FIRE crews are attending the scene of a major gorse fire close to the N56 road outside Creeslough. An appeal has gone out to local farmers with slurry tanks to ferry water to the scene. Videos of the fire, which is on the Termon side of the ‘bog road’ in Creeslough have been posted on […]
Parenting column: The importance of pelvic floor exercises – especially for mums
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During the recent spell of good weather, I was out messing on the trampoline with the kids. A couple of bounces was all I could manage before my bladder warned me to stop! After you give birth, you do get advised to do your postpartum pelvic floor exercises, but it is something many of us […]
Buncrana tragedy: Special prayer vigil to take place this afternoon
By: Evelyn Cullen A prayer vigil will take place at 4pm today at St Mary’s Oratory, Buncrana, in memory of the two young men who tragically lost their lives after getting in to difficulty in the water yesterday afternoon near Ned’s Point, Buncrana. Three young men, aged between 16 and 19 years of age were […]
Donegal singer overwhelmed by response to heartfelt song
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By Róise Collins A DONEGAL singer-songwriter has been deeply moved by the overwhelming support for her heartfelt new song written in memory of her late mother. Anne Biddie wrote the song Missing You, a song about grief, love and memory to help deal with the loss of her mother Helen almost three years ago but she has […]
Second teenager dies in swimming tragedy in Buncrana
A second young man has died following a swimming tragedy yesterday off the coast of Buncrana in the Inishowen Peninsula. Three young men aged between 16 and 19 got into difficulty while swimming near Lisfannon beach, at around 2pm on Saturday afternoon. A major search operation involving both volunteers and members of the emergency services […]
Holy Week in Athens – where the Greeks do Easter better than the Irish
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Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought communities together in prayer, tradition and wonderful celebration. I moved to Greece last year to pursue my love for a passionate and traditional bushy-bearded Greek man, who I met while visiting Athens in 2023. Delightedly, […]
Update: Body found in search for missing teenager off Buncrana coast
The body of a teenager has been recovered from the water off Buncrana following an extensive search and rescue operation this evening. He was one of three teenagers who had gotten into difficulty while swimming at Ned’s Point earlier today. His body was recovered by members of the Greencastle Coast Guard team shortly after 9pm […]
UPDATE: Teenager is missing, another rushed to LUH
A SEARCH operation is continuing off Buncrana this evening after a group of teenagers got into difficulty while swimming earlier today. RTÉ is tonight reporting that a teenager remains missing and another was taken from the sea and brought to Letterkenny University Hospital and his condition is said to be ‘very serious’. According to RTÉ, […]
One family’s devastating cancer journey highlighted during Health Minister’s visit
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By Róise Collins Last week, the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, visited Donegal. Travelling from her constituency in the capital to Letterkenny University Hospital, Ms. MacNeill took a route all too familiar to many people in Donegal. Every week, people from across this county make the long journey to Dublin or Galway for cancer […]
Donegal clinch Ulster title after late O’Donnell winner
There was a huge crowd in Clones for the match.