By Paddy Walsh IN the vicinity of the Pennsylvanian borough of Elizabethtown – once twinned with Letterkenny and now about to be again – there are a large number of dance venues including the Delaware Ballroom, the Green Door, Rick’s Place and the Havana Dancing Club and many more. Enough there for a man who […]
Obituary: How Margaret Fox made Letterkenny her home
WHEN Margaret (Peg) Fox and her husband John first came to Letterkenny from England back in 1971, they’d intended to stay here for only a few years. They’d moved over from Stockport when John took up a new position as Production Manager with Oatfield Sweets. But when he began to consider a move back to […]
PARENTING: Sometimes the most difficult question of all to answer is ‘Why?’
By Louise Flanagan The way that Trump and his crony JD Vance barked at Vladimir Zelensky last weekend was a televised atrocity. Like anyone else with a brain cell, I was truly horrified to watch such a display of bullying and bigotry unfold – and in the Oval Office, of all unfathomable places. My kids […]
Convoy man smeared blood on prison cell door
A MAN smeared blood on a prison cell door after being arrested for his own safety, Letterkenny District Court heard this week. Gardaí were on patrol on August 8, 2024 passing a junction in Drumkeen when they saw a person stagger out from the junction. Sergeant Jim Collins told the court that Neil Peoples, (26), Drumkeen, […]
Charlie Harvey: A life of family, faith and a commitment to his community
A man of unwavering faith, dedication to family and a tireless commitment to his community; this was the portrait of Charlie Harvey painted by Monsignor Kevin Gillespie at his funeral Mass in St. Eunan’s Cathedral on Sunday.As family, friends, neighbours and members of the wider community gathered to bid farewell, they remembered a man who, […]
Deaths in Donegal, Saturday morning, March 8
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Leon Kelly, Lifford Susan Curran, Carrigart Advertisement Gemma McVeigh, Cavan, Donegal and Fermanagh Deirdre O’Donnell, Surrey and Letterkenny Sean Furey, Ardara and Letterkenny Marion Darcy, Bruckless Leon Kelly, Lifford The death has taken place at his home of Leon Kelly, 42 Beechwood Grove, Lifford, F93 KW6P […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday morning, March 7
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal Susan Curran, Carrigart Gemma McVeigh, Cavan, Donegal and Fermanagh Advertisement Deirdre O’Donnell, Surrey and Letterkenny Sean Furey, Ardara and Letterkenny Marion Darcy, Bruckless Marion Wilson, Mountcharles Kathleen Holmes, Burt Jerry Donaghey, Bedford, England and formerly Carndonagh Cara Hannon, Letterkenny Mary Grace McGarvey, Creeslough Susan Curran, Carrigart […]
Karl Lacey appointed County Performance Lead to Donegal GAA Academy
Donegal GAA has confirmed the appointment of Karl Lacey as County Performance Lead to Donegal’s academy. It follows on from his appointment earlier this week as manager of the Donegal U16 footballers. The Four Masters man had stepped away from the role as head of Academy in Donegal in the early months of 2023, citing […]
Deaths in Donegal, Thursday morning, March 6
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Marion Wilson, Mountcharles Kathleen Holmes, Burt Advertisement Jerry Donaghey, Bedford, England and formerly Carndonagh Bernadette Travers, Bundoran Cara Hannon, Letterkenny Olive Bustard, Donegal Town Mary McDaid, Convoy and formerly Strabane Mary Grace McGarvey, Creeslough Vincent Harrison, Mountcharles and Ballintra Shaun Martin McClafferty, Gortahork Margaret Fox, Letterkenny John […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, March 5
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Bernadette Travers, Bundoran Cara Hannon, Letterkenny Advertisement Olive Bustard, Donegal Town Mary McDaid, Convoy and formerly Strabane Maisie McBarron, Pettigo Raymond Gillespie, Sligo and Killybegs Mary Grace McGarvey, Creeslough Vincent Harrison, Mountcharles and Ballintra Shaun Martin McClafferty, Gortahork Owen Roe O’Neill, Ballyshannon Dom Murray, Bray and formerly […]