THE Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) will be given powers to investigate serious patient safety incidents in public nursing homes under plans going to Cabinet this week. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Junior Minister with Responsibility for Older People, Kieran O’Donnell will bring forward the proposals, seeking government approval to amend the Patient […]
‘People didn’t have time to leave unfit homes’
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CALLS are to be made for the opening of community centres to allow people to take refuge from their structurally unsafe homes during severe weather warnings. Stormy Amy battered Donegal earlier this month, with the county recording some of the highest speed winds during the red weather warning. In response to Storm Amy, Donegal County […]
Weather: Dry and mostly cloudy day ahead with occasional sunny spells
TODAY will be dry and mostly cloudy with isolated sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees. Tonight will be mostly dry with just a few spots of drizzle possible. Advertisement There is also a chance of some mist and fog patches forming in any clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday, October 13
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Brian Richard Price, Rathmullan Maureen O’Neill, Clare and Killybegs Advertisement William Maxwell (SNR), Glencolmcille Anne Madden, Galway and Fintown Ralf (Rafal) Konarski, Bundoran Jim (Seamus) Hickey, Sligo and Derrybeg Cronán O’Donnell, Ramelton Grace Mary Norton, Antrim and Fintown F.A. Conway, Bundoran Charlie Logan, Raphoe Brian Richard Price, […]
Wedding of the week: ‘Every single thing was perfect, despite the weather’
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NEWLYWEDS Laura Doherty and Niall Quinn tied the knot on July 4, surrounded by nearly 200 family and friends. The Killygordon native and her South Derry groom were married at St. Patrick’s Church at the Crossroads in Laura’s hometown. Her mother walked her down the aisle to Caledonia, in a moving tribute to her late father. […]
The way we were
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Aoife Doherty delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com 1975, October 4 Advertisement RTE film nominated for Emmy award A FILM which was shot in and around Malin Head under producer, Brian McLaughlin, has been nominated […]
The Third Degree: ‘I’d rather be on the lap-top than face a sink full of dirty dishes’
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Hi Louise, thanks for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little about yourself please? I have lived in Letterkenny my whole life, although I went to university in Galway, lived in France for a while to work as an au pair, and did a bit of backpacking with Ray in South America before […]
Channel Hopper: Blue Lights makes a welcome return
Blue Lights, BBC1, Monday, 9pm Advertisement How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) BBC1, Friday, 9.30pm Perfect Pub Walks More4, Wednesday, 9pm The Hack, VM1 Thursday, 9pm Wayward Netflix Police shows on telly often get more attention than they really deserve – cough*Line Of Duty*cough – but it’s only now, in […]
Kieran O’Donnell honoured by his beloved Drumoghill FC
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LAST week was a memorable one for Kieran O’Donnell as his beloved Drumoghill Football Club renamed their grounds in his honour. Once a blow-in, the Ardara native moved to the area almost 60 years ago following a land exchange arranged by the Land Commission. Coming from a farming background in a primarily Irish-speaking area, the […]
Weekend events mark completion of first phase of Brian Friel Centre
LAST weekend, a series of events in Glenties marked the 10th anniversary of playwright Brian Friel’s passing and celebrated the completion of Phase One of the Brian Friel Centre, including the restoration of The Laurels, the childhood home of Friel’s mother. Organised by the Brian Friel Trust, the weekend programme featured a range of cultural […]