by Eoin McGarvey A young Dungloe girl will play host to the visiting Mary from Dungloe contestants later this year following her selection at the weekend as the 2024 Dungloe Mary. Graduate Aine Mc Gee, 23, from Meenatottan outside Dungloe was selected from six girls who took part in the selection process. Advertisement A delighted […]
Forty-three people lost their lives in workplace accidents last year
by Louise Doyle ONE person lost their life in a workplace related fatality in Donegal in 2023, while the number of deaths nationally surged. New figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that 43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents last year. Advertisement This compares with a figure of 26 deaths in 2022. Of the […]
More than 5,500 patients x-rayed in one year at Letterkenny hub
MORE than 5,500 patients have been x-rayed in one year at Errigal Chronic Disease Management (CDM) in Letterkenny since the state-of-the-art service became operational. The HSE is celebrating the one year anniversary of the opening of the Community x-ray facility on Kilmacrennan Road, opposite the entrance to the Emergency Department, Letterkenny University Hospital. Since the commencement […]
Green light for major housing project in Ramelton
by Louise Doyle A MAJOR housing development in Ramelton has been given the green light. Donegal County Council has granted permission to applicant Glenmac Developments Limited for the construction of 43 dwellings at Ballyboe. Advertisement The development also comprises all associated site works, connection of foul sewer to existing network on site including foul effluent pump […]
VIDEO: Brian and Betsy’s homecoming
Donegal News photographer Brian McDaid completed his fundraising Drive of Ireland on Monday evening – arriving back to the Donegal Hospice in Letterkenny. Staff members from the Hospice, family and friends gathered to welcome the Letterkenny man back home. He’d set out from the Hospice on his drive around Ireland last Tuesday morning. His Idonate […]
Four Lane pedestrian lights to be turned on tomorrow
PEDESTRIAN traffic lights on the four lane road are set to become active this week as the final residual works to the N56 come to an end. The lights were trailed in December last year, but were switched off ahead of the festive period. The infrastructure will be the latest for the Four Lane Project […]
The Palestinian Paintings come to Áislann Chill Chartha this week
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has welcomed the exhibition, The Palestinian Paintings, by Jewish-Israeli artist Zohar, which will open this week at the Áislann Chill Chartha. The official opening of the exhibition is at 7pm on Tuesday, January 9, at the Áislann. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. Advertisement Deputy Pringle said: […]
Police in Scotland continue to investigate woman’s murder
by Louise Doyle POLICE in Scotland investigating the murder of a Gaoth Dobhair woman who was found dead in a flat in south Lanarkshire in December have said they are keen to hear from anyone with information. Ann Coll (61) sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene in a first floor flat in Rutherglen. […]
Donegal to be well represented at BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2024
By Dionne Meehan STUDENTS from Donegal will be making the journey to Dublin this week to compete in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2024. A total of twelve entries from schools around the county will help make up a total of 550 projects selected to compete in this week’s final stage. Advertisement However, […]
Brian’s ‘Drive of Ireland’ nearing a successful end
By Diarmaid Doherty Six days into his charity Drive of Ireland, Brian McDaid hit the worst of the week’s weather yesterday afternoon with heavy fog causing dangerous driving conditions along the East coast. Brian was heading northwards on the M1 motorway when dense pockets of fog descended on the route. Advertisement “It was scary enough […]