THE great respect and affection for the late Councillor Noreen McGarvey was reflected in the huge attendance at her funeral in St Columba’s Chapel, Acres, Burtonport on Monday morning, filling both the church and the community centre. Family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues, fellow councillors and many figures from across the political spectrum gathered to pay […]
Brian and Betsy reach Belmullet
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL News photographer Brian McDaid is hoping to hit Killarney in Co. Kerry later today as he continues on his Drive of Ireland fundraiser for Donegal Hospice. The Letterkenny man, who hit the road on his charity run on Tuesday morning, has been clocking up the miles since in his trusty Toyota Passo […]
Donegal schoolgirl wows Jools Holland Hootenanny audience
BALLYBOFEY teenage blues singer and guitar player Muireann Bradley received a standing ovation on her debut television performance on the hugely watched Jools Holland Hootenanny new Years Eve show in BBC2 on Saturday night. This week the 17-year-old described performing on the show with superstars such as Rod Stewart as a “really amazing experience”. Muireann’s performance […]
Emotional Jason sets out on gruelling Atlantic challenge
By Diarmaid Doherty Letterkenny man Jason Black took to the water yesterday morning to start his latest gruelling challenge which will see him row 5,000kms across the Atlantic Ocean. The 52-year-old endurance athlete is part of a unique fundraiser in which he hopes to row across the ocean from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to […]
Ruby McCloy – the Ramelton woman for whom Mulroy will always be home
By Diarmaid Doherty Ruby McCloy still remembers looking out the window of her Mulroy family home and seeing the strange car, with three young men inside, pulling into the street outside. Little did the 18 year old Ruby McElhinney realise, but her visitors were on a mission. Advertisement “There weren’t many people with cars back […]
Tea party held to mark John’s heart transplant anniversary
Work colleagues in the Radiology Department at Letterkenny University Hospital held a charity tea party to celebrate a wonderful milestone before Christmas. Staff member John Peoples underwent a heart transplant 21 years ago – and to mark the anniversary, he was joined by family members and colleagues at a special event organised by Annamarie Brogan […]
Have you seen Mango?
Have you seen Mango? Mango is a 14-year-old female Collie who is missing from Glassagh Lower, Donegal. Mango went missing on December 3. When she went missing she was wearing a red collar with a black plastic clip and a metal hoop on it. If you have seen Mango please contact Paula on 00447565286076.
The story of a landlord who owned 23,000 acres in Gaoth Dobhair
by Kate Heaney A FASCINATING insight into the demise of the landlord system in Ireland was published last week by former Donegal resident and journalism lecturer and editor, Roy Greenslade. ‘The Peer the Priests and the Press’ details the story of Lord George Augusta Hill who once owned 23,000 acres of West Donegal. He, like […]
‘Hopes’ of additional budget for LUH in the year ahead
BY JEROME HUGHES THE region’s top health official has expressed ‘hope’ that Letterkenny University Hospital will receive additional funding and staff in 2024. After facing problems in 2023, including overcrowding in the Emergency Department leading to ambulance crews being unable to alight patients, and attracting scathing criticism from GPs and consultants on a range of […]
Over 7,000 euro raised from Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital draw
OVER €7,000 was raised from the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital annual Christmas draw. The lucky winner of the top prize was Patricia Hunter who is pictured receiving her prize, a 32-inch smart TV from Friends committee member, Allen McCrea. Also in the picture is David Crumlish of Crumlish Appliances, the sponsor of the prize. Advertisement Second […]