by Evelyn Cullen CARRIGART woman and innovative entrepreneur, Lorraine Gallagher is making waves at home and beyond with her new business The Seaweed Company, which harnesses the previously untapped potential of seaweed. Seaweed is one of the fastest growing biomasses in the world, and Lorraine has discovered that it can be used in a variety […]
Fundraiser launched for Castlefinn man awaiting heart transplant in US
By Dionne Meehan FUNDRAISING efforts are underway to help a Castlefinn man who is awaiting a heart transplant in America. Kieron McGee moved to America over 20 ago. Advertisement Through his self-determination, hard work and perseverance, he has built his own successful business and is a loving and devoted father to his son Cody. However, […]
Letterkenny book club keeps ‘súil’ on local writers
by Evelyn Cullen LETTERKENNY’S Irish language book club ‘Club Leabhar an Iarthuaiscirt’ is currently reading ‘Súile Éisc agus scéaltaí eile’, a book of short stories in Irish written by Michelle Nic Pháidín. Ms Nic Pháidín, who grew up in Gaoth Dobhair is a well-known former journalist with the Donegal Democrat and has previously published a […]
Guesthouse plans for Letterkenny refused by council
by Louise Doyle GUESTHOUSE plans for Letterkenny have been refused by Donegal County Council on the grounds that it would have an ‘unacceptably detrimental impact’ on the residential area. Applicant MCT Efficient Developments Limited lodged plans for retention permission in May 2023 for renovation works to convert two dwelling houses into one and change its use from […]
Boy (11) who cut toe in Donegal hotel swimming pool awarded €10,000
AN 11 year old boy who caught his toe on a broken tile in a hotel swimming pool has been awarded €10,000 in general damages at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The incident occurred at the Redcastle Hotel on August 13, 2020 when the boy was six. The infant was taken to Dungannon Hospital in County Tyrone for treatment […]
Council spends €25,000 on ‘watching brief’
by Louise Doyle DONEGAL County Council has spent almost €25,000 on a Dublin-based solicitor who had been keeping a ‘watching brief’ on legal proceedings against a local councillor, we can reveal. Information released to the Donegal News through a request under the Freedom of Information Act shows Donegal County Council has paid €24, 848.50 on attendances […]
Lennon Festival returns next week
The highly anticipated Lennon Festival returns on Thursday, July 4, for its 53rd year bringing with it major events, acts and unbelievable atmosphere.
PARENTING COLUMN: A brush with Scarlet fever
Out of nowhere, the rash got brighter and crept down her arms and across her belly.
Fresh appeal on assault in Donegal earlier this month
Gardaí say the alleged assault took place at approximately 3.30am on Sunday the 2nd of June, at Maginn Avenue in the town.
The Donegal man mentored by acclaimed pianist
by Kate Heaney PERMISSION to practise on the Loreto Letterkenny’s Steinway piano, in advance of a 15-year-old getting ready to sit a Royal Irish Academy of Music exam, changed the life of a Milford teenager from which he has never looked back. Gerard O’Donnell, pictured right, was practising his pieces on the piano as people milled […]