Strabane Lifford Half Marathon to go ahead


THE annual Strabane Lifford Half Marathon will now go ahead, it has been confirmed. Sources said earlier this week that the event was to be cancelled due to budgetary pressures. But Sinn Féin MLA Michaela Boyle has just confirmed that the run will now go ahead. Advertisement “I am delighted to receive confirmation that the […]


Spiceland closed on ‘evidence of mouse infestation’


A LETTERKENNY business has been served with a Closure Order by Environmental Health Service following evidence of a mouse infestation. The closure order was served on Letterkenny Spiceland, Green Isle Park, Port Road, Ballyraine, Letterkenny on January 31. Mouse droppings were found in the in the retail, storage and delivery areas of the shop as well as evidence […]


TG4 confirms Creeslough documentary will air tonight


TG4 has confirmed the documentary Iniúchadh TG4 – An Craoslach will air on TG4 tonight. The documentary on the devastating Creeslough explosion, which killed 10 people in October 2022, is due to air on TG4 tonight (Wednesday). A number of the families objected to the documentary and said it was too soon for it to […]


The Lifford man listed on a Canadian cenotaph


THE fascinating story of a Lifford man who fought and died for Canada in the First World War has been unearthed by an Ontario historian. Frederick Leggatt features as part of Ron Dale’s ‘The Monuments Men’, a series of articles he has been writing for The Lake Report, Niagara-on-the-Lake’s first and most-read independent local newspaper. It is a […]


Ulster Bank in Letterkenny to shut in April


DONEGAL’S only remaining Ulster Bank branch, Letterkenny, will close on April 21. Transactions will cease on March 31 with full closure three weeks later, the financial giant has confirmed. The news comes less than two weeks after branches in Donegal Town, Killybegs, Buncrana and Ballybofey shut as part of Ulster Bank’s phased withdrawal from Ireland. Advertisement But unlike […]


Bundoran to host St Brigid’s celebration of women


A new festival, Féile na mBan, celebrating women in art, history, literature, music and more will take place in Bundoran over the weekend of February 3 – 6.  Capitalising on the new St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend, the festival will see a plethora of female artists and creatives performing and hosting workshops, bootcamps and events […]