TCS Letterkenny raises €3,625 for Little Angels School


 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) based in Letterkenny has raised €3,625 in a recent fundraising campaign through the sale of Toy Show treat boxes and a festive raffle with all proceeds going to the local Little Angels School. A committee of TCS staff volunteered to source and pack festive treat boxes with a variety of goodies […]

Donegal man is jailed for the sexual abuse of his younger sister


By Claire Henry  and Eimear Dodd  A man who sexually abused his younger sister over 20 years ago has been jailed for three years.  The Central Criminal Court heard that the now 41-year-old man pleaded guilty to four sample counts of sexual assault that took place in the family home in Co. Donegal on dates […]

Donegal delegation travels to Dublin today to meet with TII


A DELEGATION from Donegal will travel to Dublin today to meet with representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland. This special meeting takes place every year and provides an important opportunity to make representations to the state agency and to outline issues that need to be addressed or prioritised in the county. The group is comprised of […]

Little Angels to come under patronage of Donegal ETB
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LITTLE Angels Special School in Letterkenny is on track to become the first primary school in Donegal to come under the patronage of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Donegal ETB currently provides full-time educational services in 15 post-primary schools across the county and its islands. However, there are currently no primary schools under […]

Deputy Gallagher leads calls for Fianna Fáil party review


FIANNA FÁIL members have been left disgruntled by the controversy surrounding their recent presidential campaign. An internal party review was published on Tuesday, following calls from three senior Fianna Fáil TDs, including Donegal’s Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher. In their statement, Deputy Gallagher, along with party colleagues Willie O’Dea and Seán Ó Fearghaíl, called for transparency […]

Sadie welcomes 100th grandchild into the world
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A MANORCUNNINGHAM grandmother has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas after she recently welcomed her 100th grandchild into the world. And just as the celebrations were ending, two more grandchildren arrived to make it 102. With 42 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, Sadie Devenney (86) from Drumbarnett has quite the festive gift […]

Weather: Wet and breezy day with persistent rain 


TODAY will be wet and breezy with persistent rain, which will be heavy at times. A clearance to drier conditions, with just some isolated showers, will follow in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will start off mostly dry with clear spells, before scattered showers feed from the Atlantic. Some […]

Five Donegal schools selected for Safe Routes to School Programme


Five Donegal schools are among 105 schools nationwide that have been selected for inclusion in round four of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme. The five local schools are Scoil Cholmcille, Kerrykeel, Scoil Mhuire, Glenties, Scoil Mhuire, Milford, Scoil Naomh Bríd, Muff and St. Aengus NS, Bridgend. The initiative is designed to transform the school […]