Donegal musician still reeling from Damo support slot


MARIA McCormack says she almost fainted when Damien Dempsey asked to buy her album. The Letterkenny singer and songwriter was one of two warm up acts ahead of the Dubliner’s appearance at Séan Óg’s in Derrybeg at the weekend. Saturday’s concert was first scheduled for 2020 but had to be postponed due to the pandemic. The […]

Former Donegal journalist is Newstalk ‘chief reporter’


Former Donegal journalist Barry Whyte has been elevated to the role of chief news reporter with one of Ireland’s top radio stations. The promotion comes 14 years after Barry, whose father Brendan hails from Lifford, landed his first media job with Highland Radio. Roles with Radio Foyle and Ocean FM followed before Newstalk offered him a […]

First sod turned on LK Green Connect project


THE first sod has been turned on the initial phase of LK Green Connect. The development will deliver high quality walking, cycling and public realm infrastructure in the town centre. It forms the first phase of the wider planned network known as ‘LK Green Connect’ that will ultimately connect across a series of town centre destinations. Welcoming […]

New iCare sensory garden opened in Buncrana


A new sensory garden has been opened in Buncrana. The iCARE Sensory Garden creates different areas to provide a variety of multi-sensory experiences such as a sheltered sensory activity area, sensory path, play area and a garden for growing flowers, fruits and vegetables.  It also includes a picture exchange communication board which is of particular […]

Harrowing mother and baby home stories inspire new book


DONEGAL’S mother and baby homes and an industrial school in Bundoran have provided inspiration for a Belfast author’s latest book. Jim McVeigh’s latest work ‘Stolen Faith’ tells the story of a girl from the Falls Road who is forced to give birth in Tuam’s infamous Bon Secours home following a brief affair with an American GI. Inspired […]

Essential work on water mains in Letterkenny


ESSENTIAL water mains rehabilitation works, which may lead to disruptions in water supply, will begin in Letterkenny this evening. Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is carrying out the work “to safeguard the water supply for homes and businesses” in Wolfe Tone Place. The works are scheduled to take place from 7pm […]

Letterkenny artist comes face to face with himself


LETTERKENNY man Macola Vonga got the shock of his life when he came face to face with himself during a visit to Dublin. Macola was on a visit to the Royal Hibernian Academy’s annual exhibition when he spotted his portrait, recently painted by fellow artist and friend Philip Mackey. While he had been given sight […]

Rare and threatened leopard fish caught off Donegal


A very rare leopard fish has been caught off Donegal’s coast. The fish, also known as a spotted wolf fish, swims in deep water across parts of the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic between northern Russia, Scandinavia and Nova Scotia. The 5.9 kilogram specimen was landed in Greencastle by the Donegal fishing vessel MV Foyle […]