LETTERKENNY artists Mantas Poderys has won the prestigious KPMG Award as Royal Ulster Academy Young Artist of the Year 2020. The award comes eleven years after Mantas (28) won the overall prize in the Texaco Children’s competition with oil painted self-portraits in 2009. It was another series of self-portraits that secured this latest award for […]
Sinead within touching distance of Glór Tíre trophy
SINGER Sinead Black says she intends to enjoy the experience after making it through to the final of Glór Tíre. The Letterkenny woman was put through to the last leg of TG4’s popular country music competition on Tuesday night. She will return to the stage this coming Tuesday in the hope of clinching the top […]
Concerns for water supply after peat slippage
DONEGAL County Council has confirmed that Lough Mourne and the drinking water supply in the Finn Valley has not been contaminated following a peat slippage this afternoon. Serious concerns had been raised about the impacts of the incident at the Meenbog Windfarm near Barnesmore Gap on water supplies after material ran into the Mournebeg River. […]
Death of John (Bob) Foy, man of many talents
THE funeral takes place tomorrow morning in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Stranorlar, of John Foy, formerly of 286, Ard McCarron, Ballybofey. A well know and respected member of the Twin Towns community, Mr Foy was seventy-three. He worked in Herdman’s and as a night porter in Jackson’s Hotel while also holding down the position […]
Lifford souterrain leads to discovery of ring fort
WHAT was previously believed to be a souterrain unearthed in Lifford has turned out to be a ring fort. The Donegal News revealed recently how archaeologists were carrying out a dig at Curraghlane as part of the design process for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). They were exploring the site of a souterrain uncovered in […]
Donegal priest named as Ireland’s Inspirational hero
FOLLOWING a nationwide search to uncover Ireland’s most inspirational people, Fr Pat Ward from Burtonport is celebrating after being named an Inspirational Hero in the Gala Retail and Virgin Media Inspiration Awards. Advertisement Nominated by friends and members of his congregation, Fr Ward stood out for this quick thinking, determination and positive attitude. […]
Eyes Down: Termon’s online bingo starts this evening
BINGO lovers across Donegal will get the chance to win hundreds of euro from the comfort of their own homes tonight, Friday. It comes as Termon GAA launches its new online bingo, the first in the North West. A great idea for those who may be in isolation, or for bingo fans who miss going […]
The Donegal teen rapping on the door of music stardom
A young member of the famous Clann Mhic Ruairí is carving himself out a career in music – but along a very different path than might be expected. Cillian Gallagher Rodgers, stage name ‘Cillian’, is an upcoming drill and rap artist in London where he lives with his dad Eamon Rodgers and mum Caroline Gallagher. […]
Pressure grows for full review at LUH
PRESSURE is mounting on Letterkenny University Hospital for a full independent review to be carried out following new cases of delayed cancer diagnosis coming to light. Deputy Pearse Doherty intends to raise the issue in the Dáil today and demand that Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly takes action. The campaign for an independent review is […]
1,500 jobs secured with major buyout by Indian Company
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services business, has this morning announced that it will acquire Pramerica in Letterkenny with over 1,500 Pramerica staff transferring to TCS. This will help TCS to create a new Global Delivery Centre here in Ireland that will provide a range of digital services to customers in Ireland, […]