A status yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal. The alert will come into effect at mighnight on Tuesday and will last until 11am that morning. Counties Galway and Mayo will also be affected. Advertisement Strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds are expected. Met Éireann are urging people to be careful of […]
Crossroads/Killygordon older people enjoy festive event
The Crossroads and Killygordon Wednesday Club for older people enjoyed an active 2024. Numbers have increased and they have enjoyed the live music and dancing at the weekly gathering at the Cake Centre, Killygordon. They also avail of many other activities including bingo, guest speakers and finish the morning with tea and sandwiches. They have […]
Local funeral supplier to launch free death notice site
A Letterkenny funeral supplier is to launch a new website to publicise funeral notices free of charge. The move, from Danny Morning in Listillion, comes in the wake of RIP.ie introduce fees of €100 per notice, to come into effect in January. Mr Morning’s alternative funeral notices will be called condolence.ie. Advertisement He said he […]
HSE warning on respiratory illness in acute hospitals
There were 742 people hospitalised with flu on Friday, as pressure increases on acute hospitals in the post-Christmas period, according to the HSE. While the HSE had expected and planned for a surge in hospitalisations at this time, the numbers so far are at the upper end of what they had predicted, a spokesperson said. […]
Photo special: Lurgybrack NS pupils Nativity Play
THE talented children at Lurgybrack National School in Letterkenny ended their school term with a presentation of some wonderful Christmas Nativity plays by the various classes. Our photographer Brian McDaid went along to one of the plays to capture the magic of Christmas at an event enjoyed by staff, parents and families. A big well […]
An evening of pure Poguetry at the 3Arena
by Conor Sharkey The Pogues in a post-Shane MacGowan era – could it work? Would it work? In front of a jam packed 3Arena the fathers (or should that be grandfathers?) of Irish folk punk answered those two questions with a booming yes and yes. Advertisement Spider Stacy, as he did so often when MacGowan […]
Excellence in Integrated Care Services celebrated
The Errigal Cronic Disease Management (CDM) Hub has celebrated excellence in integrated care services in Donegal at a special event. The event celebrated the achievements of the Integrated Care (IC) teams. These teams consist of the Respiratory, Diabetes and Cardiology services. The integrated care teams aim to join up our health and social care services, […]
Dunfanaghy Wellness Café’s end of year celebration
There was a full house at the Dunfanaghy Wellness Café’s end of year community celebration, which took place at Dunfanaghy Workhouse on Monday, December 16. The event began with Breege Ward from Dunfanaghy Family Resource Centre giving an audience of around 40 guests, a quick overview of what a wellness café is, how they first started […]