By Tommy Curran A POPULAR Gaoth Dobhair couple celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Monday . Neily Jimmy John Gallagher, Upper Cotteen, Derrybeg and Nellie (née McFadden), originally from Cnoc Fola were married in St Colmcille Church, Cnoc Fola on Easter Tuesday, April 20, 1976. The bridesmaid was Nellie’s sister, Anna Barry while the best […]
Letter to editor: Think of our future generations
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These days our thoughts are with the peoples of the Middle East, and rightly so. However, closer to home, there is an issue which really is important in my view, but is getting very little coverage so far. Fortunately, Jonathan Magee of the Derry People Donegal News of April 16 informed the public with his article […]
Killybegs to get high speed fibre optic broadband
AS the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co Donegal will receive €128m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government has announced that rural areas near Killybegs will soon have high speed fibre-broadband. The NBI development at Killybegs will […]
FRESH TAKE: 1926 Census has ignited conversations in homes across Donegal
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For those sitting at a laptop this week, typing in family names and messaging relatives to check details, the 1926 Census has quickly become a deeply personal experience. Taken just a few years after the Civil War and in the early life of the Free State, the archive provides a rare picture of Ireland at […]
Former Harps man Lomboto’s late strike gives Athlone the points
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Finn Harps . . . 1 Athlone Town . . . 1 Former Harps striker Gradi Lomboto scored a late winner as Athlone Town claimed a valuable win at Finn Park on Friday night. Advertisement Lomboto came off the bench to crack home a brilliant winner four minutes from the end – his goal set […]
Letterkenny man charged with theft of caravan worth €3,000
A LETTERKENNY man has been charged with the theft of a caravan worth €3,000. John Ward (42), 61 Cashel park, Lisnennan, appeared before Letterkenny District Court on Monday in connection with the theft of the ‘Abbey’ caravan at Castleforward, Netowncunningham on April 19. He was further charged with driving a car without insurance or a […]
Pearse Doherty demands emergency budget to tackle cost-of-living crisis
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Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, will tonight call on government to introduce an emergency budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on the opening evening of Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis in Belfast, Deputy Doherty will say: “In many parts of our country tonight, families are sitting at kitchen tables doing the sums. […]
Fears for Fintra National School future
DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty said that the government is failing rural communities with the potential closure of Fintra National School. He said that the possible closure must act as a wake-up call for government and that immediate intervention must happen. Deputy Doherty added that this would be the third rural school in Donegal to close […]
Chambers of Commerce address Oireachtas committee
An Oireachtas committee meeting in Leinster House this week has heard from Letterkenny and Londonderry Chambers of Commerce on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. The joint appearance had a clear and consistent message: the region is already delivering results and with the right support, it can deliver even more. Toni Forrester, CEO of Letterkenny […]
Killybegs snorkeler caught in dawn raid with illegal salmon catch
KILLYBEGS man Gerard McGuinness of Largymore has been convicted of unlawfully netting three salmon off the coast of Kilcar. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) secured a conviction against McGuinness at Glenties District Court on March 25, 2026. The court heard how McGuinness swam out to sea from Kilcar, in a wetsuit and snorkel, on June 19, […]