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06 Sept 2025

Challenging morning ahead for Donegal's road gritting teams

Assume that no road is ice-free

Challenging morning ahead for Donegal's road gritting teams

Council gritters can expect a busy Wednesday morning gritting the county's roads

Donegal County Council's gritting teams face their most daunting challenge so far this year as they embark on another major gritting programme in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The teams will start off at 4pm in what is sure to be a cold icy morning, never mind the slippy underfoot conditions.

The gritting route index as follows:

01: National Primary North
02: National Primary Central
03: National Primary South
04: Inishowen South
05: Inishowen East
06: Inishowen West
07: Milford South
08: Milford North
09: Cill Ulta East
10: Cill Ulta West
11: Na Rosa
12: Binswilly
13: Stranorlar North
14: Stranorlar East
15: Stranorlar West
16: Donegal West
17: Donegal North
18: Donegal South
19: Donegal National Secondary
BT: Buncrana Town
LT: Letterkenny Town

Check Donegal County Council's interactive map for gritting routes:
https://donegal.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6c6e14762485409cbf66df0c69cbd8f2

Assume that no road is ice-free.

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