AT a packed Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny on Sunday, First Minister Michelle O’Neill officially launched Donegal Sinn Féin’s local election campaign. Sinn Féin will be running the biggest team ever for the elections to Donegal County Council with 18 candidates across the county. With 19 days to go before the local and European elections […]
Tánaiste vows justice for Seán Rooney’s killers
TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin has vowed that those responsible for the murder of Private Seán Rooney from Newtowncunningham will be brought to justice. The 24-year-old UN peacekeeper was killed on active service in the Lebanon in December 2022. He had been serving in Lebanon for the second time on peacekeeping duty with the United Nations when […]
Downings surf promoted in Italy
In the lush vineyards of Piedmont, Italy last week, founder of Winki Waves Surf School in Downings, Alessandro Bonardi, showcased the untapped surf potential of Donegal to a select Italian audience. The Italian born international surfer, turned entrepreneur, gave his presentation at Cascina San Pietro, Uva Matris explaining why he chose Donegal as his base. […]
Donegal venue hosting Irish Sheepdog Trials
THE Irish National Sheepdogs Trials will be held in Donegal this summer. The prestigious event is due to take place in Clonmany showgrounds from August 22 to 24, by kind permission of Sean and Mary Doherty. Both Sean and Mary have been very supportive and accommodating from day one, according to the Donegal National Committee. […]
RUC officer’s memorial now in a safe place
THE memorial stone placed on the grave of murdered RUC man John Doherty on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, which was then stolen, defaced and put back, has now been cleaned and is securely displayed in a British Legion Hall. Mr Doherty, was shot dead while visiting his mother in Lifford in 1973. A […]
‘We see the world not as it is but as we are’ – Donegal free mental health training on offer
BY JEROME HUGHES IN a world where our perceptions shape our reality, mental health emerges as a collective concern, influenced by factors beyond individual control. The impact of war, health crises, and economic struggles has put a strain on our well-being. Advertisement Amidst life’s stressors like unemployment and housing insecurity, individuals can feel overwhelmed and trapped, […]
Three hospitalised following Newtown crash
By Dionne Meehan THREE people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Newtowncunningham this morning. Gardaí and emergency services are currently attending a two-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 9:55am today, Sunday, May 19 on the N13 road in Newtowncunningham. Advertisement Three people have been conveyed to Letterkenny […]
More seats and toilets needed in Town Park – meeting told
CLLR Jimmy Kavanagh and Cllr Gerry McMonagle both called for improvements to the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park, citing the need for toilets, changing rooms and more seating at Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford MD meeting. Cllr Kavanagh called for more seating pointing out that the issue has been raised by people working there. “While there appears to be […]
Relay event promises to be an emotional weekend for McGlinchey family
By Paddy Walsh WHEN the lively tones of ‘All God’s Creatures Have a Place in the Choir’ ring out at the A.T.U. Campus over the weekend of Relay for Life, it will resonate for one family in particular. And indeed for those performing it. And if he was there, John McGlinchey would have been singing […]
Councillors repeat call for modular homes for county
CLLR Michael McBride has said Donegal is facing a homeless crisis and called for Donegal County Council to meet the Housing Minister to ask for modular homes for the county. He made his comments at Tuesday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District where he spoke of the lack of progress on defective council houses. Telling members […]