The reigning Mary from Dungloe has welcomed the birth of her new baby boy. Clare O’Donnell from Letterkenny, was the 57th winner of the Mary from Dungloe title back in August 2024. She also works as a popular pharmacy technician in Brennan’s Pharmacy in the town. Advertisement “Massive congratulations to our reigning Mary Clare […]
Letterkenny house building boom ready to take off
By Chris Ashmore A multi-million euro house and apartment building boom in the Letterkenny area is set to really take off this year, with a stream of council backed projects expected to get underway. Major advances have been made regarding plans for two major flagship multi-million euro projects in the town which will lead to […]
Omagh bomb inquiry to resume next week
By Emmet McElhatton THE Omagh Bombing Inquiry which claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins, and three Donegal schoolboys, is to resume next week. The public inquiry will resume in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, as the team returns to the task of establishing whether or not the bloodshed of August 1998 could have […]
ESB say customers may be without power for another week
By Diarmaid Doherty THOUSANDS of homes and businesses in Donegal may well have do without power for several more days as efforts continue to restore normal service following Storm Éowyn. Many homes in the county have not had any power since early on Friday morning when the worst of the storms battered the county. Advertisement […]
Rape survivor urges women to report behind closed doors abuse
by Louise Doyle A WOMAN raped by her former partner in her own home has urged other women experiencing sexual abuse behind closed doors to “take a deep breath and report it to gardaí”. Paul Arthur, 59, from Conwal, Letterkenny was jailed for ten years after a jury found him guilty on Friday of three counts of […]
St Brigid’s Cross-making in the Cathedral Quarter
A special cultural event to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day and the beginning of spring will be held in Letterkenny. The event hosted by the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter will be held in Dillon’s Hotel on Thursday, January 30, from 6.30pm-8.30pm. It will include making St Brigid’s crosses and celebrating the many special traditions connected to Brigid of Ireland. […]
Adapting Mother Nature’s gifts to our health needs
Qualified medical herbalist Columbia Hillen hosts event in Gaoth Dobhair PEOPLE from places as diverse as Newfoundland, Glasgow, Armagh, Nottingham, Belfast, Donegal and Dublin took part in a special herbal medicine workshop in Gaoth Dobhair, creating winter tonic syrups, herb cornbread and a sweet snack called ‘grá balls’, made with pine and maple syrup. The all-day […]
Uisce Éireann say power outages at treatment plants impacting on water supplies in Donegal
Uisce Éireann say they are actively sourcing and deploying generators at sites around Donegal where there is no power in an effort to restore water supplies. In a statement this evening, Uisce Éireann say they have crews on the ground across Co Donegal continuing to work to restore water supplies. “We are coordinating closely with the […]
PARENTING: When the time comes to wind back on your child’s dodo
By: Louise Flanagan ALL three of my kids loved their dodo when they were tots. At the baby stage, a dodo was omnipresent; I wouldn’t have left the house unless I had at least two with me. Only an amateur would put themselves in the precarious position of relying on just one. As they got […]
Letterkenny woman in court over 27 offences
A LETTERKENNY woman appeared at the local District Court this week facing a total of 27 offences including assault, public order and theft. Jodie Quill, Carraig Craobh, Crievesmith, was charged with the alleged assault at the Voodoo nightclub, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, on September 18, 2022. She was further charged with theft from the St […]