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Donegal beaches are among the most Instagrammable in Ireland. Silverstrand Beach, Malin Beg is the second most Instagrammed beach in the country with 20,253 mentions. According to DigitalFunnell.ie County Kerry beaches leads the way with a total of 46,950 Instagram mentions that’s followed by Donegal featuring 38,448 times. The 18 Donegal beaches featured are: Silverstrand,

242 projects in Donegal are to benefit from over €372,000 in funding from the Community Support Fund. Part of the funding has been ring-fenced to support Women’s Sheds with the main aim to provide support for groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with energy bills, as well as improvements to facilities. Among those benefitting in Donegal

A public consultation on the Barnesmore Gap Greenway Project commences today. The project is currently in the Option Selection Stage, which involves the development and assessment of potential route corridors to determine a Preferred Option. Following the feedback received during the first non-statutory public consultation, a number of Route Corridor Options have been identified. Residents

Investigations are underway into a fatal farm accident in Meath. A man in his 30s died following the incident in the Castletown area shortly after 12.30 yesterday afternoon. Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have launched investigations, and the local coroner has been notified. It’s understood the man was married with children.

A HSE pilot scheme in Donegal providing digital support to people with COPD has been awarded a European prize. The first of its kind, the Community Virtual Ward supports individuals in their own homes. The HSE says the services are offered as an alternate pathway to hospital based COPD care. The Community Virtual Ward Platform

A plaque has been unveiled in Greencastle this week to mark the start of the Harbour Breakwater project. Minister Charlie McConalogue and Donegal County Council Cathaoirleach Liam Blaney jointly launched the work at a special ceremony on the pier. Minister McConalogue’s Department says the Greencastle breakwater project represents an investment of approximately €18M in the

Almost £15,000 has been raised in a GoFundMe campaign to help bring the body of a County Derry teenager home. On Sunday last, 19 year old Daniel Smyth from Coleraine died while on holidays in Bulgaria.

A meeting is due to get underway at 8 o’clock this evening in Clonmany Community Centre. It is to discuss growing concerns regarding frequent water outages in the area. Local councilors and representatives from Irish Water have been invited to attend.

Over 1000 homes lost power in Donegal today. It comes with an orange weather warning for thunderstorms. Some of the towns affected are Donegal Town, Buncrana, Milford, Bundoran, Stranorlar and Ballyshannon. Check the most up to date information here.  

  Met Eireann have now issued a status orange weather warning for Donegal and the rest of the Republic of Ireland. It warns of thunderstorms and very heavy showers producing significant rainfall accumulations over short periods of time. It is due to cease at 6 o’clock this evening. The public are warned of possible flash

Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a camper van parked at the Aura Leisure Centre was damaged in a weekend attack. At around 4:30am on Friday, two men smashed the front and side windows of the camper van. They are believed to have fled the scene in a black VW Golf with ‘L’ plates. Anyone

Gardai are continuing to investigate after a masked man smashed the front door of a house in Letterkenny. CCTV footage has captured the man on Friday last at around 11:40am approaching the property in St Eunan’s Court and smashing the glass in the front door before fleeing on foot. Anyone who was in the area

Gardaí have reissued an appeal for information after a Garda motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Donegal Town on Friday last. The collision involving a car and a Garda motorcycle occurred at around 3:30pm in the Tullygallan area. The motorcyclist who is aged in his 40s was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for

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A status yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for Donegal. Met Eireann is forecasting heavy showers with thunderstorms with spot flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions possible. The warning is valid from 12 noon until 10pm tonight.

Laws allowing Gardaí to wear body cameras during the course of their duties will be passed in a matter of weeks. Justice Minister Helen McEntee will tell Cabinet this morning the tendering for the bodycams is about to begin. She’ll also update them on plans for Gardaí to use facial recognition technology. The Greens wanted

The National Lottery has confirmed that McCarron’s Village Shop in Quigley’s Point sold a €6.4 million jackpot winner lasdt week. Saturday night’s €12.8 million jackpot was shared by two winners, with the other ticket sold in Athlone. The National Lottery has confirmed that both winners have made contact, and arrangements are now being made for them

Ministers will approve €50 million in funding for North-South projects under the Shared Island initiative. It’ll include €45 million in funding for a new teaching and student services campus for Ulster University in Derry. A new forum of up to 80 young people from north and south will be set up for people to outline

There will be no access to daytime access to Silver Strand Beach in South West Donegal for the next three days as a result of road works. Donegal County Council will be carrying out road resurfacing works on the R263 from Malinbeg Crossroads to the Silver Strand Beach from this morning until Thursday evening, with

Donegal County Council, the Creeslough Working Group and the Creeslough Community Association will present their Draft Village Plan and Draft Community Regeneration Project to local people later this week. A three week public consultation gets underway on Thursday, with a number of community engagements also planned. The Community Regeneration Project led by Donegal County Council

Step testing works may cause overnight supply disruptions to An Cheathrú Cheanainn, Droim na Tine, An Dún Mór, Ráith, An Fál Carrach and surrounding areas Co. Donegal. Uisce Eireann says works are scheduled to take place from 11:55pm tonight June until 6am tomorrow morning.

An all-out-strike of retained firefighters will not take place from midnight. Following seven hours of talks, the Labour Court believes there are grounds for a formal hearing which will take place next Monday. Industrial action is to be de-escalated to ‘non- cooperation’ until then.

A number of amendments have been made to Donegal’s County Development Plan 2024-2030. Councillors today accepted a number of proposals put forward by members of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District. A special meeting of Donegal County Council was held today to discuss the County Development Plan. A decision on the plan has been deferred a number

A “committed long-term child abuser” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of four girls. The Donegal man (67), who cannot be named to protect the identity of the four victims, pleaded guilty to six counts of rape, one count of attempted oral rape, nine counts of attempted

The National Lottery has confirmed that Ireland’s newest Lotto multi-millionaires, one of them from Donegal, have both made contact and arrangements are being made for them to collect their prizes. One of the winning tickets, worth almost €6.4 million was purchased in Inishowen. The other was purchased in Athlone. The winning stores where the tickets