Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has been cconfirmed as the Sinn Féin Fisheries and Marine Spokesperson Donegal Sinn Féin TD, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has been confirmed as the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine. The Sinn Féin Chief Whip has been re-appointed to the role he first took up in 2020. Deputy Mac Lochlainn said: […]
Consultation tomorrow on future use of Letterkenny’s former Courthouse
DONEGAL County Council is inviting the public to help shape the next stage in the plans for the reuse of the old Courthouse in Letterkenny by coming along to a drop-in public consultation event on Tuesday, February 18. With the support of €199,969 in THRIVE funding by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly through the […]
Trial over killing of Private Seán Rooney postponed to September
THE trial of those indicted of killing a Newtowncunningham peacekeeper, who was shot dead while on duties in southern Lebanon, has been postponed again – this time until 17 September. Private Seán Rooney was killed near the town of Al-Aqbiya in the south of Lebanon, a stronghold of Hezbollah on December 14, 2022. Pte Rooney, from the 121 […]
Donegal ETB to host Further Education and Training Fair
THE Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Fair will be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 4 and 5, demonstrating their various options around the county for further education and training. There will be a panel discussion on Tuesday between 7-9pm, targeting school leavers, their parents/guardians and school […]
Nurse suspended over Botox treatments in Letterkenny clinic
A NURSE has been suspended from practising in the UK for three months after administering Botox injections in a private clinic in Letterkenny over five years ago. Anne Marie Kelly, from Strabane, faced a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Fitness to Practise hearing after it emerged she had been working as a nurse in the Republic of Ireland […]
Decision due this week on Creeslough supermarket plan
A DECISION on planning permission for a proposed new supermarket and petrol station in Creeslough is expected on Wednesday. The proposed development has been listed for decision on Wednesday on Donegal County Council’s online planning portal. A decision had initially been expected on June 12, 2024 but had been delayed after planners sought ‘further information’ from […]
Murderer of Buncrana woman sentenced to life in prison
THE man who was found guilty of the rape and murder of Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin in India almost eight years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Local man, Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa, India on Friday after the criminal proceedings against him were […]
Weather: Cloudy day with rain and drizzle
TODAY will be cloudy with scattered falls of rain and drizzle. Temperatures will be cold with highs of 5 to 7 degrees. Conditions will be breezy in a moderate to fresh and gusty wind. Advertisement Tonight will be wet and breezy for much of the night with mist in places. Lowest temperatures of 4 to […]
70th birthday celebrations for Professor Ken Mulpeter
Family members, friends and a host of colleagues from the medical field gathered in Letterkenny’s Silver Tassie Hotel on Saturday night to join with Professor Ken Mulpeter on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Professor Mulpeter, a Consultant in Geriatric and Internal Medicine at Letterkenny University Hospital, is a hugely respected and highly popular doctor […]
Donegal murder trial is adjourned for ten days
The trial of Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who deny murdering 66-year-old Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin before his body was put over Ireland’s tallest cliffs, has been adjourned for ten days to allow lawyers in the case to address an issue. Mr Justice Paul McDermott asked the jury of seven women and five men to “indulge” […]