By Liz Kearney A DONEGAL student has been praised for her “profound empathy” after winning first prize in the Third Year and TY Flash Fiction Category in the prestigious Allingham Festival Secondary Schools Competition held last November. Rachael McGee, a Junior Cert student in Crana College, won the prize for a fiction piece she wrote […]
Tributes to retiring garda sergeant
by Paddy Walsh IN thirty years of dedicated service, Garda Sergeant Gerard Dalton earned his stripes and the plaudits of members of legal practitioners, the court services, and colleagues as he presented his final court sitting in Letterkenny. The Offaly native, who has served at a number of stations throughout the county, took his bow […]
Local groups urged to apply for digital literacy fund
Community groups in Donegal urged to apply for digital literacy fund for older adults
Msgr Kevin Gillespie ‘heartbroken’ by church fire
Monsignor Kevin Gillespie has spoken of his ‘heartbreak’ following the destruction by fire this morning of Séipéal Mhuire, na Doirí Beaga, the parish church for the parish of Gaoth Dobhair. “I wish to express my support to Fr Briain Ó Fearraigh, Parish Priest, who has the full support of the community as he faces this Challenge. […]
Pope Francis dies at age of 88
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican has said in a video statement. He was 88 and had been recovering from a serious bout of double pneumonia. “Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” […]
St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg destroyed in blaze
by Eoin McGarvey An overnight fire has destroyed St Mary’s Catholic Church in Derrybeg. Advertisement Fire crews were alerted to the fire in the middle of the night and crews from Gweedore, Dungloe, Falcarragh, Glenties and Letterkenny rushed to the scene. The blaze burned through the roof as fire crews did their best. As […]
Business park expansion amidst tariff uncertainty
Fresh hope for economic growth and job creation in Donegal
Public urged to consider care options on Bank Holiday
THE HSE are urging people to consider all care options ahead of Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Bank holiday weekends and extended good weather usually bring additional pressure on the health system but the HSE have plans in place across hospital and community services to ensure patients can access the care they need in the right setting. Tony Canavan, […]
Old friendships are rekindled on trip to the States
A journey to Elizabethtown by Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter innovator Donnan Harvey has helped push re-twinning proposals further along the tracks
Letterkenny financial service celebrates rebrand
John F. Loughrey Financial Services was acquired by Fairstone Ireland in November of last year. Last week marked the rebrand of the company to bring it in line with the same look and feel as the other Fairstone offices in Ireland. Fairstone Letterkenny, as the local office will be called, continues it’s long-standing tradition of […]