A new festival, Féile na mBan, celebrating women in art, history, literature, music and more will take place in Bundoran over the weekend of February 3 – 6. Capitalising on the new St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend, the festival will see a plethora of female artists and creatives performing and hosting workshops, bootcamps and events […]
Keadue dentist retires from Edinburgh practice
After more than four decades behind the big chair, Keadue dentist, Dr. Paddy Ferry knows the drill better than most. Now his patients at Leith Walk Dental Practice in Edinburgh are bracing themselves for a big change in their lives as he retires following over forty-five successful years. Paddy studied dentistry at UCD in Dublin […]
Man arrested over Garda car fire
A man has been arrested after a Garda patrol car was discovered on fire near Castlefin Garda Station in the early hours of Saturday morning. The man in his thirties was arrested this afternoon and is currently detained at Letterkenny Garda Station. “An Garda Síochána are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred near […]
Harris hopeful cause of blast can be established
IRELAND’S top ranked Garda member says he remains hopeful the definitive cause of the Creeslough explosion can be established. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris visited Lifford on Monday. Speaking during a press briefing after meeting the local Joint Policing Committee he told the Donegal News the investigation was “complex”. But he said the probe was being […]
‘Day of Action’ at Letterkenny hospital today
Letterkenny University Hospital will be one of the 18 hospital locations to hold a community and staff ‘Day of Action’ today (January 21) at 1pm. The ‘Day of Action’ is being held to highlight the overcrowding crisis that is impacting the staff and patients equally in Letterkenny University Hospital. Mary T. Sweeney, Chairperson of the […]
Trad band feature in advert encouraging move to Donegal
TRAD band Jiggy who are set to headline the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny on Saturday night have featured on a new advert encouraging people to pack up and move to Donegal. Robbie Harris, one of the band members, said he is really looking forward to returning to Donegal, he fondly recalls the time he […]
Derry and Strabane Council collect data on MICA homes
Derry City and Strabane District Council has embarked on a data collection exercise to quantify the number of residents in the Council area whose properties have MICA. It follows a motion passed at a recent Council meeting calling on the local authority to “recognise the ongoing problem regarding MICA and the potential problems associated with […]
Couple raise €14,000 for neonatal intensive care units
WITH their journey beginning in Donegal and ending in Dublin, a Letterkenny couple has completed a 122km fundraising walk for the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) units in Letterkenny University Hospital and the Coombe Hospital in Dublin. Raising a whopping €14,400 for the hospitals, Brian Gallagher and Thressa McConnell, decided to raise funds following the […]
Hospital to review postponement of elective surgeries
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is set to review elective surgeries following a scale back in January. Elective surgeries were scaled back in a bid to tackle mounting bed pressures but are now set to be reviewed in two weeks. A spokesperson from Letterkenny University Hospital told the Donegal News that they sincerely regret any inconvenience caused […]
Sixteen jobs created at new Thai restaurant
SIXTEEN new jobs were created by Camile Thai following the opening of their new Thai restaurant in Letterkenny. Leading the way in food innovation, technology and sustainability, this latest addition brings the total number of Camile Thai restaurants across Ireland to 41 creating 16 new jobs in the local area. Serving up flavourful and sustainable […]