Impact of lockdowns on older people highlighted


THE end-of-life wishes of many older people were not sought or honoured during the pandemic, according to a new report from Irish NGOs. The ‘Telling It Like It Is’ report states that older people expressed the heightened challenges they faced during the pandemic and called for a post-pandemic focus on regaining their positive role in […]


Family with five generation get to meet up at long last


A FAMILY with five generations were finally able to meet up in Letterkenny last month after Covid-19 restricted them from all being together. Betty Doogan, 84, from Kincasslagh, Noreen Higgins, 65, from Slieve Sneacht, Letterkenny and Pauline Higgins, 41 and Amy Higgins, 22, all came together with Amy’s daughter Molly Danagher who will celebrate her […]


Belfast woman thanks those who rushed to partner’s aid


A Belfast woman whose partner collapsed during a day out in Donegal says she is indebted to those who rushed to his rescue. Mary O’Connor and Bobby Hughes were spending two nights in Letterkenny recently when they decided to head off to Rathmullan beach. But within moments of walking on to the sand Bobby, a […]


Couple behind wedding app welcome increased numbers


A COUPLE behind a Donegal based wedding app have said the increase in guest numbers to 100 will offer some stability to the struggling wedding industry. Laura Kavanagh and her partner Colin of Buncrana based wedding journal app ‘Be Our Guest’ work with couples from Ireland, the UK and world-wide using their wedding communications platform […]


Donegal artist’s famine sculpture unveiled in Scotland


A famine monument created by a Donegal artist has been unveiled in Glasgow. John McCarron’s ‘Tower of Silence’ has gone on display in front of St Mary’s Church in Calton where Celtic Football Club was founded in 1888. Depicting emaciated figures, the metal sculpture reflects the 100,000 Irish people who sought refuge in Glasgow during […]