A UKRAINIAN woman living in Letterkenny has told of how she still fears for her family back home as the war continues. Switlana Pirch was one of a few hundred people who took part in a solidarity rally in Market Square yesterday evening. Ukrainian flags flew proudly as refugee children and their parents stood should to […]
Historic steam engine offically launched in Donegal
HISTORY has been made with the steam engine Drumboe being officially launched after its return home to Donegal Town. Niall McCaughan, Manager at the Donegal Railway Heritage Museum, said it was a major milestone for the county. It is the first original steam engine that has returned to Donegal in many decades. “What made the return […]
Elite dancers shimmy all the way to the top
Elite Dance Academy from Buncrana lived up to their name at the UDO World Hip Hop Championships in Blackpool when they danced their way to first place. The UDO (United Dance Organisation) World Hip Hop Championships take place every year in Blackpool with this year being their 15th year running. Twenty one dancers from Elite […]
Crowds flock to Field of Hope
CROWDS of people visited the beautiful ‘Field of Hope’ over the weekend to remember a father and his two children on their second anniversary. John (49) Tomás (14) and six-year-old Amelia Mullan lost their lives near Quigley’s Point on August 20, 2020 when the family’s car slipped into Lough Foyle in the way home from a […]
Donegal Rose caught up in a Twitter storm
The Donegal Rose of Tralee has found herself in the middle of a Twitter storm. On Monday evening she appeared in the Dome to be interviewed by the host Dáithí Ó Sé and as a party piece recited a poem. However poems were banned by the competition organisers in 2016, leading to a mini tornado […]
Appeal as foodbank faces ‘overwhelming’ demand
Letterkenny’s foodbank has seen its biggest rise in demand in three years.
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Donegal phase of Riverine to begin in January
CONSTRUCTION on the Donegal phase of the long awaited Riverine Project will commence in January. The scheme, which will link Lifford with Strabane via a new bridge and community park, was granted €9 million last year after more than a decade of setbacks. Donegal County Council has now begun inviting tenders from contractors to carry out the work. […]
Ukrainian solidarity event in Letterkenny
The Ukrainian community asks Letterkenny people to join them in solidarity at 6pm tomorrow on the Market Square on Main Street.
Student highlights accommodation problem
A LETTERKENNY student has spoken of how she has been quoted €325 a week for a shared room. Caitlin-Faye Maniti hopes to study in Maynooth in September but says she is struggling to find accommodation. The Loreto Letterkenny student told Newstalk Breakfast how she is caught between a lack of supply of student accommodation and […]