Letterkenny Babies’ celebrates eighth birthday


WHEN Louise Flanagan set up ‘Letterkenny Babies’ on Facebook to keep in touch with new mums she met after the birth of her first child, little could she have predicted its runaway success, and that she would meet two best friends. From an initial handful of ‘likes’, the voluntary page celebrated its eighth birthday this […]

Gaoth Dobhair photographer captures Donegal’s beauty


FROM beautiful beaches to Donegal’s scenic walks, Amelia Olech will never run out of inspiration for her photography. Originally from Poland, Amelia moved to Gaoth Dobhair last summer with her partner James who has family in the area. Since then she has been captivated by the beauty of her surroundings and is on a mission […]

Newtowncunningham Primary Care Centre to be fully functional from Monday


The new Newtowncunningham Primary Care Centre will be fully functional from Monday, August 8, 2022. Located at Main Street, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal, F93 RTF6, the new Primary Care Centre will offer a wide range of services. These include GP Services, Public Health Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. It also has capacity to accommodate visiting clinics for […]

Competition site partners with Ardara Agricultural Show


As Dreams4less celebrates a year of prize giveaways to the people of Donegal, the online competition site is keen to partner with fundraising initiatives in the county and beyond. The site has just partnered with Ardara Agricultural Show to run its fundraising draw taking place on Saturday, August 13 with tickets now available for sale […]

Extra tickets to be released ahead of Nathan Carter gig


DONEGAL County Council will be releasing an additional 1,000 tickets at 10am on Monday for the sold-out Nathan Carter concert at Na Dunaibh GAA pitch on Saturday August 20. The event forms part of the prestigious Irish Legends Golf Tournament in association with the McGinley Foundation. Acts taking the stage over the weekend include Na […]

Two COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinics for Stranorlar


Two pop up COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held in St Mary’s Parish Centre, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, F93 EK52 this week. The clinics will run on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 of August 2022. Clinics will run from 11am to 5.45pm on both days. The clinics will offer vaccines to: ·       anyone 12 years and […]

Pedestrians injured as car crashes at Clonmany Festival


Gardaí attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision in Clonmany last night when a driver stuck a number of pedestrians.  The incident happened on Main Street, Clonmany where the annual Clonmany Festival was taking place. Speaking to the Donegal News, a spokesperson from An Garda Síochána said the driver of the vehicle […]

Relief as missing Donegal teenager is located


Missing person Nicole McGinley has been located safe and well. Nicole went missing from Quigleys Point, Co. Donegal on July 31, 2022. A spokesperson from An Garda Síochána gave thanks to everyone for their help in locating Nicole. “An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance,” they said.

Bundoran RNLI to host Emergency Services Open Day


THE volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat will host an open day at the lifeboat station later this month. The event which will also incorporate an Emergency Services Open Day. On the day, subject to operational requirements, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat as well as representatives from locally based emergency services including the National […]