ERRIGAL COLLEGE is celebrating success as the class of 2021 achieved a record points haul. Since the leaving certificate results were released last week, the exam students of the Letterkenny school have been busy planning their next move. A number of students called to the school on Monday morning to be congratulated in person by […]
‘Mad Dogs’ let loose for epic cycle
A GROUP of 21 Letterkenny-based cyclists will take on the Mizen to Malin cycle next weekend to raise money for Crumlin Children’s Hospital. The ‘Mad Dogs’ are all Errigal Cycling Club members who are funding their own expenses and all monies raised will go directly to the charity. The idea was formulated – as all […]
A life richly lived through family and many activities
THE death took place, peacefully, at her late residence on Tuesday last of Mrs Eileen Boyle, College Road, Letterkenny. Eileen was born to Charles and Catherine Doherty on 29th March, 1929 in Glack, Inishowen. She grew up on a farm and recalled many happy times of simple fun that was had there with her brothers […]
A 772k cycle then back to work in vaccination centre
AN Ultra Cyclist spent most of last week cycling over and back across the country. Kenny Gillespie from Braade, Kincasslagh, set off from the most westerly point in Ireland, Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula on Saturday morning and made his way to the most easterly point, Wicklow Lighthouse, before riding back again. Gillespie (41) […]
Stor the Troll has settled into his new home in Dungloe
THERE was excitement in Dungloe on Tuesday as Stor the Troll made his way to his new home. Stor the Troll arrived safe and sound in Dungloe and has settled in to his new forever home at Trì Na Draíocht ( The land of Magic) on The Dungloe Riverwalk. Stor left Newry on Tuesday morning […]
E&I Engineering silent on Letterkenny plans
WORK is progressing on a major project to redevelop the former Unifi site at Kiltoy. It is understood that E&I Engineering, which has headquarters in Burnfoot, has plans to expand its existing footprint into Letterkenny. This week the company announced that it has been acquired by Ohio-based Vertiv, a US based infrastructure solutions and services […]
Family to ‘walk while they can’ for Motor Neurone
FAMILY and friends of a Donegal man who died of Motor Neurone Disease will hit the road this weekend for a charity walk. John Given passed away in April 2015 at the age of 69, two years after being diagnosed with the rare condition that affects the brain and nervous system. This Saturday the Irish […]
Opening of Buítíc Eilish reaches Leeds
THE proud English father of a woman who opened a unique boutique in Bunbeg has ensured that news of her feat has reached the Irish Diaspora in Leeds. Like for many others, Eilish Haigh, a mother of two, found lockdown particularly challenging. Her son Noel has Down Syndrome and Autism, and Eilish found many difficulties […]
Sister’s love helped dream come true for Donegal couple
MARIE and John McPhilemy’s daughter Lucy returned to Dooish National School this week. She soon turns eight and, like all parents, the couple remember the day she was born. But, in the eyes of the law, Marie and her daughter are strangers. Marie, who lives in Ballybofey with husband John, is a mother through altruistic […]
Picture This in the frame for Donegal gig
HOT on the heels of the news that the legendary Waterboys are to perform, the Fomhair Festival has announced Picture This as its next big act. The band will play the Big Top in Gweedore’s Business Park on October 24. Picture This have captivated listeners in every corner of the world, amassing nearly 300 million […]