The mother has since spoken to the parents of the perpetrators and her son as well as reflecting upon her own role as a parent
Children’s smartphone ban will not protect young people
BANNING the sale of smartphones to those under the age of 14 and fining parents who allow their children to access the Internet unsupervised will not protect vulnerable youngsters from the dark side of the web. That’s the view of Chairperson of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), Gina Grant, who said the only way […]
Marriage: ‘It’s all about give and take’
Francie and Sophie McAteer’s love story began on New Year’s Night 1955 in the Milford Dance Hall.
Council defends no book of condolence for Manchester
DONEGAL County Council has defended its decision not to open a book of condolence for the victims of the Manchester bombing. It is almost two weeks since 22 people lost their lives and dozens more were injured when Salman Abedi launched his deadly suicide attack in the Manchester Arena. Many of those killed were young […]
Boil Water Notice for Fintown Public Water Supply
Donegal County Council and Irish Water have issued a Boil Water Notice on the Fintown Public Water Supply and Meenmore – Meenatinney group water scheme to protect consumers following advice from the Health Service Executive. A routine water sample has detected cryptosporidium in the treated water coming from the Fintown Water Treatment Plant and […]
Freedom of county for Coleman this evening
SOCCER hero Seamus Coleman will have the county’s highest honour bestowed upon him at a civic reception in Lifford this evening. A native of Killybegs, Seamus Coleman plays with the Everton club in the English Premier league and has captained the Republic of Ireland national team. Speaking ahead of this evening’s event, which takes place […]
Inspired to #haveago in 555km Donegal Atlantic Way
Marvin is now one of an eight person team currently in training and will take part in the Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra Race
Musician is hoping ‘irreplaceable’ violin can be fixed
Mairéad is now hoping that she can find a fiddle-maker on Shetland who can repair her instrument.
Crisis at LUH due to increased bed demand
The escalation policy has been partially invoked almost continually over the past six weeks in order to deal with increasing bed demand.
Emergency Department Delays at LUH
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today, 31 May with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. We apologise to patients and their families for these delays. The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented and all efforts continue to be made to identify patients who are appropriate for […]