IT is Mission Possible for Men’s Health Week, which will be celebrated with a free event in Letterkenny tomorrow (Wednesday). Letterkenny CDP will host a fun and informative day for men of all ages in the Courtyard Shopping Centre from 12pm to 4pm. Twenty five stalls will line out offering information on all types of […]
TG4 showing re-run of Nazi sa Ghaeltacht
TG4 is to re-run Nazi sa Ghaeltacht, the fascinating story of the Third Reich in rural Donegal. This is the story of a Nazi professor, rumoured to have been a spy, the small village of Teileann and its location as part of an apparent blueprint for a possible invasion of Ireland. And while it might […]
Earagail Arts Festival set to return with a bang
Earagail Arts Festival officially launched its 2022 programme of events at An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, on Saturday. Donegal’s premier summer event will make a welcome return to its full programme along the Wild Atlantic Way from July 9 to July 24. The line-up and brochure were officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr […]
New traffic lights headache in Letterkenny – Cllr
NEW traffic lights in Letterkenny are posing difficulties for learner drivers and taxis negotiating lengthy tailbacks. Donegal County Council will tomorrow be asked to revisit the intervals of the new traffic lights system in Letterkenny following mounting complaints from motorists of extreme tailbacks on the Pearse Road. In the last two weeks, new traffic lights have […]
Pop-up vaccination clinics to be held in Dungloe
Two COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinics will be held in Dungloe on Tuesday June 14th and Wednesday June 15th. The clinics will be held in Dungloe Community Hospital (F94Y326) from 11am to 5.45pm on both days for those aged 12 years and over for Dose 1, Dose 2 and booster vaccines. Those 65 years and over […]
Road safety appeal ahead of Rally weekend
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group have issued a road safety appeal to everyone attending the Donegal Rally. Large numbers will arrive in Donegal to celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary and the working group is appealing for “personal responsibility” this weekend. They said true motorsport fans come and go to rally events and no one […]
Call for inquiry into HSE run care centres
A DONEGAL TD is calling for an independent inquiry into HSE-run centres in Donegal following the emergence of a new report that claims at least forty intellectually-disabled residents of a Stranorlar care centre were subjected to ongoing sexual assaults by more than ten perpetrators. Thomas Pringle made the call after a report in the Irish […]
Gardai issue appeal over missing teen
GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a missing teenager who was last seen in Letterkenny. 16-year-old AJ O’Sullivan was last seen in the Port Road area of the town at approximately 12.30pm on Friday, June 10. AJ is described as being approximately 5 foot 2 inches in height with […]
Details emerge of multi-million euro plans for Lifford
THE first concrete details of plans for a multi-million euro project in Lifford have been published. Donegal County Council has confirmed it will seek permission from An Bord Pleanála to redevelop lands at Lifford Common close to the town’s Applegreen service station. The local authority wants to create a recreational facility that includes two sports pitches, floodlighting […]
Artist repays friend’s portrait favour
A Letterkenny artist has repaid a friend who painted his portrait by creating his likeness in mosaic. The Donegal News reported recently how Macola Vonga was caught by surprise when he came face to face with himself at the Royal Hibernian exhibition in Dublin. Portrait artist Philip Mackey recently captured the Angolan national’s image before submitting […]