TEN students from Donegal have received prestigious Entrance Exhibition awards from Trinity College Dublin in recognition of outstanding performances in their final school examinations. The local students are among 602 first-year students from all over Ireland and overseas to receive an Entrance Award from Trinity this year. The ten Donegal students are Eoghan Strain from […]
Donegal’s Christmas tree recycling campaign celebrated as huge success
DONEGAL County Council’s natural Christmas tree recycling campaign has been declared a huge success after another busy festive season. At the end of December, the council announced the return of the innovative scheme, partnering with the Loughs Agency to enhance local rivers and waterways by repurposing old, natural Christmas trees. Residents of the county were […]
Letterkenny woman Anne Larkin remembered for her kindness
LETTERKENNY woman Anne Larkin has been remembered for her kind and generous nature following her sad passing last week. Ms Larkin, of 3 Rosemount Villas, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 22. Requiem Mass took place on Saturday, January 24 in St Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny. Advertisement Born on Arranmore Island in 1946 […]
€22.4 million paid to Donegal property owners under refurbishment scheme
A TOTAL of €22.4 million has been paid out to property owners in Donegal under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant since it was initiated in 2022. Data released by the Department of Housing shows that in the last quarter of 2025 €4,394,907 was issued in total grants to homeowners upon the successful completion of works. During […]
Weather: Dull, wet and breezy day ahead
TODAY will be dull, wet and breezy with outbreaks of rain turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees with moderate to fresh south-easterly winds increasing fresh to strong and gusty in the afternoon. Winds will ease later this evening. Advertisement Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy rain, drizzle, mist and […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, January 26
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Sally (Sarah) Foy, Stranorlar Margaret (Maggie) Curran, Creeslough Advertisement Peter Timoney, Letterkenny Margaret Boyle, Kincasslagh Billy Wilson, Raphoe Theresa McEleney, Culdaff Mary Murray, Mountcharles Marion McAuley-Looney, St Johnston Richard McCafferty, Glenties Colette McLoughlin, Bray and Donegal Town Paddy Clancy, Ballyshannon Seamus Kelly, Letterkenny Noel McBride, Portnablagh Jim […]
Ramelton artist to host landmark exhibition and poetry anthology in Kerry
A RAMELTON-based artist will host a landmark exhibition and poetry anthology in Co Kerry in early February, confronting Ireland’s institutional legacy. ‘The Architecture of Containment’ confronts one of the most urgent and unresolved legacies of the Irish State: the physical, social, and psychological architectures through which lives were controlled, silenced, and contained. Hosted and funded […]
Ministers urged to visit parts of Donegal without basic water services
DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty has called on government ministers to visit Donegal and see first-hand the impact that a lack of access to public water is having on local communities. Deputy Doherty was criticising the lack of investment and accountability from government on the issue. Speaking to Minister James Browne and Minister Cummins in the Dáil yesterday, […]
Donegal HSE Home Support Health Care Assistants to strike in February
SIPTU members working as Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service across Donegal will engage in strike action on February 13 and February 20, in a dispute arising from their employer’s failure to honour national agreements on terms and conditions. SIPTU Organiser, Ciaran Sheridan, said: “The failure of the HSE to honour agreed […]
Weather: Dull day ahead with scattered outbreaks of rain
TODAY will be a generally dull day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading northwards, with just limited bright spells. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and dry with just some outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Advertisement Breezy with moderate to fresh east to northeast winds. Lowest temperatures of […]