‘Have the conversation about organ donation today’ – Senator Boyle


A DROP in organ donations has brought into sharp focus the need for greater public awareness around donation, Donegal Fine Gael Senator Manus Boyle has said. Speaking during Organ Donor Awareness Week, Senator Boyle said it was vital that people across Ireland spoke to their families about their wishes when it comes to organ donation. […]

‘They made our day so special and one we will remember forever’


For most couples, the lead up to getting married involves a hectic schedule of planning, which can leave brides and grooms-to-be feeling stressed. However, this wasn’t the case for newlyweds Chelsea and Jack Bannon, who celebrated their special day at An Chúirt Hotel in Gaoth Dobhair on New Year’s Eve last. In fact, Chelsea says it […]

Five sites shortlisted in search for new Donegal Town library


FIVE potential sites have been shortlisted for further evaluation as part of Donegal County Council’s search for a new library in Donegal Town. The council recently completed an Expressions of Interest (EOI) process inviting landowners and property owners with suitable sites to come forward, and a total of eight submissions were received by the closing […]

Mourners gather in Muff to remember ‘quietly loving’ young man


MOURNERS gathered at a house in Muff today to bid a final farewell to Ashlea (Ash) Harkin, the 25-year-old who lost his life after a single-vehicle collision last Saturday, with a funeral service that was both deeply moving and a celebration of a life lived with quiet grace. Chief celebrant Roisin McFadden set the tone […]

N13 closed at Lurgybrack following collision


The N13 at Lurgybrack is closed from the L1094 (Corranagh Road) until further notice following a road traffic collision, Gardaí in Letterkenny have confirmed. Motorists travelling from Ballybofey towards Letterkenny are advised to divert via the N15 to Lifford, while traffic travelling in the opposite direction – from Letterkenny to Ballybofey – should divert via the […]

James Russell memorial vintage tractor run now underway
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A DONEGAL master stonemason has been remembered as giant of his field whose legacy towers beyond his death. James Russell, from Churchill outside Letterkenny, was aged 64 when he sadly died from pancreatic cancer last May 29 – just two months after he was diagnosed. His bighearted family will today (Thursday) begin a 1,000kms trip […]

Ambulance unions in Labour Court today in final bid to avoid further strikes


UNIONS representing ambulance workers are to return to the Labour Court today in a final bid to resolve disputes over pay parity ahead of next week’s planned three-day strike action. If no resolution is reached, hundreds of workers from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) in Donegal will begin a 72-hour stoppage on Tuesday, May 26. […]

Key court date set in case of former Donegal priest
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A preliminary inquiry date was today agreed in the case of a former Donegal priest charged with child sex offences. Edward Gallagher has been in custody since his arrest in April 2025. At the time of his arrest, Gallagher, who is originally from Derry, was a priest in the Camus, Clonleigh and Leckpatrick parishes in […]

Donegal scoliosis patient faces another two-year wait
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A DONEGAL schoolgirl who waited five years for a life-changing scoliosis operation is now on another waiting list for surgery. Kylie Ann Stewart (12), from Kilmacrennan, was in so much in pain in 2024 that she could not sit in her wheelchair. Surgery has since corrected the curvature of her spine that was caused by […]