Afghan woman celebrates her results despite tragedy


AN Afghan woman who overcame huge odds to pass her Leaving Certificate has set her sights on a university degree. Behishta Mohibi’s story is made all the more remarkable by the fact that she only arrived in Ireland two years ago and spoke virtually no English. But inspired by the memory of her late parents […]

LYIT to have highest intake in fifty year history


LETTERKENNY Institute of Technology (LYIT) expect to have more than 5,000 students enrolled this year making it the largest intake since the college was opened 50 years ago. According to Registrar Billy Bennett the growth in student numbers has been “pretty good” and has increased year on year. “On Monday afternoon we made more than […]

Price slashed on Castlefinn Church


A 150-year-old church in Castlefinn is to go under the hammer in an online auction later this month. The property, located at The Diamond in the town, is listed by Dublin-based firm BidXI with a guide price of €50,000. Built around 1870, the former Congregational Church of Ireland property comes with its own wooden pulpit […]

‘New Yorkers’ settle into new life and new school


STARTING school can be daunting, but for brother and sister Aoibheann and Liam Lordan it was especially so after moving to Letterkenny from New York. The siblings and their parents, Sean and Annmarie, returned from the States three weeks ago and are settling into a different pace of life in Carrygawley. Annmarie (nee Gallagher) is […]

Thousands gather in Lifford for mica protest


THOUSANDS of people gathered in Lifford this afternoon to show solidarity with families whose homes are affected by mica. There was a buoyant atmosphere as those assembled left The Diamond to walk the short distance to Croaghan Heights where a stage had been prepared. There protest organiser Fearghal Mac Lochlainn spoke of how people power […]