WITH sunnier weather having at last arrived in Donegal, Gardaí are appealing to visitors to beauty spots not to block emergency access routes. The sun is out and people have started to travel to local beauty spots and forests for exercise and family days out after such a prolonged spell of bad weather. But, with greater […]
New life for Columban Hall in Newtowncunningham
PLANS have been lodged by a local community company in Newtowncunningham to rejuvenate and refurbish the Columban Hall in the village. Built in the 1930s for a cost of around £700, the hall has served the parish since then but in more recent years fell into disuse. Today only the scouts use it. However, all […]
Busy weekend for the Tidy Towns volunteers
LETTERKENNY Tidy Towns volunteers were busy on Sunday when they collected 18 bags of litter from around the town. The cosmopolitan group of volunteers were missing their Ukrainian members on Sunday as they were celebrating their traditional Easter festival. Organiser Neil Brockley thanked all of the volunteers for their great work and encouraged anyone who […]
‘Good news for the town’
AN 8.23 acre site in the centre of Letterkenny which went on the market last year at a price of €4m has been sold. The site is located at High Road, behind the town’s fire station on De Valera Road. Part of the site fronts on to the High Road, opposite Mac’s Mace, and part […]
No Barriers Foundation named Ireland’s Best Social Enterprise
THE No Barriers Foundation, based in Letterkenny, has been named Ireland’s Best Social Enterprise of 2023 at the Irish Community & Council Awards. No Barriers Foundation is a not-for- profit organisation that improves the physical and mental health of those with physical and intellectual disabilities in the north west. They offer one-to-one and group rehabilitation […]
Letterkenny’s Ulster Bank closed its doors today for the last time
STAFF at Donegal’s last remaining Ulster Bank are preparing to closed its doors for the final time today. Behind the drawn blind at the teller’s desk is a shelf filled with cards from customers, sharing their sincerest of sympathy and good wishes. One card reads, “You are more than just a building on the corner”. […]
Young tech stars to flock to Gaoth Dobhair
MIT’s brightest young technology innovators will gather in Donegal for a two-day conference next month. A world-leading technology conference that showcases Europe’s brightest young tech stars will be hosted in Gaoth Dobhair on May 11 and 12. MIT’s Innovators Under 35 will bring aspiring young innovators together to showcase their work and demonstrate how they […]
Over 2,300 on hospital waiting lists in Letterkenny
AT the end of March there were 2,231 adults and 70 children on active waiting lists at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). These figures, published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), includes waiting lists for inpatient/day case, GI Scopes and outpatients. Nationally there are 490,993 on active waiting lists, all of these are waiting longer than […]
St Eunan’s College scoop school of the year prize
STAFF and students at St Eunan’s College are delighted to have been awarded iRevise School of the Year, with a prize worth a quarter of a million euro. The Well Being Committee under the guidance of Mr Paul Browne produced a video showcasing what the school has to offer. They highlighted the school’s promotion of […]
Farmer urges vigilance after latest sheep theft
GARDAÍ investigating the theft of a number of sheep in separate incidents in the county have said they are satisfied they are not connected. In the latest theft, seven ewes and 14 lambs were stolen from land at Knockybrin just outside Letterkenny, sometime between Sunday, April 9 and early on Saturday, April 15. It’s the second time […]