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Dancing with joy after wedding in Budapest

Catherine Gallagher, daughter of Michael Gallagher and the late Kay Gallagher, Carrick, Carrigart, married Oliver Sakka in Saint Stephen’s Basilica.

Major garda operation for Donegal International Rally

Last year, 56 people were arrested over the course of the rally weekend – more than double the corresponding figure for 2015 (23).

Special guests of Roy Keane at big Ireland match

Ronan Sweeney, from Letterkenny, sustained significant spinal injuries in an accidental fall from his bedroom window in Sligo last year

First Donegal Fine Gael TD at cabinet table since 1957

Joe McHugh takes over from Regina Doherty who will now head up the Department of Social Protection, as Chief Whip.

Deputy Joe McHugh named as new government Chief Whip

Former Diaspora Minster Joe McHugh will also be Minster for the Gaeltacht in the new cabinet

Death announced of Letterkenny businessman Teddy Blaney

Teddy Blaney was the Letterkenny Chamber’s Business Person of the Year back in 1997 and in 2008 he was entered into the Chamber Hall of Fame

Mica Action Group praised as key report is published

DONEGAL TD Joe McHugh has welcomed the publication today of the expert panel’s report on Mica-affected homes in Donegal and Mayo and says he wants the panel recommendations implemented as soon as possible. The Mica Report makes a number of recommendations and recognises hundreds of homeowners here in the county were affected through no fault […]

Major progress on Donegal bridge projects

A major progress on Tirconnail and Fintra bridge projects, between Killybegs and Kilcar, has been announced today by Councillor Niamh Kennedy. Cllr Kennedy said she was ‘delighted’ to receive confirmation of major progress on both bridge projects after months of lobbying for it. Speaking as she stepped down after years as a chair of […]

Radiologist shocked by Letterkenny A&E experience

RADIOLOGIST in Letterkenny General Hospital, Dr Conall Mac a Bhaird, has spoken of his shock at a recent experience he had in the hospital’s A&E and the intolerable working conditions of staff there. He said that he had visited A&E in Letterkenny General Hospital with a sick friend in the last week and that […]