Railway Museum hosting personal messages from Santa


CHILDREN are in for a special treat as the Donegal Railway Heritage Museum has pulled out all the stops to arrange personalised messages from Santa. Traditionally the museum has held its very successful ‘Santa Experience’ where little ones get to visit Santa, Mrs Claus and his elves at their workshop in Donegal. That had to […]


Conservation study of an historic treasure in Ramelton


A conservation report and feasibility study is underway for the historic Guild Hall building in Ramelton The two-storey stone built property, with frontage onto Castle Street and Market Square, dates back to the 1700s and formerly housed the Grand Jury when it came to Ramelton. The building, which was also used as a former courthouse […]


LUH plans to re-introduce full schedule of services


  LETTERKENNY University Hospital plans to re-introduce its full schedule of elective services from Monday, January 4. It follows confirmation that the number of inpatients with Covid-19 and staff levels impacted by the outbreaks in recent days have fallen. Advertisement As of Thursday evening (December 10) there were 24 confirmed Covid-19 positive in-patients in LUH […]


Learning to ‘punch above their weight’ as virus raged


THE Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny is not the building, the RCC is the people. The biblical quote came to mind as Jeremy Howard, Acting Manager of the multi-disciplinary arts facility, took time this week to reflect back on a unique year. “It’s been strange alright but we’re finishing the year in a strong enough […]


Inspired by late friend to resit ‘Leaving’ Irish


A CORK-based solicitor sat his Leaving Certificate higher level Irish papers last Saturday – more than 30 years after he managed just a C grade at lower level. Flor McCarthy from Clonakilty, was inspired to take the most unusual step, which required considerable time and effort, for two reasons. “My brother-in-law and great friend Seamus […]


Man shared child abuse videos during Skype calls


A Bundoran man caught with hundreds of images and videos of child pornography will be sentenced on Tuesday. David Kelly (48) of Magheracar Cottages in Bundoran appeared before a sitting of Donegal Town Circuit Court today. Kelly has confessed to possessing more than 2,000 sexual images of children, many of them in the most serious […]


Gaoth Dobhair author in final of Irish Book Awards


GAOTH Dobhair author Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde has been named Love Leabhar Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year award winner at the An Post Irish Book Awards for his latest work Cnámh. Mac Giolla Bhríde previously won athe Prose Work Prize in the 2018 Oireachtas Literature Competition for this collection of short stories. Speaking […]


Recognition for Falcarragh teacher’s charity work


A teacher at PCC Falcarragh is among a group of volunteers around the country who’ve received awards for their commitment to the Irish humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide.  Packie Doohan, who teaches maths and religion, has been collecting for Concern since 1994 after he was asked to help with the annual Christmas Eve collection by his then former colleague, Brian Cannon.   “Years ago I spent a year teaching […]


‘Derry Girls’ artist for street art in Letterkenny


THE ARTIST behind the iconic Derry Girls mural has been commissioned by Letterkenny Tidy Towns to create biodiversity inspired street art throughout the town. The exciting project will see award winning artist Karl Porter from UV Arts produce the educational images centred around the theme of bees and pollination. The vibrant images will be painted on […]


Long Lane and DYS team up for mural project


LETTERKENNY’S Long Lane and Donegal Youth Service are to be brightened up thanks to a collaboration between residents and youth workers. The Long Lane Area Residents’ Committee has teamed up with the local youth service to create two murals, one at the Doorway Project in the Long Lane and the other in the Donegal Youth […]