By Louise Doyle RAPHOE Community Playgroup has lodged plans to demolish its current premises due to the presence of defective concrete blocks. Proposed plans submitted to Donegal County Council in recent days also comprise the construction of a replacement facility at Castle Road, Raphoe Demense, Raphoe. Advertisement Earlier this year, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald demanded that […]
Weather: Dry day with long spells of sunshine
THERE will be plenty of dry weather today with long spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with light to moderate northwest winds. Tonight will be mostly dry tonight with clear spells. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of -2 to 2 degrees with frost and ice developing in places.
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, December 2
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Mary McGovern, Donegal Town Ane Marie Eichel, Ardara Advertisement Garry McGrath, Dunfanaghy Rose Gibbons, Derry and Donegal Joseph (Joey) Gallagher, Laghey Charles (Charlie) Fox, Letterkenny Rosie Duffy, Clonmany Joseph (Shosie) Carlin, Castlefinn Billy Moran, Greencastle/Derry Jimmy Ruddy JR, Muff Hugh Eugene Crawford, Lifford Freddie Sweeney, Milford Christina […]
Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher secures third seat in Donegal constituency
By Dionne Meehan FIANNA FÁIL’S Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher has secured the third seat in the Donegal constituency. After narrowly missing out on a seat in the 2020 General Election, the political veteran thought that was the end of his long political career. Advertisement However, after serious consideration, he decided to throw his hat back […]
Deaths in Donegal, Sunday evening, December 1
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Garry McGrath, Dunfanaghy Rose Gibbons, Derry and Donegal Advertisement Joseph (Joey) Gallagher, Laghey Charles (Charlie) Fox, Letterkenny Chrissie (Christina) Kearney, Redcastle Rosie Duffy, Clonmany Karl Bonner, Ballintra Joseph (Shosie) Carlin, Castlefinn Billy Moran, Greencastle/Derry Jimmy Ruddy JR, Muff Hugh Eugene Crawford, Lifford Freddie Sweeney, Milford Christina Kearney, […]
Teenager killed in overnight crash near Buncrana
By Dionne Meehan A TEENAGER has been killed in a single vehicle collision near Buncrana. The collision occurred on the R244 (Mountain Road) at Ballinlough shortly after 5am this morning. Advertisement A garda spokesperson said: “The driver and sole occupant of the car, an adult male in his teens, was fatally injured in the collision. […]
Deaths in Donegal, Sunday morning, December 1
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Chrissie (Christina) Kearney, Redcastle Rosie Duffy, Clonmany Advertisement Karl Bonner, Ballintra Leanne Browne (née Hughes), Ballybofey John Burke, Glencar Joseph (Shosie) Carlin, Castlefinn Joseph (Joey) Carr, Fanad Gracie McFadden, Falcarragh Maeve McGrory, Fahan Billy Moran, Greencastle/Derry Jimmy Ruddy JR, Muff Hugh Eugene Crawford, Lifford Freddie Sweeney, Milford […]
General Election: Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty tops the poll in Donegal
By Dionne Meehan HISTORY has repeated itself for Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty after he topped the poll in the five seater Donegal constituency with 18,898 first preference votes, securing his seat in Dáil Éireann. Likewise, in the 2020 General Elections, the recurring poll topper secured 21,000 first preference votes. Advertisement Speaking to the Donegal News, […]
Poem on the wall – an appreciation of musical genius
By Paddy Walsh On the wall of Mac’s Mace on Letterkenny’s High Road the beat goes on. A beat that echoed through the last six decades and continues to do so in the home town of one of music’s finest exponents. Advertisement Last Saturday, a poem written by Paul Maguire and dedicated to the late, […]
General Election: Live updates from the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny
1.49am Charlie McConalogue and Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher have been elected on the sixteenth count. Both were elected without reaching the quota. Details of 16th count: Advertisement General Election 2024 Electorate: 131,306 Quota: 12,771 Spoiled: 697 Total poll: 77,321 Valid poll 76, 624 Count 16 FF Charlie McConalogue 11,019/+664-11,683 100% Redress Party Charles Ward 11,629/+85-11,714 […]