A LETTERKENNY school teacher who started a small arts and crafts business while on maternity leave last year has celebrated the first anniversary of her company. The Arty Fox, which is run by Feena McBride, makes seasonal craft boxes for children, entertaining them with something worthwhile rather than a screen! One of her boxes featured […]
Events for 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birthday
Events planned across the North West to mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth. Organisations across the North West are gearing up for events that will mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth on 7th December. Marking the historic year, Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council, are co-ordinating a full line-up […]
Broadcasting to the world from Letterkenny hills
A LETTERKENNY pensioner’s love of music has led to him taking up a regular slot on a global radio station. Hugh McLean (76) has a three-hour Monday night slot on Donegal Bay Radio which plays a wide range of American and Irish Country music, as well as classic hits and golden oldies. The station is […]
Letterkenny man raises more than $620K ‘Down Under’
A LETTERKENNY man raised more than half a million dollars to help treat and prevent blindness in Third World countries when he ran a marathon blindfolded last weekend. Mike Toner from Middle Road, Ballyraine, raised $620,000 for the Fred Hollows Foundation in his latest fundraising event in Melbourne on Saturday. The money will restore the […]
Volunteers preparing to sleep out in aid of homelessness charity
A group of hardy souls will brave the elements tonight (Friday) to raise money for homelessness charity Focus Ireland. The sleepout is being organised by Nuala Malone and Shaun McGlynn of Profitness in Ballybofey. “I remember when I was young homelessness was something really rare that you’d only encounter occasionally when you made a trip […]
Letterkenny Covid-19 vaccination centre relocated
The Letterkenny vaccination centre has moved from the Kilmacrennan Road to a new location in Building 1b, Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine. The new centre is on the N56 link road (beside the Post Office Depot) and will have signage from the approach roads. The new centre is bigger and has greater capacity to support the […]
Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’
DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]
Case numbers in Donegal are remaining stubborn
THE first case of the new Omicron variant in Ireland is no surprise , a leading public health specialist has cautioned. Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health, HSE North West, was speaking to the Donegal News yesterday as NPHET confirmed the first case of the new mutation has been detected in Ireland. The World […]
Hospital visitors will be asked to show covid jab proof
VISITORS at Letterkenny University Hospital will have to show proof of their Covid-19 vaccine as new rules are introduced in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. Following new national guidance on visiting, visitors to all hospitals will be asked to produce their EU Digital COVID Certificate or HSE COVID-19 Vaccination Record or […]
Gardai to target drink driving and drug driving in clampdown
GARDAÍ are warning of a Christmas clampdown on the roads after a dozen drivers were arrested in Donegal in the last week for drink and drug driving. Eight drivers tested positive for drink-driving while another four for drug driving. Garda Grainne Doherty warned that gardaí will be out in force operating random checkpoints across the […]