By Paddy Walsh FIVE years after a memorable meeting with Pope Francis, Letterkenny woman, Mary Maguire, found herself in Rome last weekend when the popular Pontiff passed away. “I was there for another reason entirely and it was only on social media that I learned that he had sadly died,” she said. Advertisement Speaking from […]
Letterkenny celebrates another life-changing Lotto win
LETTERKENNY is celebrating another major National Lottery triumph as a player scooped the €500,000 top prize in yesterday’s EuroMillions Plus draw – marking the second big win for the town this year. The player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw from Callaghan’s XL on Main Street. The winning numbers in […]
Falcarragh pays tribute to Irish female rebel leader
By Sean Hillen HOLDING up trains with a gun without a trigger, dumping newspapers into rivers and hiding aboard a fishing boat along the Donegal coast to escape capture – such were some of the colourful exploits a packed audience in Falcarragh learned last weekend about local rebel leader, Eithne Ni Cumhnail. Part of the Easter […]
Parenting Column: Mums to be should pack separate bags for the labour and maternity wards
Each time I was expecting, I relished the thought of packing my hospital bag. It’s one of the most practical – and oddly satisfying – ways to prepare for Baby’s arrival. It felt good to be organised in spite of the uncertainty of the labour ahead. As it turns out, I was lucky to have […]
NI Health Minister commits to bringing back cross-border scheme
By Roisin Henderson THE North’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has declared he wants to work “at pace” to reinstate the former cross-border health scheme to help bring down waiting lists. Last week our sister paper, the Fermanagh Herald reported how the Minister for Health in the South Jennifer Carroll MacNeill had said she saw cross-border cooperation on healthcare […]
Daniel O’Donnell to headline fundraising concert in Crolly
By Róise Collins A MAJOR fundraising concert will take place in Crolly tomorrow night in a show of solidarity following the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church, Derrybeg on Easter Monday. The event, headlined by Daniel O’Donnell, will be held in the marquee at Teach Paidi Óig. Advertisement Organised by Coiste Forbartha Chroithlí, the […]
Pope Francis’ final resting place has special Donegal link
By Louise Doyle HUNDREDS of thousands of people will attend Pope Francis’ funeral tomorrow in St Peter’s Square at 10am, while closer to home many households across the county will watch the proceedings on television to bid farewell to the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church. Mourners have been paying their respects to […]
Donegal man barred from North after repeated bail breaches
A DONEGAL man has been banned from entering the North after repeatedly breaching bail conditions set by the High Court. Joe Lynch, of St Johnston, appeared before Strabane Magistrates Court last Thursday, where the court heard he had entered the Strabane area on three separate occasions despite being prohibited from doing so. Prosecutors told the […]
Council dismiss suggestions it did not fulfil consultation obligations
By Louise Doyle DONEGAL County Council has dismissed suggestions it did not fulfil its obligations into a transboundary consultation over controversial plans for a large underground goldmine in Tyrone. A long-awaited public inquiry into the plans came to a pause in January when a submission by Donegal-based environmental consultancy group, Defending Environmental Wealth (DEW) brought to the fore […]
Renewed water conservation appeal for Ramelton, Milford, and Kerrykeel
Uisce Éireann customers in Ramelton, Milford and Kerrykeel are being urged to continue to conserve water due to ongoing low water levels at Lough Colmcille, the area’s water source. Customers are being asked to be mindful of their water usage, allow supply to catch up with demand and enable reservoirs to fully replenish. High usage can […]