Man dies following St Johnston crash


A man has died following a crash in St Johnston. The collision happened on the R236 road at 9.15pm last night and involved two vehicles. The driver of one car, a male aged in his 20s, was seriously injured. He was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital, where he later passed away. Advertisement The road is […]


ESB working to fix major power outage in Milford


A major power outage is impacting almost 3,000 homes in Milford. North Donegal has been experiencing gale force winds this morning and the ESB has confirmed it is working to repair the damage. According to the utility, 2,869 customers are currently affected. “We apologise for the loss of supply. We are currently working to repair […]


Bird hoping Daniel will sing at Reek’s peak


CHARLIE Bird says he would love Daniel O’Donnell to sing a song when they summit Croagh Patrick together next year. The retired broadcaster, who has motor neurone disease, plans to climb the mountain on March 26 to raise awareness of the condition. Mr Bird, a former chief news correspondent with RTÉ, opened up about his […]


‘I can’t sell it without knowing if it’s his signature’


A Letterkenny book and record shop is trying to establish whether a work signed by Irish revolutionary Michael Collins has fallen into its lap. The autograph was discovered inside a copy of ‘Na Rosa go brátac’ by owner of Universal Books David Faughnan. It was part of a collection held by the late Fr Patrick […]


Daniel at Sixty to air this evening


A landmark arts documentary exploring the life and career of Daniel O’Donnell will be shown on RTÉ One and BBC One NI this evening. Daniel at Sixty is a fascinating and revealing insight into the man himself with exclusive access to the musician during his recent UK and US tour. There will also be contributions […]


Man injured during robbery in Letterkenny


Gardaí are investigating after a man was injured and had his mobile phone stolen during a robbery in Letterkenny. The man had left the bus station and was walking in the direction of the carpark across the road when at the pedestrian crossing on the Ramelton Road, he was assaulted by two females and a […]


Post-mortems to be carried out on father and son


Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of a father and son which were discovered at a house in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon. The bodies were discovered at a house in Windyhall after a member of the public alerted Gardai. The men have been named locally as Daniel Duffy (88) and his […]


Donegal hotel thriving despite major challenges


SET in the idyllic surroundings of Lough Eske outside Donegal Town, Harvey’s Point is one of Donegal’s most luxurious hotels. Niall Coffey has been in charge at the 101 bedroom four-star hotel for the past two years and he is looking forward to a busy Christmas holiday season. The general manager arrived from Aghadoe Heights […]