LIFFORD native Marianne O’Kane Boal has just become a PhD graduate. Marianne is the daughter of Joanna and the late Eddie O’Kane of Cavanacor House, Ballindrait, Lifford. She has been studying at ATU Sligo for the past five years working on her PhD in Social Research and recently graduated. “It has been a real labour […]
Distillery plans get go-ahead in Donegal
by Louise Doyle THE green light has been given to distillery plans in Donegal. Applicant Vega and Wallace Limited, trading as the Muff Liquor Company, lodged proposals with Donegal County Council in July for the change of use of an existing car sales building to a distillery. Advertisement The proposed plans also comprised an on-site bottling facility, […]
Child with suspected meningitis spent 18 hours on a chair in LUH
A FRENCH child with suspected meningitis endured an 18-hour wait for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. The 15-year-old female student, who was staying with a host family in the county, spent almost a full day in a chair after presenting at the hospital with symptoms of meningitis. After being told she would be admitted to the Paediatric […]
Donegal Ten-T go ahead expected in New Year
by Kate Heaney A CABINET decision on the Ten-T Donegal Project moving to the planning stage is expected to be made at the start of 2024, according to government minister, Charlie McConalogue. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said: “This next step in the process early in the new year will follow on […]
Light up Letterkenny event to sparkle on Sunday night
Letterkenny will be lit up in a spectacular celebration of Christmas this coming Sunday night as the town hosts another Light Up Letterkenny event. Hosted by CBM Signs and friends, the Christmas tour of tractors, vans, trucks, classic cars, rally cars and motorbikes is a wonderful sight. MAIN PIC: The Eamonn Tinney and Sons vintage […]
25 additional schools approved for Hot Meals Programme
Twenty-five Donegal schools have been approved for the Hot Meals Programme that will be rolled out from April 2024. The announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, that 900 extra schools are to be included in the initiative will see a total of 150,000 children at 1,400 schools benefitting from the Hot Meals […]
Sinn Féin call on Donegal TDs to support struggling renters
SINN FÉIN TDs Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn have urged TDs in Donegal to back their party’s call for the government to immediately introduce an emergency three-year ban on rent increases for existing and new tenancies. Speaking ahead of their party’s Dáil motion on the issue, brought forward by Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Eoin […]
Students in Loreto Milford reconnecting through music
By Dionne Meehan A NEW well-being initiative at a secondary school in Milford is seeing students reconnect through music. Open Mic Fridays was launched at Loreto Milford recently after teachers felt connections were being “lost” due to excessive screen time. Advertisement With mobile phones banned from the beginning of the school year, students now have […]
Disappearance of Mary Boyle to come under fresh spotlight
by Louise Doyle “AND just before dinner time Mary said to me, ‘mum I forgot to kiss you this morning’, and she threw her arms around me and gave me a kiss. Little did I know that it was the last one.” Those are the words of Ann Boyle, when she talks about the disappearance […]
Plans underway to improve county’s bus stop facilities
By Diarmaid Doherty A programme of improvements for bus stops in towns and villages around Donegal is set to make life a little easier for bus passengers across the county. Many of Donegal’s bus stops offer little or no shelter or even seating for passengers as they wait for their bus. Advertisement But councillors have […]