IT is Mission Possible for Men’s Health Week, which will be celebrated with a free event in Letterkenny tomorrow (Wednesday). Letterkenny CDP will host a fun and informative day for men of all ages in the Courtyard Shopping Centre from 12pm to 4pm. Twenty five stalls will line out offering information on all types of […]
Earagail Arts Festival set to return with a bang
Earagail Arts Festival officially launched its 2022 programme of events at An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, on Saturday. Donegal’s premier summer event will make a welcome return to its full programme along the Wild Atlantic Way from July 9 to July 24. The line-up and brochure were officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr […]
New traffic lights headache in Letterkenny – Cllr
NEW traffic lights in Letterkenny are posing difficulties for learner drivers and taxis negotiating lengthy tailbacks. Donegal County Council will tomorrow be asked to revisit the intervals of the new traffic lights system in Letterkenny following mounting complaints from motorists of extreme tailbacks on the Pearse Road. In the last two weeks, new traffic lights have […]
Pop-up vaccination clinics to be held in Dungloe
Two COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinics will be held in Dungloe on Tuesday June 14th and Wednesday June 15th. The clinics will be held in Dungloe Community Hospital (F94Y326) from 11am to 5.45pm on both days for those aged 12 years and over for Dose 1, Dose 2 and booster vaccines. Those 65 years and over […]
Road safety appeal ahead of Rally weekend
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group have issued a road safety appeal to everyone attending the Donegal Rally. Large numbers will arrive in Donegal to celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary and the working group is appealing for “personal responsibility” this weekend. They said true motorsport fans come and go to rally events and no one […]
Call for inquiry into HSE run care centres
A DONEGAL TD is calling for an independent inquiry into HSE-run centres in Donegal following the emergence of a new report that claims at least forty intellectually-disabled residents of a Stranorlar care centre were subjected to ongoing sexual assaults by more than ten perpetrators. Thomas Pringle made the call after a report in the Irish […]
Gardai issue appeal over missing teen
GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a missing teenager who was last seen in Letterkenny. 16-year-old AJ O’Sullivan was last seen in the Port Road area of the town at approximately 12.30pm on Friday, June 10. AJ is described as being approximately 5 foot 2 inches in height with […]
Essential work on water mains in Letterkenny
ESSENTIAL water mains rehabilitation works, which may lead to disruptions in water supply, will begin in Letterkenny this evening. Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is carrying out the work “to safeguard the water supply for homes and businesses” in Wolfe Tone Place. The works are scheduled to take place from 7pm […]
A dream come true directing the Toy Show Musical
DONEGAL’S very own Séimí Campbell will take on the huge role of directing the new Toy Show musical this December. Séimí has been making waves in the world of musical theatre and has worked with musicians Gary Barlow and Mick Flannery to bring their stories to the West End. At just 26 he has an […]
A huge sense of hope at Amyloidosis conference
THERE was a sense of hope in the air at the first Amyloidosis conference held in Gaoth Dobhair last weekend where patients suffering from the rare and serious condition heard of emerging new treatments. The event, fittingly called ‘Emerging from the Shadows’, was organised by ATTR Amyloidosis All Ireland and the Irish Heart Foundation. Until […]