CHARLIE Bird says he would love Daniel O’Donnell to sing a song when they summit Croagh Patrick together next year. The retired broadcaster, who has motor neurone disease, plans to climb the mountain on March 26 to raise awareness of the condition. Mr Bird, a former chief news correspondent with RTÉ, opened up about his […]
‘I can’t sell it without knowing if it’s his signature’
A Letterkenny book and record shop is trying to establish whether a work signed by Irish revolutionary Michael Collins has fallen into its lap. The autograph was discovered inside a copy of ‘Na Rosa go brátac’ by owner of Universal Books David Faughnan. It was part of a collection held by the late Fr Patrick […]
Daniel at Sixty to air this evening
A landmark arts documentary exploring the life and career of Daniel O’Donnell will be shown on RTÉ One and BBC One NI this evening. Daniel at Sixty is a fascinating and revealing insight into the man himself with exclusive access to the musician during his recent UK and US tour. There will also be contributions […]
Man injured during robbery in Letterkenny
Gardaí are investigating after a man was injured and had his mobile phone stolen during a robbery in Letterkenny. The man had left the bus station and was walking in the direction of the carpark across the road when at the pedestrian crossing on the Ramelton Road, he was assaulted by two females and a […]
Post-mortems to be carried out on father and son
Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of a father and son which were discovered at a house in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon. The bodies were discovered at a house in Windyhall after a member of the public alerted Gardai. The men have been named locally as Daniel Duffy (88) and his […]
Donegal hotel thriving despite major challenges
SET in the idyllic surroundings of Lough Eske outside Donegal Town, Harvey’s Point is one of Donegal’s most luxurious hotels. Niall Coffey has been in charge at the 101 bedroom four-star hotel for the past two years and he is looking forward to a busy Christmas holiday season. The general manager arrived from Aghadoe Heights […]
Pole position in Kilmacrennan
WORK to erect a 18-metre high Eir telecommunications mast in Kilmacrennan briefly brought traffic to a standstill along the busy N56 on Friday. The company put in place the monopole telecommunications support structure at the rear of the existing exchange ready for equipment installation in early 2022. This site secured planning permission in October and […]
Bodies of two men discovered in Letterkenny
The bodies of two men have been discovered at a house in Letterkenny this afternoon. Gardai are investigating the circumstances surrounding the men’s deaths after their bodies were discovered by a local person who alerted Gardai at 2pm. The house at Windyhall has been sealed off and the State Pathologist and the Garda Forensic and […]
Killybegs welcomes first of three sister ships
THE Atlantic Dawn Group based in Killybegs has welcomed their new 64.65 metre pelagic trawler, ‘Leila’ to the local fishing fleet. The state-of-the-art vessel is the first of three sister ships that are being constructed at the Cemre shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, at a cost in excess of €50 million. The vessels were designed by […]
Donegal lottery players urged to check tickets
THE National Lottery is appealing to Lotto players in Pettigo to urgently check their tickets as a prize of €29,273 from Wednesday, October 20, remains unclaimed. Ticket holders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize. The claim deadline for this prize is close of business on Tuesday, January 18. […]