Letterkenny Youth and Family Service to receive €10,000 funding for their minibus service from Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Stolen dogs returned after social media campaign
A LETTERKENNY family whose dogs were stolen in the early hours of Saturday morning have been reunited with their family pets thanks to a major campaign on social media.
Donegal GAA Convention: Aideen Gillen is new secretary as Board report healthy finances
AIDEEN Gillen was elected as the new Donegal GAA secretary at Sunday’s annual Convention in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal town on a day that saw three new members join the executive.
Letterkenny hospital spends €280,000 on private ambulances
LETTERKENNY General hospital spent over quarter of a million euro on private ambulances last year, primarily for non-emergency transfers of patients to external hospitals in Dublin and Galway.
Ballybofey man fits out pubs around the world
A BALLYBOFEY man who diversified from the contracting business, to designing and fitting out Irish pubs, hotels and restaurants across the globe, has been hugely successful. John Heverin returned from Chennai in India last week where the company he owns with Eamonn Cullen – Ól Irish Pubs Ltd – is fitting out a 6,000 sq […]
Greyhounds stolen from Letterkenny family
BY C.J.McGINLEY A LETTERKENNY family are in shock after three prize greyhounds were stolen from the rear of their home. John McKeever, Ballymacool Terrace, said they were stolen from a purpose built shed at the rear of their home in the early hours of Saturday morning. Gardai in Letterkenny are investigating the theft of the […]
Details emerge of huge new Finn Valley wind farm
HUGE 500 foot turbines will form part of Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm which could be constructed along a 15 kilometre stretch of the top of the Finn Valley, from Barnesmore Gap to near Castlefin.
Letterkenny cyclist living the dream in sunny Spain
A LETTERKENNY cycling enthusiast has brought his knowledge and love of the sport to a new venture providing guided cycling tours of some of the most spectacular mountains in Spain.
Lucky escape as snowman catches fire in Letterkenny
A LETTERKENNY woman who had a lucky escape after fire engulfed her home spoke to the Donegal News yesterday.
Family in plea not to move uncle (103) from Falcarragh nursing home
THE family of a 103-year-old Cloughaneely man is pleading with the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to transfer their uncle from his nursing home in Falcarragh.