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 […]
Local stalwarts remembered as Letterkenny hosts An Taisce visit
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By Paddy Walsh ON a field trip to Donegal that took in Glenveagh National Park, and an unexpected meeting with President Catherine Connolly, along with a tour of the Cathedral Quarter in Letterkenny, countrywide representatives of An Taisce also remembered two local stalwarts of the organisation. The late Thomasina Kelly and May McClintock did so […]
American and Irish traditions combine at Ballybofey wedding
This week’s Wedding of the Week couple is Oisín and Natalie Gallen, who celebrated their wedding in the Villa Rose Hotel AMERICAN and Irish cultures came together in a joyful celebration recently with the wedding of Oisín and Natalie Gallen at the Villa Rose Hotel. Oisín is originally from Ballybofey and moved to Tennessee for […]
Remembering the sacrifices and horrors of conflict
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By Paddy Walsh Under grey skies and the tears of the clouds, The Last Post, that anthem of the war dead, echoed mournfully in the evening air. It mourned, in particular, the 92 soldiers from the Letterkenny area whose lives were lost in the First World War. Advertisement Over a century since the ending of […]
When even the small things in life can mean so much
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By Brian McDaid ON the wettest Donegal day and in the longest of traffic jams, Ingrid is living in ‘the now’ and takes joy out of everything, even traffic jams. She’s just thankful to be back at her work. Advertisement Her black Renault Traffic van tells its own story. Along with the graphics showing the branding, […]
School sweethearts celebrate beautiful wedding in Letterkenny
This week’s Wedding of the Week is Carey and Sean Rush, who celebrated their wedding in the Mount Errigal Hotel SCHOOL sweethearts Carey and Sean Rush rounded off the summer with a wedding day to remember in Letterkenny. They met while attending Holy Trinity College in Cookstown and started dating soon after. Fast forward 12 […]
The Way We Were
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September, 4, 1976 Heroic Rosses doctor who gave his life for his patients In the early 1880’s a young medical doctor came to the Rosses to serve the people of that area and those on Arranmore. Advertisement In the years that were to follow, this young man was to earn a name that will always […]
‘I thought if my time ever comes I’ll write the bloody book!’
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By Lauren Wall TONY Gallinagh has a charm and a love of life that endears him to so many. At 93 years of age, he’s showing little sign of taking things a little easier. Advertisement He’s just had his second book published. And only recently, he hosted a special event at his garden centre in […]
New book tracks 120 years of a corner of Letterkenny
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LOOKING back on his childhood, Hector Mac Lennan still remembers vividly the sights and sounds that made Leck View Terrace home. Playing ‘Ally Bally who’s got the ball’ with neighbouring children, going to McKendrick’s shop to collect “the messages”, and Oatfield Sweet Factory were all part of daily life in Letterkenny when he was growing up. […]
Grappling with the ghosts of times gone by
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By Paddy Walsh His grandmother’s cottage near Mountcharles still stands – a monument to memory. Memories of relatively happy childhood days there in stark contrast to the savage hell of domestic violence, drunkenness and financial upheaval that forced him to leave London. Advertisement For the young James Harvey and his sibling, Ted, the healing heaven […]