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 JUNE 28, 1975 Advertisement Letterkenny anger at Teilifís Éireann programme LETTERKENNY, so dull, dirty, drab and dilapidated! Could this possibly be the principal town of any county […]
Parenting: Pride isn’t something for us to fear
Letterkenny Pride hosted a coffee morning, bake sale and a thrift fundraiser at the weekend. Their aim was to raise money to help them hold the Letterkenny Pride parade at the end of August. A Pride parade celebrates LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusivity, achievement and of course, pride. I saw on Facebook that they had to move […]
Weather: Windy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle
TODAY will become rather windy with a moderate to fresh, occasionally strong and gusty wind. It will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be cloudy and misty with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Hill and coastal fog too. Conditions will be breezy […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday, July 4
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Sue Yaciuk O’Connor, Waterford City and Gweedore Matilda Philomena ‘Mena’ Murphy, Magheragallon Advertisement Lily O’Sullivan, Falcarragh Des McGinley, Milford Deirdre (Dee) O’Connell, Ballyshannon Catherine McGinley, Glencolmcille John Barron, Letterkenny and Muff Hugh Kelly, Lifford Joe O’Donnell, Jersey and Gortahork John Hanlon, Letterkenny Sue Yaciuk O’Connor, Waterford City […]
Mother and daughter killed in Carndonagh collision named
THE mother and daughter who tragically lost their lives in a road collision in Carndonagh have been named locally. Natalie McLaughlin (20s) was the driver of a car that collided with a van on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher just before 6.30pm on Wednesday evening. One of her daughters, little Ella, who was just six-years-old, […]
Second person dies following Carndonagh collision
THE mother of a six-year-old girl who was killed in a tragic road collision in Carndonagh yesterday evening has passed away in hospital. The woman, aged in her 20s, was the driver of a car that collided with a van on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher just before 6.30pm yesterday evening. One of her daughters […]
Civic reception tomorrow to mark 100 years in Council for Blaney family
A CIVIC reception marking 100 years of the Blaney family’s continued representation on Donegal County Council will take place tomorrow. The family is extending an open invitation to everyone to attend the significant milestone event, which will be held in Council Chamber, Lifford, at 3pm. This is the highest honour that the Council can bestow on […]
Donegal trio complete epic 3,700km fundraising trek
THREE fundraising friends have completed a 3,700km trek that took them from Malin Head to Mizen Head, across the Irish Sea, and then from Land’s End to John O’Groats in Scotland. Leslie O’Donnell, Denis Ferry, and Lee Gooch, set off in the early hours of Friday morning and returned on Sunday evening, spending over 60 […]
Donegal couple’s gripping memoir launches tomorrow night
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By Róise Collins A MEMOIR which tells the remarkable story of Mary Attenborough and Michael Gallagher from Falcarragh will be launched in Óstán Loch Altan, Gort an Choirce, tomorrow night. Pearse Doherty TD will be present to help launch the book, Unbroken: Secrets, Lies & Enduring Love, which recounts the gripping true story of a […]
Prayers sought for St Johnston boy in lifesaving bone morrow surgery
THE grandmother of a brave St Johnston boy asked for prayers as the youngster underwent a lifesaving bone morrow transplant in the Netherlands yesterday. Little Zach McCrossan travelled to the Netherlands last week for treatment for a rare blood disorder. The four-year-old was diagnosed with high-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a rare blood disorder that progresses to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). […]