World’s ‘cuddliest’ sheep find great home near Fintown


HIKERS around Lough Finn, near Fintown, have been stopped in their tracks in recent times by a breed of sheep that looks more like an adorable stuffed animal! The Valais blacknose sheep, otherwise known as the Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, have been turning heads on Farm Achla. Dubbed the “world’s cuddliest sheep” they can be found grazing […]

Company hoping to increase workforce by fifty per cent


A WEST Donegal company manufacturing components for some of the world’s most recognised car brands is looking to grow its workforce by fifty per cent. Irish Pressings Ltd. – based in the Údarás na Gaeltachta Industrial Estate in Gweedore – specialise in the design and manufacture of tooling and metal pressed components for a range […]

Nurse urges public to ‘play your part’ in Covid battle


A NURSE on the front-line of the Covid-19 pandemic at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is pleading for the public to play their part in curbing the spread of the virus. Treasa Toye, who works in the high dependency unit, admitted she and her colleagues are finding it mentally and physically draining working in these very […]

‘Something triggered inside me and I started to write’


A LETTERKENNY grand-mother is the Regional Cultural Centre’s first Virtual Artist-in-Residence for 2021. Denise Blake, a successful poet and writer, has been presenting a selection of her work on the RCC social media channels this week and will continue on to Friday, 22nd. Advertisement Denise has broadcast regularly on Sunday Miscellany on RTE Radio 1 […]

More difficult weeks ahead for Letterkenny hospital


  IT’S been another unforgiving week in Donegal’s fight against Covid-19. As of 8pm on Tuesday, there were 103 inpatients positive with Covid-19 in Letterkenny University Hospital and three patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Advertisement On Sunday evening, patients had to wait in ambulances outside before being admitted to the hospital.   LUH General […]

Ramelton man is first to receive Covid-19 vaccine


Nicky Hanlon (77) from Ramelton became the first person in residential services for Older People in Donegal, Community Heatlhcare Organisation Area 1 to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday. “I’m delighted to receive the vaccine today and feel very privileged to be the first person in Donegal Older Persons Residential Services to be  vaccinated against […]

Ideas sought for Decade of Centenaries programme


THE Culture Division of Donegal County Council is compiling a programme of events to commemorate the forthcoming Decade of Centenaries (2021-2023) including the Struggle for Independence, Partition, the Civil War and the Foundation of the State. The objective is to promote an inclusive, respectful, authentic, measured and consultative approach to commemorations, which encourages a deeper […]