A LETTERKENNY man living with Cystic Fibrosis is urging people to get behind a campaign to help raise awareness of the disease. Marc McCarron and his cousin and best friend, fellow Letterkenny man, Vinny McLaughlin, are calling on the the public to help Cystic Fibrosis Ireland meet its fundraising target of €300,000 on ‘65 Roses Day’, taking […]
Donegal’s fittest family sought
CAN a family from Donegal take the title Ireland’s Fittest Family? Four families from the county have already taken part in the long-running RTE competition with the Gallagher family from Letterkenny getting to the final in 2022. This week RTE launched a call-out to families in the county willing to have a go for the title. […]
Electoral register a ‘disaster’ – Donegal candidate
BY JEROME HUGHES A CANDIDATE in the forthcoming local elections has branded the electoral register a ‘disaster’ after he received multiple polling cards at two different addresses prior to the recent referendums. Aontú’s Liam Mulligan moved back to his hometown of Letterkenny six years ago having spent years living in Dublin. Advertisement He says two […]
Donegal Dark Sky aims to promote astrophotography
WITHIN the rolling landscapes of Co Donegal, where rugged coastlines meet its renowned hills, a celestial spectacle unfolds every night above. Here, amidst the backdrop of dark, star-strewn skies, an initiative known as Donegal Dark Sky is on a mission to spark curiosity and ignite passion for astronomy across all age groups and communities. Founded by […]
35k spent on lights on the Letterkenny to Ramelton road
By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL County Council recently erected 10 new street lights on a stretch of road on the R245 Letterkenny to Ramelton. Speaking to the Donegal News this week, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh welcomed this work. Advertisement “Ten additional lights were erected to fill the gaps in public lighting along that stretch of road at […]
RSA issue advice ahead of Storm Kathleen
There is a Yellow wind warning for the whole of Ireland from 5am to 8pm tomorrow.
Motor fuel prices rising
by Kate Heaney HAULIERS have warned this week that the increased excise duty on fuel will see more hauliers and private motorists driving into Northern Ireland to buy fuel for their vehicles, to the detriment of border fuel retailers here. The head of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) Ger Hyland warned the excise increase […]
North West 10K fundraising Fashion Show to take place tonight
By Dionne Meehan THE team at North West 10K are gearing up to hold a fundraising Fashion Show in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny tonight. With all proceeds from this event going to Cara House Family Resource Centre, Community Childcare Centre and Community First Responders, a massive turnout is expected in support of these worthy […]
‘FOREVER LOVE’: A poem for Úna, Ciara and Saoirse Bowden
‘Forever Love’ “Never did we think life held such pain, That salty tears, the face does surely stain, Sitting here, now, we cry aloud for aid, Afraid somehow their memory would fade, Úna, Ciara and Saoirse, taken from us in a flash, Leaving sorrow that no earthly soap can wash, The emptiness is vast, more […]