Cannabis plants discovered after customs officers alerted to stun gun


WHEN customs officers in Dublin became alerted to a parcel found to contain a stun gun, it led gardaí to discover cannabis plants at a house in Letterkenny. Letterkenny District Court heard how customs officers contacted gardaí when they discovered what was inside the packaging. Sergeant Gerard Dalton told the court on Monday  that as a result of information […]


Arranmore church prepares for 200 year celebrations


By Róise Collins PREPERATIONS are underway for the bicentenary celebrations of St Crone’s Church in Arranmore, which will take place this summer. The three day celebration will mark 200 years since the opening of the building proudly perched at a point where three of the island’s townlands meet. Advertisement The building replaced a small thatched […]


Additional consultant appointed to tackle respiratory waiting lists


By Róise Collins AN additional consultant has been appointed to the respiratory team at Letterkenny University Hospital to help tackle lengthy waiting lists. The third permanent consultant has been added to the team as part of a number of initiatives introduced by the HSE to reduce waiting times for respiratory appointments in the county. Advertisement The […]


Letterkenny hotel pays tribute to their ‘star’ dog Max


by Louise Doyle THE Silver Tassie Hotel in Letterkenny has paid a touching tribute to Max, the star dog of their Christmas video who has passed away. The hotel shared a selection of photos of beautiful Max on their Facebook page, showing the much-loved dog enjoying Christmas festivities with customers and staff alike. Advertisement In […]


€18.78 million allocated for Donegal’s roads


Donegal County Council has been allocated almost €19 million for its national roads. The funding is part of an overall package of €633 million announced today by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien. A total of €6 million has been earmarked for phase two of the section along the N56 from Letterilly to the Kilraine […]


Boyle set to replace Senator brother as councillor


TWO Fine Gael branches are set to miss a council selection convention on Friday night. The Kilcar and Frosses branches have decided not to attend the function at the Bayview Hotel in Killybegs which will see Senator Manus Boyle’s brother installed as the new councillor for the Donegal Electoral Area. The Boyle family’s Bruckless branch […]


Bundoran speed ramps ‘too little, too late’


By Dionne Meehan THE parents of Ronan Wilson, the Tyrone child who died in a hit and run incident in Bundoran in 2023, say the installation of new speed ramps on the road where he lost his life is too little too late. Dean and Emma Wilson say Donegal County Council should have had safety […]


Donegal senator to address ‘Stop the Slaughter’ rally


Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn will be leading the speakers at the Stop the Slaughter march and rally in Letterkenny on Saturday. The event has been organised in response to Israel’s breaking of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza which has seen 600 people, mostly women and children, killed since Tuesday, March 18. The total killed since […]