ON November 15, 2023, Kieran Harrigan went to his very first Slimming World group. Just over a year later, he reached his target weight with an incredible loss of ten and a half stone. Like many of us, Kieran was juggling a busy lifestyle, not helped by Covid lockdowns. Being at home with easy access […]
Coláiste Mhuire pays tribute to quad bike accident victim
THE young teenager who died following a quad bike accident in Killeavy in County Armagh was known in Loughanure. Tiarnán Trainor (13) died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast at the weekend, as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Tiarnán attended Coláiste Mhuire, Loch an Iúir last summer, staying with the Bloe family, […]
Letterkenny man to stand trial charged with assault using a hammer
A LETTERKENNY man is to stand trial next month charged with a number of offences including assault and burglary. Christopher Orr (33), Cullion Road, is charged with burglary, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, namely a hammer, and two Section 3 assaults. The alleged offences occurred at 6 Glenard Park, Long Lane, Letterkenny, […]
Donegal Education Support Centre announces relocation to Letterkenny
DONEGAL Education Support Centre (DESC) is to relocate to Letterkenny this Spring. The move was confirmed this week by management at the centre, who have said the strategic move marks a “significant milestone in the centre’s ongoing commitment to supporting educators across the county”. In November, it emerged that plans were afoot to relocate the Donegal Town […]
Letterkenny’s Daithí Harvey remembered as a ‘beautiful soul’
LETTERKENNY man Daithí Harvey was remembered as a “beautiful soul” at his funeral Mass on Wednesday. Mr Harvey, of 10 Thorndale, Letterkenny passed away on Sunday. His Requiem Mass took place on Wednesday at the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Ballyraine where Fr Ciaran Harkin was chief celebrant. Advertisement As mourners gathered to bid farewell […]
Property prices in Donegal show another major rise
PROPERTY PRICES in Donegal have risen by €15,475 in the last quarter, according to the latest MyHome Property Price Report. The report for the end of 2024, in association with Bank of Ireland, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €245,475. This means prices have risen by €35,525 compared with […]
A man of wisdom and integrity – funeral takes place of Jim Callaghan
JIM Callaghan always regarded himself as a proud Letterkenny man – a complete townie, through and through. At his funeral Mass on Monday, chief-celebrant Fr. Ciaran Harkin said news of Jim’s sudden, yet quiet passing at his home at 5 Ballyraine Park on Friday afternoon was met with great sadness, near and far. He said […]
Weather: Cold day with widespread frost
Today will be very cold with widespread frost, ice or black ice. It will stay dry with hazy sunshine, though cloud will thicken later. Highest temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain turning to sleet in places with snow for a time on high ground. Temperatures won’t […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday morning, January 10
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Seán McGlynn, Cloghan and London Anthony Kelly, Glenties Advertisement Gerald (Gerry) Dunnion, Dublin and Donegal Mary Gilroy, Sligo, Galway and Donegal Carmel Ann Doocey, Bundoran and Mayo Eamonn Boyle, Glenties Nora (Hannah) Taylor, Wicklow and Malin Mary Varilly, Dublin and Dungloe Nancy Robinson, Newtowncunningham Seán McGlynn, Cloghan […]
Post mortem carried out on man’s body discovered at a vacant property
A POST mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a man discovered at a vacant property in Burnfoot. The examination was carried out by State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan yesterday, Thursday, January 10. This comes after a body of a man, aged in his 30s, was discovered at a vacant property in Dundrain, […]