By Diarmaid Doherty STAFF members at Tesco in Letterkenny held a picket outside the store today to highlight their opposition to controversial roster changes being introduced for some workers. Jonathan Hogan, the assistant general secretary of the Mandate Trade Union, joined with staff members for today’s picket outside Letterkenny Shopping Centre. Advertisement Tesco Ireland are […]
PICTURE SPECIAL: Kelly’s Centra celebrate Lotto success
IT was celebration time at Kelly’s Centra & Kelly’s Diner, Mountain Top this afternoon after it was revealed as the store that sold the €1 million winning Lotto ticket. The National Lottery visited the store to celebrate the big win with staff members. The winner has not yet come forward. Advertisement Daily Million players in […]
Scoil Cholmcille officially open new primary school campus
HUNDREDS gathered at Letterkenny’s Scoil Cholmcille on Wednesday for the official opening of its new multi-million euro campus. In attendance was School Principal Padraig Cannon, Bishop Alan McGuckian, Former Minister for Education Deputy Joe McHugh, Chairman of the Board of Management Pascal Blake, Letterkenny Mayor Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly, Municipal County Councillors, board members, staff members […]
Vaping a massive problem in Donegal schools – claim
SECONDARY school principals in Donegal are to be asked to have their say in a discussion on the growing trend of ‘vaping’ among young people in the county. The practice is now widespread among teenagers all over the country and at a meeting in Donegal this week, it was claimed that more and more young […]
THE THIRD DEGREE: From intensive care to Mount Kilimanjaro
In this week’s edition of The Third Degree John Wilkie, Martial Arts Sensei from Letterkenny talks about his upcoming climb of Kilimanjaro, dealing with a rare neurological disorder which left him in intensive care for a time, and tackling illegal dumping in the local area. Hi John, could you tell us a little about yourself, please? […]
Pringle calls on Government to address unacceptable orthodontics waiting lists
INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has pressed Government on its plans to address unacceptable waiting lists for orthodontic services. Addressing the Tánaiste in the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said, “Following on from our private members debate, where I raised the chronic state of medical waiting lists, I want to talk about the specifics of orthodontic […]
Minister ignoring sheep sector challenges – IFA
THE IFA Sheep Chairman has called on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to step up for sheep farmers. Kevin Comiskey said the income crisis on sheep farms is there for everybody to see, with Teagasc figures clearly showing the extent of the problem for sheep farmers last year where incomes collapsed by over 80% […]
Donegal’s dairy farmers under pressure as milk prices drop
BY DIONNE MEEHAN THE latest announcement of a cut in the retail price of milk has left dairy farmers around Donegal actively considering leaving the fresh milk business. With a study showing the average person consuming just over 100 litres of fresh milk in 2021, the equivalent of just two litres a week per person, […]
Donegal Wellness Café nominated for two Irish Healthcare Centre Awards
THE Donegal Wellness Café has been nominated in two categories for the Irish Healthcare Centre Awards 2023; Healthcare Initiative Mental Health Care & Healthcare Initiative Patient Education/Lifestyle Project. There are currently 15 cafes established in Donegal with the latest addition in the Atlantic Technological University Letterkenny Donegal where the students are verbalising the benefits of […]
Cosy homes for council tenants
By Kate Heaney HOUSEHOLDERS in an estate in Letterkenny will see their energy bills shrink considerably next winter as they are currently undergoing a major retrofit to bring them to a B2 Building Energy Rating (BER). The work on the 59 houses is being funded by Donegal County Council at the houses they rent to […]