Boy (8) learns of death of priest (104) with sadness


The death of the last surviving child of an executed leader of the 1916 Rising was learned of with great sadness by one young Donegal pupil. Seosamh Ó Ceallaigh (8) from Gortahork wrote a series of letters to Fr Joseph Mallin (104) who was a Jesuit priest based in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. His […]


Pan Celtic Festival “brought Letterkenny to life”


THE ORGANISERS of the Pan Celtic Festival have said more than 4,000 people visited Letterkenny during the week long event generating an estimated €3 million for the local economy. This was the 47th year of the festival which drew to a close yesterday with an international church service in St Eunan’s Cathedral. Some of the […]