THE spirit of Halloween fun lit up the county with these happy photos capturing some of the best smiles. Fintown Railway had a spooky train ride for Little Blue Heroes, while Oakfield Park’s Pumpkin Express transformed the space into a “spine-chilling nightmare” aboard haunted ghost train”. Gaoth Dobhair’s Fomhair Festival hosted Freak Night 2026 and […]
Gardai probe vicious Halloween assaults
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CAMERA footage is being examined to identify men who carried out attacks on two teenage assault victims on Halloween night. Gardai have already trawled through security recordings of the first assault, which occurred in Letterkenny. They are appealing for help with the second investigation, which involves an assault in Inishowen around four hours later. Advertisement […]
Dreams come true as One Act finals are coming home
ONE of the North West’s best-known drama circuit figures is delighted by the burgeoning awakening in amateur theatre. The return to Letterkenny of the All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival in a few weeks’ time – for the first time since 2017 – has created fantastic local excitement and interest. It is a dream, according to veteran, […]
Long waiting times at emergency department after over 200 patients attended yesterday
LETTERKENNY University Hospital remains “extremely busy” with long waiting times today after over 206 patients attended the emergency department yesterday. As of this afternoon, 23 patients were on trollies in the department and at ward level, as the hospital sees a “significant surge in bed use”. A press release from HSE North West said the […]
Protest hears residents’ concerns over Carrigans to Lifford Greenway
PROTESTERS held a demonstration this afternoon against the Carrigans to Lifford Greenway. East Donegal residents shared a number of concerns about the project, which incorporates local property and farmland in its proposed route. They expressed worries for local wildlife and the possibility of the greenway being used as a route for criminal activity. Advertisement Some […]
Best little fest in the west ‘overwhelming success’
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THE Frances Browne Literary Festival – known as the “best little fest in the west” –has been hailed an “overwhelming success”. Speaking in a review of the 2026 edition, its chairperson Celine McGlynn said: “We were blown away by the calibre of the submissions received for this year’s competition. “To see poets’ voices arriving from […]
Dail TDs to call for end to hospital recruitment freeze
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DONEGAL deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig MacLochlainn will support a party motion this evening that calls for an immediate end to recruitment freezes this winter. They want Health Minister Carroll MacNeill to “prioritise” safe hospital staffing levels. Their Sinn Féin party’s Dáil motion calls for permanent contract commitments to nursing and midwifery graduates to be […]
Escaped killer’s solicitor says DPP delays are ‘a joke’
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A DEFENCE solicitor for killer Gary Anderson (29) has said the ongoing delays to return his client to the North are “a joke”. Anderson, who has been in custody in Castlerea Prison since September, appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link this morning. The Derry man was given compassionate leave from Maghaberry Prison to […]
Frances Browne poetry festival inspires council’s kids’ initiative
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JUST weeks after the hugely successful Frances Browne Festival was celebrated in Donegal, children are now being inspired again. The County Council has announced that a new Frances Browne creative writing resource will be made available to primary schools. Advertisement The move is to celebrate her “life and work” and follows years of efforts […]
CCTV shows ‘crazy’ driving to beat Letterkenny traffic
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A MOTORIST’S driving has been publicly called out with footage posted online to show them cutting through a pedestrian space to beat traffic. CCTV cameras of Letterkenny business store Ben Sweeney’s Euronics on the town’s Port Road filmed the latest incident. As a pedestrian walks in front of the well-known company, a car is recorded […]