TODAY will be another dry and mostly sunny day with any mist and fog patches clearing this morning. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees with light to moderate winds. Tonight will be dry with mostly clear skies. Advertisement Mist and fog patches will form in light or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 7 to […]
PICTURE SPECIAL: McGee takes victory at Woodland NS 5k
Philip McGee of Letterkenny AC was the winner of the Woodland NS 5k on Thursday evening. McGee won in a super time of 16 minutes. His Letterkenny AC colleague Eoghain McGinley was 16 seconds behind in second place, while Ciaran McGonagle was third. Advertisement Aoife Sheridan was the first female home in twenty minutes and […]
Mixed reaction to new plan to tackle childcare crisis
A PLAN to help deliver childcare at a cost of €10 a day per child has been described as “hollow” unless full support is given to stem the exodus of childcare providers from the sector. Sinn Féin say 6,500 children in Donegal in childcare and minded by childminders will avail of childcare for €10 a day under […]
Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday evening, September 17
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: – Ann Boyle, Tullycleave, Ardara -Kathleen Higdon (née McDaid) 8 Binnion Avenue, Letterkenny Advertisement – Bernard Dillon, Letterkenny – Susan Mc Daid (née Murray) Farnagh, Ramelton – Ivan Tucker, Carrick – Dan Coyle, Gweedore Ann Boyle, Tullycleave, Ardara The death has taken place at The Donegal Hospice of Ann […]
Donegal’s whaling past to resurface in TG4’s new coastal documentary
A documentary is set to cast light on Ireland’s little-known whaling past, with a significant focus on Donegal’s historical role in the industry. ‘Fathaigh na Farraige’ (Giants of the Sea) will air on TG4 on Wednesday, September 18, at 9.30pm, exploring the fascinating, yet largely forgotten, story of Ireland’s involvement in whaling from the 18th […]
Gardaí launch series of short films to tackle violence
By Rebecca Crockett A SERIES of short films tackling peer-on-peer violence have been launched by Chief Superintendent Goretti Sheridan in Letterkenny today. The four short videos were created by The North Central Donegal Child and Family Support Network as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the impact adolescent peer-to-peer violence has on the […]
Donegal prinicpal wins ‘Teacher of the Year’ accolade
A DONEGAL principal, hailed as ‘the best there is’, has scooped ‘Teacher of the Year’ award at a national competition. Gerard O’Kane from Craigtown National School in Carndonagh has received the title of Teacher of the Year, Ireland, in his 48th and final year of teaching. There were 56 children in the school when Gerard first took the […]
‘Smiley Eileey’ scoops Irish Dentistry’s ‘Rising Star’ award
by Kate Heaney A PASSION for dental health from an early age saw Letterkenny based dentist Dr Eileen McGlinchey, better known as Smiley Eileey, receive the Irish Dentistry’s Rising Star Award 2024. The 34-year-old Ardara native was shocked to hear her name called out at the special ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House on Saturday night […]
Letterkenny the place to be for Culture Night
by Evelyn Cullen THERE are no less than 28 events scheduled in Letterkenny for Culture Night on Friday, with everything from art exhibitions, walking tours and trails, live music, song and dance, outdoor theatre and history talks. But with all events packed into the short window between 6pm and 11pm, you’ll have to be well organised if […]