for home left without him yesterday. The teenager was in Paris for Ireland’s Euro 2016 match against…
Two men plead not guilty to Donegal murder
Two Polish men have pleaded NOT guilty to the murder of a fellow Polish man in Co. Donegal. The body of Bogdan Michalkiewicz was found at his apartment in Letterkenny on May 15th 2013. It’s believed he was killed a few days beforehand. Krystof Grzegorski of Hazelbrook Park, Letterkenny pleaded…
Jury in Donegal murder case retires to consider verdict
A jury in the trial of a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents at their family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh has retired to consider a verdict. Julian Cuddihy admits killing James and Kathleen Cuddihy in October 2014, but the court heard he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. In…
All-Ireland winning captain to receive Freedom of Donegal
Donegal All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Molloy is to be honored at a civic reception in Lifford this evening when he will be accorded the Freedom of Donegal. The award is in recognition of his work as an ambassador for the county and his contributions to Gaelic games. He is the…
Man goes on trial for murder of his parents in Donegal
A man has gone on trial for the murder of his parents at their family home in Co. Donegal in 2014. Julian Cuddihy has pleaded NOT guilty by reason of insanity. The bodies of James and Kathleen Cuddidy, who were both in their 70s, were found at their bungalow at…
Fears that up to 5000 homes could be affected by defective blocks
A building expert in Donegal says up to 5-thousand homes could be affected by defective cement blocks. Last month an investigation was launched into the presence of a substance called Mica (PRO: MIKE-A) in certain building blocks used in county Donegal. Mica has been linked to weaknesses, leading to structural…