A FAMILY trip to Disneyland, Paris in early December sowed the seeds for the Light Up Letterkenny Christmas Tour. The event, which involved more than two hundred vehicles, raised €4,500 for the Donegal Hospice. Yesterday, a cheque was presented to the Hospice by organisers Bernard Gallagher, CBM Signs, and Craig Alcorn, Tropical World. The idea […]
Winnie sets off on another year-long mammoth walk
A LOUGHANURE woman who undertook a 365 day walking challenge last year to raise money for an ‘Oasis of Peace’ sculpture in Gweedore has embarked on a new challenge. Brid ‘Winnie’ Sweeney, a native of Dore, started her latest mammoth daily walking challenge on Saturday to raise funds for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Last […]
Falcarragh man is key player in San Siro project
A DONEGAL man is leading the €1 billion development of the new San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. Declan Sharkey from Falcarragh is a Senior Principal and General Manager, Populous Italia, the leading global design and entertainment specialist design practice. Last month, AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano announced that Populous’ project – named ‘The […]
Organisers clarify festival’s stance on trans women
ORGANISERS of the Mary From Dungloe festival say transgender women are welcome to apply for the annual contest. The clarification comes following an announcement by the Rose of Tralee that it is expanding its qualifying criteria in a bid to make the festival more inclusive. For the first time in its 62-year history, married women […]
Minister expects schools to reopen on Thursday
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD together with officials, has today met with representatives from Public Health, the HSE and education stakeholders to discuss the re-opening of schools following the Christmas break, on Thursday 6 January. These meetings were productive, with all parties recognising the importance to students of in-school teaching and learning and […]
Limited access to visitors at Letterkenny hospital
Due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the community and current outbreaks of Covid-19 within the hospital, visiting at Letterkenny University Hospital has been suspended from today. A spokesperson for the hospital said visiting will be facilitated on compassionate grounds, on an exceptional basis only. To arrange a visit on compassionate grounds, please […]
Proud parents welcome first baby of 2022
DONEGAL’S first baby of the new year was born at Letterkenny University Hospital. The baby girl, Katie, was born weighing 8lb at 3.24am on Saturday, January 1. Proud parents Monica and Mark Gillespie from Clonmany are delighted with the new arrival, while Katie’s older sister Lauren (6) and brother Logan (3) were looking forward to […]
Poor Farmers have raised almost €410,000 for charity
THE annual Ardara Poor Farmers Auction took place last Tuesday evening raising more than €30,000. The event, which is traditionally held in Teague’s Bar, was back in Brockagh Mart for a second year with all bids coming in online. A total of €33,570 was raised on the night with all proceeds going to Bluestack Special […]
NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Services
The HSE wish to advise that NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Service are currently extremely busy and experiencing a high volume of calls at present. Urgent care calls are prioritised and dealt with as a priority. We ask for your patience and to expect longer than usual wait times. Change of Number From the 1st January 2022, the NoWDOC Service has changed its […]
Donegal mum goes viral with family smowmen decoration
A DONEGAL mother has become an online sensation with her home made Christmas family snowmen decoration. Noreen Maguire placed a pint glass over one of her knitted snowmen on Christmas Day to show that her daughter was isolating. She then added a photograph to the family WhatsApp group for her husband Rory and two daughters, […]