Donegal election candidate left out of RTE round-up


by Louise Doyle GLENSWILLY independent candidate in the forthcoming general election Frank O’Donnell has moved to reassure constituents that he remains in the race, after he was mistakenly excluded on RTE Six One news last night. RTE’s north west correspondent Shane Ó Curraighín reported from Letterkenny Public Service’s Centre, providing a round-up of Donegal candidates contesting the […]


Funeral details announced for Kyle McDermott


The funeral details of Kyle McDermott have been announced. Mr McDermott  (24), originally from Burt, died following an altercation on the Victoria Road area of Ballymagorry, near Strabane, at 11.30pm last Sunday. He will be laid to rest on Sunday in Burt cemetery following funeral mass in St Aengus’ Church, Burt at 2pm. Meanwhile, 24-year-old […]


Local schools urged to take part in Walk to School Week


Walk to School Week commences on Monday, and 21 schools in Dongal are being urged to take up the challenge. Green-Schools’ National Walk to School Week begins on Monday, October 7  for five days.  Walk to School Week  is a celebration of walking, active transport, and sustainable solutions to congestion outside schools around Ireland. The […]


A5 goahead is ‘significant breakthrough’ for Donegal


SINN Féin TDs for Donegal, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty, have said that yesterday’s A5 construction commitment represented a significant breakthrough for Donegal. Deputies Mac Lochlainn and Doherty were responding after Sinn Féin Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd announced that the Northern Executive has approved construction of the first stretch of the A5, which will now […]


Cathedral Quarter to launch 10th anniversary booklet


The launch of Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter’s tenth anniversary commemorative booklet will take place  at the local Dillons Hotel on Thursday, September 26. The event promises to be something of a red-letter day for the group as it marks a remarkable first decade for the Cathedral Quarter committee. Speaking this week one of the main driving […]