A public meeting will be held in Lifford this Thursday evening to discuss the HSE’s decision to end long term care at the town’s hospital. The meeting has been called by the Friends of Lifford Hospital campaign group after they were informed that the two remaining long stay patients are to be moved either to […]
Flu ‘actively circulating’ in community, say HSE
If you have the flu you can seek advice from your local pharmacy or discuss you illness with your GP.
‘There is such a secrecy and silence in Donegal’
“There are definitely people out there who who know what happened to Mary. We are appealing to their conscience.”
Statue planned in honour of Donegal’s Nobel laureate
A statue is to be erected in honour of Donegal Nobel laureate Professor William C Campbell. The bronze sculpture is being designed with the aim of being erected in Ramelton in time for his 90th birthday in June. Professor Campbell, along with his co-discoverer Professor Satoshi Omura, shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or […]
Donegal’s courts told to get tough on drug dealers
THE sentences being handed down to Donegal’s drug pushers have been branded an “absolute joke”. A meeting of the Joint Policing Committee has heard that the number of detections for drug possession and supply have risen dramatically in the county in the past 12 months. In 2018 a total of 186 arrests were made for […]
RNLI battles storm to reach stricken boat off Donegal
FIVE fishermen had a lucky escape after their boat lost power during a storm off the Donegal coast yesterday (Saturday). The alarm was raised at lunchtime by the crew of a Mayo-based crabber boat. They managed to put out a Mayday call just before the electrics shut down. The appeal for help was picked up […]
Mickey Joe, Rory and Peadar team up for charity single
THREE well known Donegal singers have teamed up to record a Christmas single in aid of homeless charity the Peter McVerry Trust. Mickey Joe Harte and Rory Gallagher have just released their version of the Yazoo classic ‘Only You’. The stripped back rendition of the 1982 hit also features Peadar Coll on fiddle and was […]
Mindfulness is proving key in the lives of young people
ReNew You is a six-week mindfulness, relaxation and life skills programme by founder, Aoibheann Gallen.
Dry Arch to host razor sharp fundraiser this weekend
THE Dry Arch Complex in Letterkenny will hold its final fundraiser of 2019 when it stages a sponsored shave tomorrow night (Friday). So far this year, the Dry Arch Complex has raised €10,000 for local charities and groups. “Through our last head shave which raised €6,000 we purchased a defibrillator for the local community. The […]
Raphoe play park facing closure as budget runs dry
A Raphoe play park is facing closure because the local community can no longer afford to fund it. The popular playground was opened five years ago following a titanic fundraising effort within the town. A committee was established and an understanding reached that if they looked after and maintained the park for five years, Donegal […]