School friends bolster Rudolstadt’s Donegal population


DONEGAL’S influence on Rudolstadt continues to blossom with two more Letterkenny men now putting down roots there. Eighteen-year-old Luca Villamajna and Cian Mulligan, who is 19, moved to the town on a whim five months ago. Since then they have secured accommodation, found themselves jobs and begun making plans for a future in Germany. Rudolstadt has been twinned […]


Singer’s emotional encounter with young refugee


A big-hearted gesture by local singer Brí Carr reduced a Ukranian mother to tears. The soul-warming encounter took place in Letterkenny’s twin town of Rudolstadt where Brí, along with over 30 other Donegal people, spent St Patrick’s Day. The small town in Germany’s Thuringia region has become famous for its St Patrick’s Day party which this year […]


Dry weather prompts gorse fire warning


FOLLOWING the recent dry spell the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a status orange gorse fire warning. The notice, which applies to all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses and other vegetation exist, will remain in effect until midday Monday. A spokesperson for Donegal County Council said […]