DONEGAL County Council has approved its 2026 budget this evening, confirming that commercial rates will remain unchanged. To stay within the initial €224 million budget, the council will cut spending across several areas including tidy towns projects, housing maintenance an climate action programmes. Today’s annual budget meeting had previously been adjourned twice, most recently yesterday […]
Donegal Women’s Centre opens safe space for healing and support
DONEGAL Women’s Centre is proud to announce the official opening of The Haven Building. The building is a dedicated new space in Letterkenny which now houses the Donegal Community Counselling rooms and the Centre’s Creative Workshop spaces, a vital expansion of services supporting women’s mental health, trauma recovery, and emotional wellbeing across Donegal. The Haven […]
Renowned architect and presenter remembered following sudden passing
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TRIBUTES have been paid to TV presenter and architect Hugh Wallace following his sudden death at the age of 68. Hugh, who passed away at home in Dublin on Sunday night, was best known to TV audiences as a long-serving judge on the series Home of the Year and as The Great House Revival. In […]
Donegal Enterprise Awards take place tomorrow night
THE Donegal Enterprise Awards return this weekend to recognise the innovation and achievements of the county’s small business community across a wide range of sectors. Organised by Local Enterprise Office Donegal, the awards highlight the resilience and success of local businesses as they navigated a year of challenges. The ceremony takes place tomorrow evening, Friday, […]
Couple raise more than €8,000 for Féileacáin in memory of their son
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A COUPLE whose baby son died after only 15 days of life have raised more than €8,000 for a charity which supports those affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy. Luke and Edel Mangan hosted ‘Luke’s Head and Moustache Shave’ on Saturday, November 29 in the Shamrock Lodge in Falcarragh in memory […]
Ireland Funds provides key funding to three Donegal organisations
THE Ireland Funds, the global philanthropic network, has awarded funding to three organisations in Donegal. This essential funding will empower a wide array of programmes that provide vital services and strengthen communities. The Donegal recipients of this year’s Heart of the Community Fund include Spraoi agus Spórt Family Centre Ltd, Liquid Therapy and Bluestack Special Needs […]
National Ambulance Service confirm review to take place following Carndonagh collision
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has confirmed that a review of a collision involving one of their emergency ambulances is to be carried out. “A review of incident will be carried out and managed in line with established protocols,” a spokesperson for NAS told the Donegal News. On Tuesday gardaí and emergency services responded to a […]
Liam McBride is top of his class!
Primary Education graduate, Liam McBride, from Cranford, had double cause for celebration after achieving ‘top of his class’ status at the 25th annual Hibernia College conferring ceremony, held at Dublin’s Convention Centre recently. In addition to receiving his Masters qualification, Liam was honoured with An Duais Ghaeilge Gael Linn – the Gael Linn Irish prize, […]
Health Minister to attend tomorrow night’s Northwest Breast Cancer Ball
THE Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll Mac Neill will be among the special guests at tomorrow night’s Northwest Breast Cancer Ball in Letterkenny. With former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given also attending, it promises to be a very special night at the Silver Tassie Hotel tomorrow night. The organising committee this morning confirmed that […]
Irish college speaks out against online posts
AN Irish language college in west Donegal has said it is seeking legal advice after “shameful” images were shared online promoting a public meeting in the building. The images, which appear to be created using Artificial Intelligence, show two armed and masked men outside Coláiste Mhuire in Loch an Iúir. The images were being used to promote […]