GAOTH Dobhair author Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde has been named Love Leabhar Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year award winner at the An Post Irish Book Awards for his latest work Cnámh. Mac Giolla Bhríde previously won athe Prose Work Prize in the 2018 Oireachtas Literature Competition for this collection of short stories. Speaking […]
Recognition for Falcarragh teacher’s charity work
A teacher at PCC Falcarragh is among a group of volunteers around the country who’ve received awards for their commitment to the Irish humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide. Packie Doohan, who teaches maths and religion, has been collecting for Concern since 1994 after he was asked to help with the annual Christmas Eve collection by his then former colleague, Brian Cannon. “Years ago I spent a year teaching […]
‘Derry Girls’ artist for street art in Letterkenny
THE ARTIST behind the iconic Derry Girls mural has been commissioned by Letterkenny Tidy Towns to create biodiversity inspired street art throughout the town. The exciting project will see award winning artist Karl Porter from UV Arts produce the educational images centred around the theme of bees and pollination. The vibrant images will be painted on […]
Long Lane and DYS team up for mural project
LETTERKENNY’S Long Lane and Donegal Youth Service are to be brightened up thanks to a collaboration between residents and youth workers. The Long Lane Area Residents’ Committee has teamed up with the local youth service to create two murals, one at the Doorway Project in the Long Lane and the other in the Donegal Youth […]
Christmas Road Safety campaign – ‘You can’t turn back time’
This year has been a very challenging year in many ways for everyone; it has also been a year when too many people have lost their lives on our roads
Donegal artists beat lockdown to release festive single
A group of local musicians have defied the odds to produce a poignant anthem for the festive season. ‘A Christmas Wish’ is from the pen of Letterkenny musician Joe Gibson and tells the story of how people may not be able to travel home for the Yuletide celebrations this year. In an admirable display of […]
Launch of the Colmcille 1500th commemorative year
St. Colmcille’s Chapel in Gartan is an archaeological monument that is protected under the National Monuments Acts and will undergo conservation works in 2021.St. Colmcille’s Chapel in Gartan is an archaeological monument that is protected under the National Monuments Acts and will undergo conservation works in 2021. Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane […]
90 per cent drop in number checked for breast cancer
THE number of women screened for breast cancer at Letterkenny University Hospital so far this year has dropped by almost 90 percent due to Covid-19. While BreastCheck services have resumed in recent weeks, the numbers screened to that point are just a fraction of the figure for 2019. Last year, 3,974 women availed of the […]
Scientist retains close links with West Donegal
A scientist who is developing antibodies which have the potential to both treat infected patients and provide protection to the “at risk” population during the coronavirus pandemic has family in West Donegal. John McCafferty is Chief Scientific Officer of IONTAS, a Cambridge biotech firm which recently announced the discovery of potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies to […]
Coroner finds ‘misadventure’ in crash deaths
A coroner has ruled that the deaths of three young people in a road traffic accident near Letterkenny four years ago was due to “misadventure.” An inquest today into the three fatalities heard that the head-on crash involved two vehicles and all the victims knew each other. Teresa Robinson (20) of Dromore, Killygordon; Kaylem Murphy […]