TRAD band Jiggy who are set to headline the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny on Saturday night have featured on a new advert encouraging people to pack up and move to Donegal. Robbie Harris, one of the band members, said he is really looking forward to returning to Donegal, he fondly recalls the time he […]
Derry and Strabane Council collect data on MICA homes
Derry City and Strabane District Council has embarked on a data collection exercise to quantify the number of residents in the Council area whose properties have MICA. It follows a motion passed at a recent Council meeting calling on the local authority to “recognise the ongoing problem regarding MICA and the potential problems associated with […]
Couple raise €14,000 for neonatal intensive care units
WITH their journey beginning in Donegal and ending in Dublin, a Letterkenny couple has completed a 122km fundraising walk for the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) units in Letterkenny University Hospital and the Coombe Hospital in Dublin. Raising a whopping €14,400 for the hospitals, Brian Gallagher and Thressa McConnell, decided to raise funds following the […]
Hospital to review postponement of elective surgeries
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is set to review elective surgeries following a scale back in January. Elective surgeries were scaled back in a bid to tackle mounting bed pressures but are now set to be reviewed in two weeks. A spokesperson from Letterkenny University Hospital told the Donegal News that they sincerely regret any inconvenience caused […]
Sixteen jobs created at new Thai restaurant
SIXTEEN new jobs were created by Camile Thai following the opening of their new Thai restaurant in Letterkenny. Leading the way in food innovation, technology and sustainability, this latest addition brings the total number of Camile Thai restaurants across Ireland to 41 creating 16 new jobs in the local area. Serving up flavourful and sustainable […]
Funeral of Ronan Roddy to take place on Saturday
THE funeral takes place in Stranorlar on Saturday of Ronan Roddy of Trenamullin. He passed away at the Donegal Hospice on Wednesday. Mr Roddy , who was in his forties was very well-known through his job at Mac’s Mace in Letterkenny and his volunteering with Finn Harps for more than 20 years. Aidan Campbell, Marketing […]
A chance to relive Donegal’s 2012 All-Ireland victory
It’s Hill 16, Croke Park, and watching events unfold from behind the goal, ‘Dodo’ O’Donnell sees Karl Lacey take possession before advancing to within 45 metres of the target and then dropping the ball into the square where it is expertly fielded by Michael Murphy who turns to rifle it to the net. Two minutes […]
New hospital senior manager to start in spring
A new senior manager to help address governance issues at Letterkenny University Hospital has been appointed and will take up the role in spring. The move follows a series of workshops facilitated by consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) last year held between Saolta management and hospital staff. They were held in response to a damning […]
Fuel deliveries to resume at Applegreen in Lifford
A Lifford filling station that closed suddenly will reopen in the coming days. Applegreen shut down last week much to the surprise of the constant convoy of motorists who used it. Since first opening in 2016 the outlet had been growing steadily and at the time of closure it had almost 30 staff on its books. Advertisement Applegreen […]
Shock as Argos announces closure of all its stores
ARGOS is to close down its entire retail operation in Ireland, trade union Mandate, which represents Argos workers, has said. There are just under 40 Argos stores in the Republic of Ireland, one of them in Letterkenny. The move will see more than 400 staff lose their jobs, with the first stores believed to be […]