LAST week councillors from the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District visited the recently completed second phase of the new social housing development at Corran an Lín, Convoy. The council signed a contract with Meadowfield Development Limited in February 2024 for the acquisition of 24 social housing units, to be delivered across two phases. Phase 1 consisted of […]
Weather: Cloudy and dull day with outbreaks of rain
TODAY will be cloudy and dull with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The persistent rain will clear through the morning and early afternoon, but with further patches of light rain and drizzle to follow, along with fairly widespread misty and some foggy conditions. Today will be milder than recent days with highest temperatures of 10 […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, November 26
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Robert James Moore, Carndonagh Mary Aloysius Bonner, Lackenagh, Burtonport Advertisement Rev Dr Martin (Marty) David McNeely Margaret (Gusty) Alcorn, Dunfanaghy Thomas (Tom) Barry, Bundoran Ellen McCrory, Killygordon Robert James Moore, Carndonagh The death has taken place at Letterkenny University Hospital of Robert James Moore, Brookfield, Riversdale, Carndonagh, […]
‘Whether for a weekend or more, fostering will have a positive impact’
FOR almost 20 years, foster carers Anne and Charlie Callaghan have been welcoming children who are in care and need a new place to live into their home. When it’s time for them to go, they leave as friends, some having stayed a few days, others a few months. There are even those who never left […]
Falcarragh couple raise funds by donating hair in memory of son
By Sean Hillen LUKE Mangan dreamed of becoming a father and when his Falcarragh-born wife, Edel became pregnant, he was overjoyed. Then tragedy struck. Advertisement After an emergency C-section 34 weeks into her pregnancy, their baby boy, Alexander (Xander), who had been placed on a life-support ventilator, breathed his last and slipped softly away after […]
Government slammed over Assessment of Need delays for children in Donegal
DONEGAL TDs have slammed the government for its “shameful failure” to address the deepening crisis in Assessments of Need (AON) for children. Sinn Féin Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty were responding to figures obtained by the political party which reveal that a staggering 346 children in Donegal are overdue an AON. Of the […]
Donegal ATU’s Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery launched
A NEW Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery programme was launched at ATU’s Letterkenny Campus yesterday. The launch was officiated by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD. The new veterinary college, which will be located at the Donegal ATU’s site at Knocknamona in Letterkenny, will significantly strengthen […]
Letterkenny Tidy Towns to host 39th Cleaner Community Campaign Awards
THE Letterkenny Tidy Towns Committee invites the public to attend the 39th Cleaner Community Campaign Awards, taking place in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Monday, December 1 at 7pm. The evening will provide an opportunity to learn how Letterkenny performed in this year’s National Tidy Towns Competition, as well as to hear about plans and […]
Weather: Dry, cold and bright start to the day
THERE will be a dry, cold and bright start to the morning with frost in places. Remaining dry and sunny for most through the day, before turning cloudier later in the afternoon with patches of rain and drizzle developing near Atlantic coats in the evening. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will […]
Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday morning, November 25
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Rev Dr Martin (Marty) David McNeely Margaret (Gusty) Alcorn, Dunfanaghy Advertisement Thomas (Tom) Barry, Bundoran Ellen McCrory, Killygordon Hugo Doherty, Letterkenny Phyllis Shiels, Letterkenny Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh, Moville Desmond Henry, Dunkineely John Doherty, Letterbarrow Rev Dr Martin (Marty) David McNeely Rev. Dr. Martin (Marty) David McNeely was […]