THE man who died in Raphoe in a house fire has been named locally as Wilson McGirr, a well known farmer in the area. It is believed Mr McGirr’s television caught fire on Monday night and fearing the fire would spread he managed to get the TV set outside. After getting the attention of neighbours […]
Man passes away following Raphoe house fire
A MAN who was involved in a house fire in Raphoe on Monday night passed away in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Gardai believe the fire broke out between 11.30pm and 12.20am and the fire service and an ambulance also attended the scene. The man who lost his life was aged in his late sixties […]
FIVE MINUTES WITH… Derek Edwards
Derek Edwards gave us an insight into the Whitestrand dressing room.
Number of youngsters enjoying ‘Wainfest’ sky rockets
DONEGAL County Council has revealed that the number of young people attending Wainfest in 2017 increased by more than 100 per-cent to just over 7,100. Wainfest is Donegal’s Arts and Book Festival for Children and is one of the leading festivals for children in the country. “This increase is phenomenal,” said Sinead […]
Letterkenny man named on Irish U18 Schools rugby team
The final game of the series sees Ireland U18 Schools take on Scotland U18 in Cardiff on Sunday.
Seventeen patients over 75 left on trolleys for a day
Figures from the Health Service Executive show that more than 1,200 people over 75 have experienced a wait time of more than 24 hours in Saolta Group
Parking spaces at LUH generate €33 for public health
There are a total of 1,239 car park spaces between the two sites with 42 disabled spaces, two spaces for the elderly and 83 reserved spaces.
Crowds protest in wake of not guilty verdict
DOZENS of people attended a solidarity rally in Letterkenny in support of the woman at the centre of the Belfast rape trial, calling for a major system change. The local rally was one of a number to take place around the country on Friday. It came one day after Ulster and Ireland rugby […]
Urban Conflict reform for Truth for Danielle McLaughlin
The gig will take place on Easter Sunday night in McCallion’s at 10pm.