THE current Donegal County Council members held their last Plenary meeting on Monday in Lifford, as some 91 candidates have now registered to stand in the June 7 Local Elections in the hope of securing one of the 37 seats. The breakdown of the number of candidates standing in each Municipal District are as follows: […]
Donegal to Glasgow flights resume
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A year round service between Donegal Airport and Glasgow took off on Sunday ensuring year-round connectivity between the two places. Loganair’s summer schedule returned at the weekend offering up to three flights weekly for the majority of the season. The route will continue through the winter, with flights taking place on Fridays and Sundays, enabling weekend […]
New appliances presented at Stranorlar Fire Station
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THE arrival of a new jeep and van for Stranorlar Fire Service was welcomed at the station by Cathaoirleach Martin Harley on Tuesday night. Cllr Harley spoke of the obvious sense of pride of the personnel in the state-of-the-art building and the good order they maintain it in. “When I met all the members of […]
Daniel and Majella visit Donegal’s oldest living citizen
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DANIEL O’Donnell and his wife Majella paid a very special visit to Donegal’s oldest living citizen, Ruby Druce, today. In Letterkenny for Relay for Life, the pair visited the Castlefinn native who turned 108 on New Year’s Eve. Ruby, who was over the moon with the visit, receives a phone call from the star on […]
‘Rainbows Room’ dedicated in memory of Private Seán Rooney
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by Louise Doyle THE mum of a Newtowncunningham peacekeeper killed in the Lebanon has spoken of her pride in her son following the funding of Ireland’s first dedicated ‘Rainbows Room’ in his memory. Natasha McCloskey was speaking at the launch of the project, which opened in Ratoath Community College on Tuesday in memory of her son, […]
St Eunan’s Cathedral – from dawn to dusk
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On his recent trip to Ireland, Italian photographer Stefano Alberti from Milan captured St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny in quite splendid lighting. Staying at the Radisson Hotel in the town centre, Stefano rose at 5am while most of the town was still soundly asleep, to photograph the Cathedral at ‘the golden hour’. Also known as […]
Conservation group’s delight after major wind farm plans refused
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by Louise Doyle A CONSERVATION group which campaigned against a proposed industrial wind plant on the Gweebarra River have told of their delight that planning permission has been refused in the case. Proposed plans had included a wind farm of up to 19 turbines standing up to 200m high. Advertisement But plans have been rejected […]
Seat to be unveiled in memory of Colm Ferry
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LETTERKENNY is to remember one of the town’s much loved gentlemen and popular residents when a seat is to be unveiled in his memory next week. A stalwart of Letterkenny Credit Union for 40 years, Colm Ferry passed away in June in 2019. In the almost five years since his death, he remains missed so […]
Derry Girls star visits Donegal hotel
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A well-known Derry Girls star paid a visit to Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal this week. Pictured is long serving member of staff, Pauric Gallagher alongside Saoirse Monica Jackson who plays Erin on the show.
Role models honoured at Garda Youth Awards
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A NUMBER of young Donegal people were honoured at the 2024 Donegal Garda Youth Awards. The presentation ceremony took place this week at the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town. The overall award winners will now go on to represent the Donegal Division at the National Awards ceremony. The overall winners were as follows: Community Safety Award Winner […]