LITTLE Angels Special School in Letterkenny is on track to become the first primary school in Donegal to come under the patronage of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Donegal ETB currently provides full-time educational services in 15 post-primary schools across the county and its islands. However, there are currently no primary schools under […]
Deputy Gallagher leads calls for Fianna Fáil party review
FIANNA FÁIL members have been left disgruntled by the controversy surrounding their recent presidential campaign. An internal party review was published on Tuesday, following calls from three senior Fianna Fáil TDs, including Donegal’s Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher. In their statement, Deputy Gallagher, along with party colleagues Willie O’Dea and Seán Ó Fearghaíl, called for transparency […]
Sadie welcomes 100th grandchild into the world
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A MANORCUNNINGHAM grandmother has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas after she recently welcomed her 100th grandchild into the world. And just as the celebrations were ending, two more grandchildren arrived to make it 102. With 42 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, Sadie Devenney (86) from Drumbarnett has quite the festive gift […]
Weather: Wet and breezy day with persistent rain
TODAY will be wet and breezy with persistent rain, which will be heavy at times. A clearance to drier conditions, with just some isolated showers, will follow in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will start off mostly dry with clear spells, before scattered showers feed from the Atlantic. Some […]
Five Donegal schools selected for Safe Routes to School Programme
Five Donegal schools are among 105 schools nationwide that have been selected for inclusion in round four of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme. The five local schools are Scoil Cholmcille, Kerrykeel, Scoil Mhuire, Glenties, Scoil Mhuire, Milford, Scoil Naomh Bríd, Muff and St. Aengus NS, Bridgend. The initiative is designed to transform the school […]
Teenager arrested in connection with crash that killed Donegal mum and young daughter
GARDAÍ have made an arrest in relation to a fatal crash that claimed the lives of a young mother and her daughter in Donegal almost six months ago. Natalie McLaughlin, who was nurse, and her little girl Ella died in a road traffic collision on the main R240 road at Carrowmore, Glentogher, Carndonagh, on Wednesday July 2. […]
Launch of new sign at Bun an Inver Lake blends technology and nature
A new walking path has recently been developed around Bun an Inver Lake in Gaoth Dobhair. Local authorities and Coiste Forbartha Chnoc Fola secured grant funding to clean the lake and develop a walkway and a children’s cycling route around it. A new sign has been erected which will enable visitors to download digital apps […]
Letter to the editor: Pressures growing on our hospital staff
I recently had to attend Letterkenny University Hospital with my wife to support a relative of hers who was very unwell. I saw an Emergency Department overcrowded with patients in corridors, and in cubicles, being attended to by a very exhausted and overstretched medical staff. At the ambulance entrance there were many ambulance personnel with […]
New grants set to revive Donegal main streets
THE recent announcement confirming the continuation of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant to 2030, along with the introduction of a new ‘Vacant Above the Shop’ Grant aimed at converting unused upper floors of commercial buildings has been welcomed in Donegal. Donegal Deputy, Pat the Cope said the expanded scheme represents “a major opportunity for counties […]
Donegal landowners invited to create a ‘Hare’s Corner’ for nature
COUNTY Donegal landowners now have a unique opportunity to make space for nature on their land. From January 1 to January 18, 2026, applications will open for The Hare’s Corner. This is an innovative biodiversity initiative coordinated by Burrenbeo Trust in partnership with the Donegal County Council. The project offers practical help to create wildlife […]