ARDARA features in tonight’s Nationwide on RTÉ One (7pm) with Senator Eileen Flynn showing Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh around the village she now calls home. Senator Flynn talks about family, her husband Liam Whyte and their two children and about the community spirit in Donegal. She also reveals what inspires her in her activism. Advertisement Eileen Flynn […]
One-bed cottage in Downings on market for €450,000
A one-bed coastal cottage in Downings is drawing interest from international buyers. Estate agent Savills is asking €450,000 for the property at Glenoory which it describes as being “in one of the most scenic positions on the north west coastline”. The house, which looks out over Tra Na Rossan Bay, consists of one bedroom, a kitchen, a sitting room […]
Letterkenny couple facing crippling medical bills
A cancer diagnosis in America has left a Letterkenny couple facing medical bills of over $100,000. Karen McDermott and husband Jason McGroarty were told in October that Karen had colon cancer. Since then Karen, from Letterkenny’s Golf Course Road, has undergone 12 chemotherapy sessions and continues to require constant medical attention. And while they do have some […]
Henry has home in his sights
TWENTY months after setting out to circumnavigate Ireland’s coast by sea Henry O’Donnell will return to dry land this weekend. Saturday marks 597 days since the Donegal man embarked on his mission to become the first person in history to finswim a country’s circumference. With over €46,000 raised for the Irish Cancer Society and Water Safety Ireland, Henry will […]
Letterkenny in for a Fleadh-tastic weekend
LETTERKENNY will be alive to the sound of music this weekend thanks to the County Fleadh. The Letterkenny Branch of Comhaltas will host the Donegal Fleadh from this evening (Friday) through to Sunday. The Fleadh will be officially launched this evening in Dillon’s hotel at 8pm, followed by a session in the hotel and a […]
McHugh will not stand in next election
JOE McHugh TD has revealed he will not seek a nomination to stand in the next general election. The former education minister made the surprise announcement this morning, citing plans to spend more time with his family as the main reason. “The last two years have given us all some time for reflection and it […]
Lee Gooch’s Naughty Alarm Clock is ringing once again
AFTER a 15-month break radio host Lee Gooch has returned to the airwaves. The Highland Radio DJ announced in January of last year that he was stepping away from his breakfast show to care for his son Noah who had just been diagnosed with leukaemia. But as of this morning Lee has returned to his […]
Man dies in Inishowen crash
THE Mountain Road between Buncrana and Carndonagh remains closed this morning following a crash which claimed the life one man. The fatal collision occurred in Meenaward near Buncrana last night at 10.50pm. Two vehicles were involved and the driver of one, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body […]
‘Why the silence on key report into hospital flooding?’
FRUSTRATIONS are mounting over the continued absence of the publication of a report into flooding at Letterkenny’s hospital. A state of emergency had been declared following flooding in July 2013, which caused more than €25 million of damage at the hospital when a local drain burst its banks. The facility’s emergency, radiology, outpatient, medical records […]
‘I was dismissive of signs that were not normal’
A DUNGLOE woman who is battling stage four bowel cancer is speaking out in an attempt to remove the stigma around the main signs of the disease. April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and recent research carried out by the Irish Cancer Society has indicated that almost one in two people are not confident about […]