Donegal phase of Riverine to begin in January


CONSTRUCTION on the Donegal phase of the long awaited Riverine Project will commence in January. The scheme, which will link Lifford with Strabane via a new bridge and community park, was granted €9 million last year after more than a decade of setbacks. Donegal County Council has now begun inviting tenders from contractors to carry out the work. […]

Student highlights accommodation problem


A LETTERKENNY student has spoken of how she has been quoted €325 a week for a shared room. Caitlin-Faye Maniti hopes to study in Maynooth in September but says she is struggling to find accommodation. The Loreto Letterkenny student told Newstalk Breakfast how she is caught between a lack of supply of student accommodation and […]

Ill fisherman airlifted to Letterkenny hospital


A FISHERMAN that had fallen ill while at sea was airlifted to Letterkenny University Hospital this afternoon. The fisherman, who was 20 nautical miles off Malin Head, was successfully winced onboard the Rescue Helicopter 118 and taken to Letterkenny hospital. “Lough Swilly RNLI were paged today at 13.07 by Malin Head Coast Guard Radio to […]

One-way-system may not be ready before new term


WORKS on the new one-way-system close to the cathedral in Letterkenny may not be completed before the start of the new school term. Mayor of Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District, Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly visited the site last week where work is ongoing to change the traffic flow from St Eunan’s Cathedral to St Colmcille […]

#LoveDonegal Day is back


The hugely popular #LoveDonegal campaign will return due to the success of previous campaigns and public interest on Thursday, September 8, 2022 . Last years campaign reached over 17 million people across the world and had Donegal trending for several days across social media outlets. The campaign also won the Local Authority LAMA Awards in 2021 […]

National Learning Network to hold open day


A Letterkenny man with aspirations of opening his own business says the support of National Learning Network is helping him edge closer to his dream. Michael King spoke to the Donegal News ahead of an open day in Letterkenny on Wednesday. “I am 18 and I am on the Employer Based Training programme at National Learning Network […]

‘Selling the Past’ exhibition shows that it’s the little things that matters


It’s the little items that can mean so much. Just visit an exhibition in Letterkenny to prove the point. ‘Selling the Past’ can be seen at the Irish Wheelchair Association’s charity shop as part of National Heritage Week. Donated items with links to Donegal’s history are part of the exhibition. Advertisement Throughout the shop are items with […]

Mourne Antiques celebrates thirty years in business in Letterkenny


MOURNE Antiques on the Main Street in Letterkenny is celebrating thirty years in business. Frances Spears took over the store from her mother Teresa in 1989 when it was on the banks of the River Mourne in Strabane. In August 1992 she decided to move to Letterkenny where she had spent time at college and […]