Letterkenny’s Cycling Man is still pedalling


THE ‘Cycling Man’ who clocked up thousands of kilometres without ever leaving Letterkenny’s Port Road is now attracting attention in Kilcar – 80 kilometres away! Made out of a bike frame and the boxes that the bikes came in, the window display proved to be a very popular stop-off point for pedestrians as they made […]

Woman dies following hit and run in Lifford


GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses following a fatal hit and run in Lifford. A 34-year-old woman lost her life in the incident which occurred in the early hours of this morning. A Garda spokesperson said, “At approximately 2.45am gardaí and emergency services attended at the scene of a traffic collision on the N15 at Townparks, […]

Celebrating 50 years of The Four Lanterns


THE owners of the Four Lanterns Fast Food Restaurants are celebrating five decades of successful trading in the food business. The late Frank Grimes set up the landmark takeaway in John Street, Sligo, in May 1971, alongside his three brothers before expanding into Donegal where they continue to serve residents in Letterkenny, Buncrana and Donegal […]

Coffee and fashion combined in a van


THERE’S a definite hippy vibe about Kinnegar beach these days thanks to a vintage Volkswagen camper van which has been converted into a coffee cart which also sells t-shirts and tote bags. Loser is a clothing label and coffee van founded by friends Aille McSherry and Ciara Finnegan. “The overall idea of the brand is […]

Flights could resume at Donegal Airport on July 19


FLIGHTS between Donegal and Dublin could resume as early as next week. Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton has confirmed that negotiations have opened up with a ‘preferred bidder’ willing to take on the flight route. The boost comes less than a month after the collapse of Stobart Air which resulted in an immediate cessation of Government funded […]

Donegal couples eager to move weddings to Omagh hotel


AN Omagh hotel has received several enquiries from Donegal couples who are eager to move their wedding to the North due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Currently, only 50 people are allowed to attend a wedding reception in Donegal, while in the North, venues are risk assessed on the number of guests permitted and are able […]

Minors account for 30% of sex assault cases in Donegal


ALMOST a third of all attendees at Donegal’s Sexual Assault Treatment Unit last year were under the age of 18. The annual report on the service shows 78 individuals sought out the Letterkenny facility in 2020, a 29 per-cent drop on the previous year. Twenty three of Donegal’s sex assault complainants were children under 18. […]

Full capacity protocol implemented at LUH


THE Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy this week with high numbers of people attending. There is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital and we regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the ED to an acute bed in the hospital. The full […]

Donegal voted ‘most scenic place in Ireland’


Donegal has been voted as the most scenic place in Ireland.  Travel experience booking platform GoAdventure.com has released the 2021 list of the ’15 Most Scenic Places in Ireland’, as chosen by top Irish travel photographers and Instagrammers and Donegal topped the list. A spokesperson said, “As the nation gears up for a domestic travel […]