The HSE is now inviting those aged 55 to 59 years in Donegal to avail of their next COVID-19 booster. It must be at least four months since your last booster or since you tested positive for Covid-19 or had your first symptoms. Flu and COVID-19 viruses are now circulating in our communities and as […]
Marathon in the name of Grace
LETTERKENNY man Shaun Boyle is set to run the Dublin Marathon in memory of his mother Grace who sadly passed away from cancer last year. Grace was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and was in remission when she unfortunately began feeling unwell five years later. After a few weeks in hospital, doctors discovered Grace’s […]
Creeslough podcasters explore strong feelings in wake of tragedy
TWO Creeslough men, Aidan Hunter and Stephen Doak, co-presenters of the ‘Soul Brew Podcast’, released a very moving episode earlier this week where they reflected on the recent tragedy in Creeslough. They spoke with psychotherapist Dr Michelle Murphy about the collective loss and heavy cloud of grief being felt by their community. During the interview […]
Daniel O’Donnell’s new Halloween single is out today
DANIEL O’Donnell fans will get to see his dark side when the video for his new Halloween single is revealed on Youtube and on the RTÉ Player at 3pm today. ‘Night of the Daniels’ is being billed as Donegal’s ‘Day of the Dead‘ – a play on George A Romero’s 1985 post-apocalyptic zombie hit. It sees a mysterious curse threaten the crooner’s home town. […]
Buncrana: the town that won’t sleep
BUNCRANA is one of nine towns nationwide which have been selected to become pilot projects for new licensing hours and the development of the night-time economy. The others are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, and Longford Town. Donegal County Council’s submission was successful to have the town included. Advertisement […]
Road users warned of dangers as wintertime begins
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) is appealing to all road users to exercise extreme caution and for motorists to be aware of vulnerable road users as the clocks go back by an hour and wintertime begins this weekend. Summertime officially ends on Sunday morning, as the time observed by Ireland goes back by […]
Juliette Armand evening at Catherine’s Laser and Beauty
One of Donegal’s first laser clinics is celebrating its first anniversary under new management with Francesca Kelly. We at Catherine’s have been leading the way in laser treatments with the Nordlys system by Candela since 2004. Our highly qualified and experienced staff have been with us on this journey. We pride ourselves in keeping up […]
Tailbacks into Letterkenny at Dry Arch Roundabout
There are traffic delays coming into Letterkenny as a result of flooding at the Dry Arch Roundabout. Garda Síochána took to Facebook this morning to warn motorists of the flooding. “We have received reports of flooding in some areas this morning such as at the Dry arch roundabout and on parts of the dual carriageway […]
Major plan for ‘Square’ approved
A MAJOR plan that will see the transformation of Market Square in Letterkenny was approved at a special meeting of Donegal County Council on Wednesday. The decision to move forward with the planned redevelopment was deferred in September so that objections from local businesses and taxi operators over the relocation of taxi bays could be […]
Restoring Tory’s church roof becomes international affair
A group of Tory islanders are currently replacing the roof of their local church that had fallen into disarray, following a successful fundraising campaign. The fundraiser also covered the costs of high quality storm glazing used to preserve the stunning stain glass window from behind the altar. Teach Pobail Cholmcille Naofa was built in 1857 […]