A NEWLY appointed clinical nurse specialist (CNS) will be in post in Letterkenny University Hospital from next week. The news comes as the oncology clinic at the hospital was cancelled for two weeks in a row, due to reduced staff changes and unexpected leave. The cancellation of the clinic left many patients worried and frustrated. […]
Waterboys cancel gig on “health and safety” grounds
A gig by the legendary Waterboys was cancelled last night with the band citing “health and safety” issues. The band was scheduled to play Gaoth Dobhair as part of the Fomhair Festival however their performance was pulled at the last minute. Support act Clann Mhic Ruairí did play but much to the disappointment of those […]
Residents deploy sandbags as flooding threatens homes
RESIDENTS living at Letterkenny’s Ballymacool area say it is only a matter of time before their homes are badly damaged by flooding. A prolonged downpour on Tuesday night caused water to build up dangerously close to front doors along Charlie Daly Terrace and nearby Swilly View Terrace. People living there say the threat of flooding […]
Haunting times around Donegal’s hills…
HEADLESS horsemen, cloven foot strangers, wailing banshees – Donegal’s storytellers have long held audiences spellbound with their tales of the nether world. In his book ‘The Foot o’ the Hill’, which focuses on Lough Salt and the Kilmacrennan countryside, author Jim Nisbet recounts some of the anecdotes and fables that have been handed down through […]
Donegal man helping the next generation expand in Asia
WHEN Downings man Declan MacFadden left boarding school in Coláiste na Croise Naofa, Falcarragh, he stepped out into the world, by his own admission, as green as the fields. He would go on to study bio-chemistry in University College, Galway, before work took him to a variety of jobs in Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork. He […]
Former Ireland soccer boss restoring ‘Landlord’s House’
WORK has commenced on the restoration of a historic Dunfanaghy building 90 years after it was abandoned. The property, known locally as the ‘Landlord’s House’, was purchased recently by former Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill. Horn Head House, as the stately manor was originally named, was purchased in 1700 by the Stewart family. Its […]
Kayla taking a short cut to help Rapunzel Foundation
A big-hearted Donegal schoolgirl is to shed her locks in a bid to help children living with cancer. Ten-year-old Kayla McGinty was inspired to get her haircut by the tough fight put up by her grandfather, PJ Grant, against Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. The Donegal Town man passed away in 2018 and Kayla has been growing […]
Donegal puppies begin journey to become Guide Dogs
THE first litter of Donegal Guide Dog puppies have started their journey to becoming a guide dog for a person who is vision impaired, or an assistance dog for a family of a child with autism. This journey for the ten pups started last week when a group of ‘home socialisers’ took them for a […]
Extra patrols as gardaí anticipate busy weekend
GARDAÍ will increase their presence on Donegal’s streets this weekend in an attempt to keep a lid on any anti-social behaviour arising from the reopening of nightclubs. With Halloween falling on a Sunday officers are expecting thousands of revellers to converge on local venues over the next few days. A three-day ‘diffing’ event scheduled to […]
Skifjord tragedy remembered forty years on
ON Sunday morning members of the Byrne family will gather for 11am Mass in the Church of St Joseph & St Conal, Bruckless to pray for the souls of Francis Byrne and his son Jimmie. It will be the 40th anniversary of the night the two Byrnes and three fellow fishermen drowned when the Skifjord […]