Finn Harps have been drawn at home to fellow First Division club UCD in the 2025 Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup second round. The draw was made at lunchtime today and Harps fans will be happy to see their team receive a home draw. Today’s draw saw the 20 League of Ireland clubs go into […]
Cheque presented to Galway hospital in memory of Clement Gallagher
A very generous donation of €9,709 was recently presented to St Joseph’s Oncology Patient Comfort Fund at University Hospital Galway (UHG) in memory of the late Clement Gallagher from Inver who had been a patient in St Joseph’s Ward. The cheque was presented to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund by Clement’s wife Kathleen Gallagher, Olive […]
Discarded pizza boxes ‘a challenge’ in attempts to keep county litter-free
Options are being explored to address a rising litter problem By Chris Ashmore PIZZA boxes are jamming bins in many towns and villages across Donegal, and not helping in the quest to keep the county tidy, the monthly meeting of Donegal Co. Council has heard. And a senior council official has acknowledged that pizza boxes […]
Letterkenny native John Bradley dies in Coventry
THE death has taken place in Coventry of John Bradley, formerly from Bomany, Letterkenny. John had been living in England since moving away from the town in the mid-1960s. Married to Dolores (née Donoghue), a native of Oldtown, Letterkenny, he was a regular visitor back to the town where he was very well known. After […]
171 Donegal doctors demand urgent meeting with Minister over Surgical Hub plans
Over 100 senior doctors from Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) and local GPs have issued an urgent call for a meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to address what they describe as a critical threat to patient care and health equality in the North West. They point out that despite being the sole hospital […]
Parenting: Home shouldn’t be a place of added stress at exam time
By Louise Flanagan The Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams are looming large on the horizon. As a secondary school teacher, I’ve heard many parents say they feel as though they’re doing the exams again themselves, what with the LC or JC having consumed the whole house. While we can’t take the tests for them, […]
Donegal rivers benefit from major Loughs Agency improvements
Major investment along Deele, Finn and Reelan Rivers AS part of its Fisheries and Angling Improvement Strategy, the Loughs Agency has delivered a range of enhancement works across the Foyle catchment in Donegal, focusing on improving fish habitats and supporting sustainable angling. With over €200,000 invested in projects across Donegal, the Loughs Agency and local stakeholders […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, June 2
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Rose Duffy, Glengad Mary O’Brien, Ballintra and Bundoran Advertisement Kevin O’Kane, Watford and Doneyloop Seamus McHugh, Kilcar Victor James Holmes, Raphoe Rose Duffy, Glengad The peaceful death has taken place at Ard Aoibhinn, Carndonagh of Rose Duffy, Bunn, Glengad F93Y7D3. Dear sister of Davey. Deeply regretted by […]
Manor woman was ‘well-loved’ member of the community
Susie Hamilton is the seventh person to die on Donegal’s roads this year By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S latest road victim, Susie Hamilton, is being remembered as a “well-loved” and “respected” member of her local community. Ms Hamilton (74), from Manorcunningham, tragically lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van on […]
Gardaí ‘Go Purple’ to support domestic violence services
Today is #GoPurpleDay! Go Purple Day aims to support survivors, raise awareness and create a culture of zero tolerance for all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Gardaí across the Division will be wearing a purple ribbon on their uniform today in support of local domestic violence services and in support of victims of […]