Saoirse Gallagher delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com January 31, 1976 Advertisement GARTAN AVENUE TENANTS COMPLAIN OF DEFECTS IN HOUSES AT a meeting of the newly formed Gartan Avenue Tenants Association in Letterkenny on Monday […]
Deaths in Donegal, Sunday evening, February 8
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Maura Byrne, Falcarragh and Co Leitrim Mary Bridget McDaid, Glengad Advertisement Gary Foy, Ballybofey Patrick Gallagher, Bunbeg Mary Cassidy, Donegal Town Veronica Bennett, Ardara Dolores Sheridan, Rathmullan Philomena Porter, Mountcharles Brigid McNulty, Donegal Town Bridget (Bridie) Farrell, Mountcharles and Dublin Phil Ward, Arranmore Island Dr Patrick Joseph […]
‘History is on the walls of the main gallery’
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‘Declan Doherty’s Donegal’ exhibition opens in the Regional Cultural Centre. By Paddy Walsh CLOSE to a century has passed since a young cleric purchased some camera equipment and went on to record an extensive pictorial record of life and lives in his native Donegal over the subsequent decades. Advertisement It was a craft and a […]
‘It’s a fundamental breach of trust’
ST Eunan’s Board of Management is seeking an urgent meeting with Minster for Education following an emergency meeting convened to address its exclusion from the Department of Education’s 2026 priority list. In an open on Thursday afternoon, the Board of Management described the decision as a “fundamental breach of the trust placed in the state by the people […]
Essential water maintenance works taking place in South Donegal next week
UISCE Éireann is advising customers in South Donegal that essential reservoir cleaning works will take place next week. These planned works are necessary to maintain and protect the water supply for homes and businesses in the area. While bypass systems are in place for most reservoirs, helping to minimise disruption, some customers may experience reduced […]
Deaths in Donegal, Sunday morning, February 8
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Mary Bridget McDaid, Glengad Gary Foy, Ballybofey Advertisement Patrick Gallagher, Bunbeg Mary Cassidy, Donegal Town Veronica Bennett, Ardara Dolores Sheridan, Rathmullan Philomena Porter, Mountcharles Brigid McNulty, Donegal Town Jim Cowan, Letterkenny Noel Lafferty, Killygordon Noel Burke, Mountcharles Tara Holden, Sligo and Mountcharles Bridget (Bridie) Farrell, Mountcharles and […]
Parenting: A couple’s pregnancy journey doesn’t have to be everyone’s business
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Louise Flanagan’s parenting column features every Thursday in the Donegal News. It’s human nature for us to be a bit nosy sometimes, and to speculate about others. For instance, when a couple that has been together for five years goes on a mini-break to Paris, their nearest and dearest might wonder if they’ll come back […]
‘It’s a privilege to share this award with so many great people’
THE newly selected Donegal Person of the Year for 2025, Packie Keeney, has dedicated his award to his good friend and previous award winner Stephen McCahill who died last month. Ardara native Packie was announced as the 2025 Donegal Person of the Year at a special event in the Lake of Shadows Hotel in Buncrana […]
Deaths in Donegal, Saturday evening, February 7
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Mary Bridget McDaid, Glengad Gary Foy, Ballybofey Advertisement Patrick Gallagher, Bunbeg Mary Cassidy, Donegal Town Veronica Bennett, Ardara Dolores Sheridan, Rathmullan Philomena Porter, Mountcharles Brigid McNulty, Donegal Town Jim Cowan, Letterkenny Noel Lafferty, Killygordon Noel Burke, Mountcharles Tara Holden, Sligo and Mountcharles Bridget (Bridie) Farrell, Mountcharles and […]
THIRD DEGREE: ‘Things feel very dark in the States right now’
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By Paul Bradley Malcolm McDowell Woods on his latest novel, ‘What the Tide Leaves Behind’ which is partly based on the lives of James O’Donnell and his dog Iggy, and why kindness is so important in these turbulent times. Hi Malcolm, thanks for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself […]