THE late Iris Smyth has been remembered for her commitment to education, community and family. Iris Smyth (92) of 8 Thorndale, Letterkenny, and formerly Glencar, Letterkenny, passed away peacefully in Larissa Lodge Nursing Home in Carnamuggagh on Wednesday, April 29. Her funeral service took place on Saturday in Trinity Presbyterian Church in Letterkenny. It was led […]
Fuming GAA fans compare Kerry hotel prices to Las Vegas
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By Sean Murphy DONEGAL fans have blasted the “shocking prices” of supporting the county in Kerry with some accusing hotels of making “Las Vegas look reasonable”. Hundreds of fans are expected to descend on Killarney for Donegal’s upcoming All-Ireland clash, despite soaring prices that have been branded “absolute extortion” by fans. Advertisement The GAA fixture […]
St Bernadette’s Special School wins national award for café project
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A DONEGAL school has achieved success at the AIB Future Sparks School Impact Awards. St Bernadette’s Special School in Letterkenny was recognised for their Social Senior Small Group project “Caife Le Cheile”, a collaborative initiative designed to dismantle social barriers through the creation of an inclusive school café and provide vital professional training. The project centered on a […]
Accessible toilets officially open at Letterkenny Retail Park
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By Naomi Hamilton O’Donnell THE Changing Places and Accessible toilets facility has officially opened at Letterkenny Retail Park. Plans for accessible toilet facilities have been in the pipeline for many years, however a number of obstacles including a change in ownership of the Retail Park stood in the way of development. Advertisement The ribbon, which […]
Celebrate Spring with Líonra Leitir Ceanainn’s festival An Focal Beo
Tá na bláthanna ag bláthú agus na héin ag canadh agus Líonra Leitir Ceanainn réidh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar áilleacht an tséasúir fosta. Beidh féile An Focal Beo chun filleadh arís ó 15 – 23 de mhí na Bealtaine le tacaíocht ó Fhoras na Gaeilge. The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing […]
Uisce Éireann crews respond to Falcarragh sewage overflow
CREWS from Uisce Éireann are currently on site in Falcarragh where sewage had overflown onto a main road in the Ballina area. The issue was raised at yesterday’s meeting of the Glenties Municipal District when councillors raised concern over public health and safety. The spill had been ongoing since the weekend and the strong smell, […]
Open call for Donegal artists on new creative project
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As part of the Commemorations Programme for 2026, Donegal County Museum is inviting artists of all disciplines to submit proposals for a creative project responding to the theme of, ‘Rockwell Kent – An American Artist in Donegal, 1926’. Rockwell Kent was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, photographer, filmmaker and architect but also an intrepid traveller, writer […]
Heartbreaking funeral arrangements for GAA star
A talented young GAA star who died tragically just days after falling ill will be buried on Saturday, it has been confirmed. Lewis Kelly, a hugely promising footballer with Malin GAA Club, was only 18 when he died on Bank Holiday Monday at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. The schoolboy’s devastated family include parents Michelle and Hugh, […]
Gillian Graham’s ‘life sentence’ at Lifford Old Courthouse
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IN 1996, 19-year-old Gillian Bell was doing a degree in Hotel & Tourism Management at Ulster University Magee. Lifford Old Courthouse had contacted the university looking for someone to develop the restaurant, and due to her third year being a placement year, Gillian applied for the job. She went for an interview, and due to having […]
Donegal TD warns families are being ‘pushed to the brink’
A Donegal TD has warned that families are being “pushed to the brink” with the rising cost of living. The comments by Deputy Pearse Doherty follow an EY published report on rising food and energy prices. The Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance said there is mounting evidence about the scale and severity of the cost-of-living […]