Probate in Ireland is the legal and formal process that allows a person (known as an executor or administrator) to deal with the assets of the deceased. The formal and legal authority for that person to deal with the deceased’s assets is given in the form of a document known as a Grant of Probate […]
YOUR MONEY: Director and facing redundancy? Know where you really stand
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By Lisa Doherty For most workers, redundancy is a fairly blunt calculation: meet the criteria and a payment follows. For company directors, the picture is murkier and thousands of business owners across Ireland may be unaware of where they actually stand. Advertisement The complication lies in the fact that a director can wear two hats […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Way We Were
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Lauren Wall delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to [email protected] September 25, 1976 Advertisement Big weekend of visiting anglers THIS should be a big weekend of activity for Cloughaneely Sea Club personnel as they act as hosts […]
CHANNEL HOPPER: The Late Late – Still not sure what it’s supposed to be
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By: Paul Bradley The Late Late Show – RTÉ1, Friday, 9.35pm Strictly Come Dancing – BBC1, Saturday, 6.15pm Advertisement Apocalypse – Channel 4, Sunday, 9pm Neagley – Amazon Prime Secrets Of The Bayeux Tapestry – BBC2, Sunday, 8pm Well, it’s that time of the year again already, and so we have another inevitable season of The […]
Letter to Editor: It’s time to shout stop
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Those of us in advanced years will remember the journalist John Healy who wrote a book No One Shouted Stop (The Death of an Irish Town), published in 1968, decrying the lack of public outcry against the economic and social decline of the west of Ireland at a time of mass poverty and emigration. Today […]
From Muckish to the Mayoralty and beyond
By Cllr Troy Gallagher, LB Islington WHEN we, back home in Donegal, think about our diaspora in London, our minds often drift to comfortable, nostalgic images – visiting relatives for a weekend, traditional music sessions in Irish pubs, or the roaring success of our county’s major construction firms. But as someone who has stood on […]
Lifesaving defibrillators delivered to islands of Donegal Gaeltacht
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SEVEN defibrillators are being made available across Donegal’s small Gaeltacht islands following a successful funding application by Comharchumann na nOileán Beag. The defibrillators supported through the Leader Programme, will be located on Inis Caorach, Inis Fraoigh, Inis Mhic a’ Doirn, Oileán Ghabhla, Inis Oirthear, Inis Bó Finne and Oileán Ruaidh. With none of the islands […]
FRESH TAKE: It’s time for the decision-makers to be brave
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By Sabrina Sweeney Over the past few weeks, my social media feed has become a running commentary on traffic in Letterkenny. From bus companies warning of delays, to businesses complaining that customers are staying away, the images of queues seem to appear almost daily. Advertisement I have to admit it has changed my own behaviour. […]
Letterkenny’s famous cathedral is celebrating 125 years
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By Paul Bradley You can’t spend long in Letterkenny without coming across the name of the town’s patron saint, Eunan (or Adomnán). But it’s probably fair to say we’re a bit vague these days on who he was and what he did. But in his day he was more than just a local figure, being […]
The Way We Were
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September 18, 1976 Letterkenny students awarded textile scholarships A young Letterkenny student of Loreto Convent and a Rathmullan student at St. Eunan’s College have been awarded scholarships valued at £1,200 per year for a four year course with three years full time study at Hollings College, Manchester, the third year which is to be spent […]