THE death has occurred of Evan Craig, Ballyboe, Ture, Muff. Mr Craig passed away peacefully at his home yesterday, Sunday, September 8, following an illness. Many tributes have been paid following Mr Craig’s death. Advertisement Devastated by the news of his sad passing, Naomh Padraig GAA took to social media to convey their sadness following […]
Traffic light outage continues at Polestar Roundabout
By Dionne Meehan TRAFFIC disruption continues in Letterkenny this morning as the traffic lights at the Polestar Roundabout still aren’t working. Problems emerged on Friday afternoon when some of the lights went off. Advertisement Motorists were faced with long delays and the build-up of traffic got worse during the busy Friday evening rush-hour. Gardaí urged […]
Tributes paid to Donegal’s latest road victim
By Dionne Meehan THE woman who died in Friday’s horrific road collision at Quigley’s Point has been remembered as a lovely person with a bubbly personality. Greencastle’s Donna McDermott, aged in her 30s, was the fifth person to die on the county’s roads in just 13 days. Advertisement Ms McDermott died when the car in […]
Weather: Donegal will be mostly dry today
TODAY will be largely dry to begin, but there will be some rain and drizzle this afternoon. It will become breezy later and temperatures will be quite cool with highs of 14 to 16 degrees. Tonight will remain blustery with further rain, some heavier falls are possible. Advertisement Lows of 8 to 10 degrees with […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, September 9
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: – Georgina Doherty (née Long), Dublin and Bruckless -Evan Craig, Muff Advertisement – Patrick Joseph (Joe) Reilly, Kerrykeel – John McLaughlin, Moville – Susan McGee, Carrigans – Maria Devlin, Bundoran – Duncan Doherty, Letterkenny – Patrica Devine, Lifford and Strabane – Mary McGonagle (née Doherty), Buncrana Georgina Doherty […]
Donegal man will represent Ireland at Global Welding Competition in France
DONEGAL welder Lee Davison, from Buncrana, is getting ready to represent Ireland at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in France later this month. Lee won the WorldSkills Ireland 2023 Welding competition in Dublin last September and has spent the last five months training full-time for the global competition under Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Welding […]
Deaths in Donegal, Sunday evening, September 8
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: – Patrick Joseph (Joe) Reilly, Kerrykeel – John McLaughlin, Moville Advertisement – Susan McGee, Carrigans – Maria Devlin, Bundoran – Duncan Doherty, Letterkenny – Patrica Devine, Lifford and Strabane – Mary McGonagle (née Doherty), Buncrana -Aidan McGlynn, Donegal Town and Letterenny – Charles Stephen Watson, Convoy Patrick Joseph […]
Another fun run for Woodland NS next week
FOLLOWING on from a successful first run last year, the Woodland NS Parents Association 5k Run and 2.5k Fun Walk returns on Thursday 12 September at 6.30 pm. The event is open to the whole community, from runners looking to beat their best times to those who just fancy an evening stroll through the wonderful winding […]
‘Much-loved’ Letterkenny man Aidan McGlynn laid to rest
by Dionne Meehan Members, coaches and players from St. Eunan’s GAA club said a final goodbye to one of their own as the funeral took place today of popular Letterkenny man Aidan McGlynn. Aidan passed away peacefully at Letterkenny University Hospital on Thursday, September 5, following an illness. Advertisement An important member of the management […]
Presentation event for Donegal Relay for Life to take place tomorrow
This year’s Relay for Life presentation event will take place in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, tomorrow evening, September 9. An open invitation has been extended to team participants and survivors to come along to lend their continued support. “Indeed, an open invitation is exactly what it says on the tin – we want as […]