BURGLARS forced the rear door of a business premises in Letterkenny open during a burglary. The incident happened on Wednesday, October 29, on the Port Road, between 4am and 4.30am. The premises in question is situated on the same stretch of road as the ATU but on the other side of the road. Damage was […]
Gardaí issue fresh appeal for missing St Johnston woman
Gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for a missing St Johnston woman. Ciara O’Callaghan (37), has been reported missing from her home in St. Johnston, since Friday, October 24. Ciara is described as being approximately 5 ft 4 inches in height, with mid shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, Ciara was […]
HSE Nursing Service unavailable on Tory Island this weekend
The HSE Nursing Service on Tory Island is unavailable on Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2. All planned nursing care has been delivered. A HSE spokesperson said: “We wish to apologise for this unplanned temporary gap in service. There will be an agency nurse covering the period from Monday until Thursday next week when […]
Psychiatric report for Lifford man who assaulted young woman delayed
Victim travelled from Australia for perpetrator’s sentencing
Man (80s) pleads guilty to rape
A MAN in his 80s has pleaded guilty on a signed plea to respective charges of rape and sexual assault. The accused appeared at this week’s sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court to affirm the plea. He is charged with rape on dates between December 2020 and January 2023. He also faces four charges of sexual assault […]
Just five gardaí assigned to the Donegal Gaeltacht are proficient in Irish
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IT has been revealed that just five of the 26 gardaí assigned to the Donegal Gaeltacht are proficient in Irish. In correspondence to the Public Accounts Committee, An Garda Síochána disclosed that less than half of the 89 gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht areas across the country have the ability to work in the Irish language, […]
Donegal man walks Camino in memory of his late wife
A DONEGAL man who undertook a fundraising walk of the Camino in memory of his late wife has presented a cheque from the funds raised to Letterkenny University Hospital and the Donegal Hospice. Retired judge, Seán MacBride from Moville, who completed part of the Camino, a historic pilgrimage route, in memory of his late wife, […]
‘Spoiled votes is a very worrying trend’ – Deputy Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher
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DONEGAL TD Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher said the results of this year’s presidential election were not surprising. This comes following Catherine Connolly’s landslide victory on Saturday when she was elected the tenth President of Ireland. Speaking to the Donegal News, Deputy Gallagher said: “I was getting a very clear indication from constituents that they were […]
Moderator congratulates President-Elect Connolly
THE Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Right Reverend Dr Trevor Gribben, has offered his congratulations to President-Elect Catherine Connolly, who will become the 10th President of Ireland and only the third women to hold the office. Assuring her of his prayers, Dr Gribben said: “On behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, I would […]
Son pays heartbreaking tribute to Seamus Quinn
The gifted Loreto Letterkenny teacher remembered for giving ‘love and counsel’ so easily