A LARGE crowd attended a public meeting in Letterkenny regarding the new school curriculum for Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). Aontu Leader and TD Peadar Tóibín was the main speaker at the meeting on Tuesday night in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny. The meeting was well attended by around 200 […]
‘Probably my best fish, pound-for-pound, was a 210-pound tuna in Lanzarote. Took me two hours to get him up.’
This week Paul Bradley catches up with Charlie Devlin, Retired Shop-steward and fisherman, who tells of catching a 210-pound tuna in Lanzarote and his time working in the hospital. Hi Charlie, how are you? Could you tell us a bit about your history, please? I started part time working in the 1960s. I worked in the Continental, […]
‘Latest accident in Glassagh won’t be the last’ – Cllr
A COMMUNITY in West Donegal is becoming increasingly concerned about road safety following a serious accident on a ‘lethal’ stretch of road. A man remains in hospital after he was struck by a car while he was walking in the Glassagh area of Goath Dobhair. His son was also injured in the incident which occurred close […]
Bereavement charity to hold meeting during ‘difficult’ month
A BEREAVEMENT charity will resume their face-to-face meetings following a short break over the summer months ahead of ‘difficult’ month September. Anam Cara, the only organisation of its kind with support services available to bereaved parents will hold a face to face meeting on Thursday September 14, Anam Cara in The Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny at 7:15pm. All […]
Festival-goers urged to act responsibly to ensure a safe journey to and from Electric Picnic 2023
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána (AGS) have joined forces to urge Electric Picnic attendees to stay safe on the road this weekend. This year’s festival will once again see over 70,000 people travelling to and from Stradbally, Co. Laois. The RSA and An Garda Síochána are reminding festival-goers of the risks […]
Roundtable Meeting must deliver results for mortgage prisoners and borrowers – Pearse Doherty T.D.
DONEGAL TD Deputy Pearse Doherty has responded to today’s roundtable meeting between the Minister for Finance, Central Bank, banks, vulture funds and other stakeholders. On August 4, Doherty, Sinn Féin’s Finance spokesperson, called on the Minister for Finance to convene a meeting with the regulator and banking sector to chart a way forward for those […]
Disgust over weekend vandalism in Raphoe
By Dionne Meehan RESIDENTS in Raphoe were left feeling disgusted at the weekend when flower boxes and trees were vandalised in the Diamond. Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, vandals emptied flower boxes and broke tree branches counteracting the hard work carried out by Raphoe Tidy Towns. Advertisement Martin Laird, who is in charge of […]
Donegal Native Barry Gallagher announced as RTÉ news2day presenter
THIS autumn, first time television presenter Barry Gallagher aged 24 from Donegal is the newest addition to the news2day team. news2day is RTÉ’s news service designed specifically for children, featuring Irish and international news of interest to a young audience. Following a call out by RTÉ to media and journalism graduates across the country, and a comprehensive audition process, Barry […]
20 patients on trolleys at LUH
TWENTY patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Six patients are on trolleys in the emergency department, while 14 are in wards elsewhere across the hospital. 406 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. Advertisement 293 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 113 are […]
Solis EMC Children’s services holding recruitment open days
Solis EMC Children’s Services currently operates five children’s residential centres in County Donegal; in the Inishowen and Letterkenny areas. As we prepare to launch new services we are now recruiting Social Care Staff. Come along to one of our upcoming Open Days! Advertisement We are hosting a Recruitment Open Day in Letterkenny on the 6th […]