By Dionne Meehan A LETTERKENNY family whose son passed away when he was just ten days old are marking his second birthday by hosting a fundraising quiz. Born 17 weeks early to parents Darren and Ciara Duffy on April 4, 2023, baby Blake’s survival rate was only 10 per cent. Advertisement Within a matter of […]
National Museum seeking memories of Donegal nurses
PEOPLE in Donegal are being invited to contribute stories and memories about community midwives in the 19th and 20th century as part of a project led by the National Museum of Ireland. The stories can be submitted to a national history and heritage archive, available at ouririshheritage.org. The lives and contributions of a number of nurses and midwives have […]
Two Donegal Mace stores receive retail excellence award
Two County Donegal based Mace stores were honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in Lawlor’s Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand in Ireland. This year’s Mace Excellence Awards, held in association with Solution […]
€5.4m paid in vacant property grants
By Chris Ashmore THE value of grants paid out to applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme in Donegal now stands at €5.4 million, according to figures just released. A total of 1,020 applications have been received and 737 have been finalised. Of these 710 have been approved, while 27 were deemed to be […]
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of pensioner
A MAN has pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving which caused the death of a Letterkenny pensioner. Shaun Duffy, with an address at Trillick, Buncrana, was driving one of three vehicles involved in a collision at Sharon Glebe, Newtowncunningham, on July 5, 2022. The incident claimed the life of Mervyn McClure from Lurgy, who […]
123 per cent spike in number of Donegal drivers without insurance
DONEGAL was amongst the worst Garda districts in the country, recording a 123 per cent increase in the number of drivers caught driving without insurance between 2023 and 2024. Figures provided to MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú show that there were significant increases in the number of vehicles seized right across the country from a driver without an […]
Weather: Wet and windy start to the day
TODAY will start off wet and windy with spells of occasionally heavy rain, with some spot flooding possible. Brighter weather with a mix of sunshine and scattered showers will develop for the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in strong and gusty winds that will veer southwest and ease somewhat with the clearance. […]
Rathmullan Pier to reopen tomorrow following €4.6 million refurbishment
By Dionne Meehan RATHMULLAN Pier will re-open to the public tomorrow after a 10-month closure to facilitate significant refurbishment works. The €4.6 million refurbishment works, which were carried out by Mayo Construction Company, Cunningham Civil and Marine, began last April. Advertisement Confirming the news earlier this week, Donegal County Councillor Pauric McGarvey said he is delighted to […]
Creeslough families to challenge planning permission decision
FAMILIES affected by the Creeslough tragedy are preparing to contest Donegal County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of the site of the explosion. The owners of the site, which has been cordoned off since the tragedy which claimed 10 lives on October 7, 2022 as investigations continue into the exact cause […]
Cancer advocate warns LUH must be upgraded
By Róise Collins A DONEGAL cancer advocate has warned Letterkenny University Hospital must be upgraded in the wake of a damning report, revealing that Ireland has the second-highest rate of new diagnoses in the European Union. LUH is currently a Model 3 hospital, but Betty Holmes insists it must be advanced to a Model 4 […]