Donegal Travellers Project Welcomes National Action Plan Against Racism


On International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Donegal Travellers Project (DTP) attended the launch of the first national plan against racism in more than a decade at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. The plan, to run over five years to 2027 includes commitments to tackle ethnic profiling by Gardaí, discrimination in the […]

Video shows scale of Four Lane flooding


LETTERKENNY’S Four Lane Road is passable again following serious overnight flooding. A section of the thoroughfare was engulfed for a period in the wake of last night’s torrential downpour. The road is open to the public and traffic is moving this morning. This is how it looked just before 7am this morning: Four Lane flooding

Hospital’s emergency department records busiest day


PEOPLE attending Letterkenny University Hospital are being warned that it remains extremely busy today with long wait times at the emergency department. The department saw a record number of attendances yesterday (Monday) with 203 people through the door. A spokesperson for hospital group Saolta said, “The hospital is advising that patients who attend the emergency […]

Donegal Libraries celebrating World Down Syndrome Day


Donegal Libraries are proudly celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st with a special ‘See Me’ window display in Twin Towns Library featuring Finn Valley native, Aoibhe McConnell. Aoibhe can be seen in the photos using the See & Learn and Numicon resources that are available for free throughout all Donegal libraries. The window […]

Tánaiste visits Finner Camp ahead of deployment


The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today reviewed the 67th Infantry Group, who will shortly deploy to the Golan Heights as part of the United Nations’ Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The Tánaiste was accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, and the Assistant Secretary General […]

Donegal County Council launch Social Inclusion week


DONEGAL County Council are set to launch Social Inclusion Week at An Grianan Theatre, on Saturday, March 25 at 1.30pm. A festival of colour will follow the launch which will be hosted by the Letterkenny Indian Community. This Colour Festival will be a family event for everyone where you will make unforgettable memories. Advertisement Social […]

Support Group Meeting for Stoma Patients in Donegal


Clinical Nurse Specialists from Letterkenny University Hospital are organising a support group meeting for patients with a stoma and their families on Tuesday, March 28 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in the Mount Errigal Hotel. Jodie-Anne McIntyre and Mary Sweeney, who are the Clinical Nurse Specialists organising the event, will be joined by the inflammatory bowel […]

Busy schedule of events at Letterkenny’s theatres


LETTERKENNY’S theatres have a busy few weeks ahead with a list of well known faces preparing to take centre stage. This Friday, March 24, the multi award-winning comedian Conal Gallen brings his hilarious stand-up comedy show back to an Grianán with his Funny Bits show. The Donegal man is known around Ireland and the UK for his […]