The Christmas season is a time when people take part in sponsored swims in support of many charitable causes but this year Irish Water Safety’s message is “Get In, Get Out and Warm Up”. Christmas day charity swimmers can occasionally find themselves left without sufficient strength to climb out of the water due to the cold. Cold winter waters […]
Celebrating a Black and Amber champion in Letterkenny
Letterkenny Athletic Club hosted a reception for Nakita Burke on Tuesday evening to mark her win in the national novice cross country championships
ISPCA welcomes jail term for Mountcharles dog killer
THE ISPCA has welcomed a jail term handed down to a Donegal man who kicked a dog up and down a street before setting it alight. Christopher Foy (27) of Mountcharles was sent to prison for 18 months and banned for life from keeping animals following the brutal attack. The […]
‘Be safe & be seen’ on Donegal roads
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group with the assistance of members of the Donegal Youth Service will be distributing High Viz vests as part of ‘National Be Safe Be Seen Day’ in Letterkenny on Thursday 21st December, the shortest and darkest day of the year. With fewer hours of daylight during the winter months, the aim of […]
Good and New Cancer Charity hits back at news article
A LETTERKENNY cancer charity has hit back at questions over its financial dealings. The Good and New Cancer Charity was the focus of a report in a national newspaper which claimed the organisation had accrued profits of €400,000 in the past two years. The charity has described the article as “disappointing” and said that any […]
Post mortem due today following house fire tragedy
A post mortem examination is expected to take place this morning following the death of a pensioner in a house fire. The blaze broke out at around 4pm yesterday afternoon at a house in The Illies area of Buncrana. It is understood the victim was in her 90s and lived alone. Advertisement The area was […]
Star Wars legend directs people to Wild Atlantic Way
THE Wild Atlantic Way has been wowing audiences around the globe in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. To celebrate the film’s Irish connections, Tourism Ireland has released a fun, irreverent promotional film about holidays along the Wild Atlantic Way, featuring Mark Hamill – aka Luke Skywalker. Tourism Ireland’s new film features […]
Letterkenny’s religious buildings DVD now on sale
A DVD examining the history of Letterkenny’s religious buildings is now on sale. The film, compiled by local history Johnny McCollum, was officially launched in the Station House Hotel last Monday night. Among the contributors to the 65 minute documentary were Fr Eamonn Kelly, Rev Stewart Wright and Alan Speer who between them […]
‘We have receipts for everything’ says charity
A Letterkenny charity facing questions over its finances says it has receipts for every penny. The Good and New Shop operates a bus for cancer patients to and from Galway as well as a shop on the Port Road. Advertisement It was the subject of a weekend news article by a national paper which […]
Joined up approach across Government key to achieving growth for NW region
The very positive regional collaborative approach by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council in working to achieve the strategic priorities in a number of key critical areas is instrumental in bringing about investment, growth and prosperity to the North West City region, members of the high level North West Strategic Growth Partnership were informed […]