A BRAND new ferry service has been launched to carry visitors to a stunning island off the coast of Donegal. Boffin Ferry Donegal, a new ferry service from Magheroarty Pier to Inishboffin Island, was launched on Wednesday last week, June 30 and it is the first time that a regular ferry service will be in […]
No love lost as door-to-door money lender leaves stage
THE head of Letterkenny’s Credit Union says there was “not a lot of grá” for Provident Financial because of its “extortionate” interest rates. Gordon Randles was speaking after the door-to-door money lender announced it was shutting its operations in Ireland. In a statement the company blamed the strain of the coronavirus pandemic for its decision to […]
Couple raising funds for ‘life-changing’ treatment
A LETTERKENNY man is seeking donations to help fund life-changing treatment in Germany for his fiancée who has been suffering for the past ten years. Simon Carr who is originally from Galway but lives in Lettekenny is engaged to Castlefin woman Jennifer Brolly and the pair are getting married in Letterkenny in October. Unfortunately, Jenny […]
Two jiving brothers of Magherabuoy go viral
TWO Letterkenny brothers have found fame online thanks to a video of them jiving. The two minute clip of David and Richard Gordon dancing around the kitchen of their Magheraboy farmhouse in wellies and flat caps has been viewed over five million times. To the sound of country star Patrick Feeney the pair perform a […]
Warning over thefts from cars at tourist locations
GARDAÍ in Donegal are advising motorists to secure their vehicles when parking in unattended carparks in coastal and scenic locations, as millions of euro worth of property are stolen from cars each year. The average value of property stolen is approximately €660, with cash making up an average of €330 per incident. Cash, car accessories, […]
The Donegal man charting the work of LGBT trailblazers
TO mask the fact he was gay Domhnaill Harkin created an alter-ego for himself – Daniel. It was only after years in denial that he finally found the courage to confront who he really was. Now the Burt native is using his personal experience to encourage young people to talk about LGBTQ+ issues. Living in […]
Pensioner taken to hospital after collision in Raphoe
A MAN in his eighties has been taken to hospital following a one vehicle collision in Raphoe. Around 10am today (Tuesday), Gardaí attended the scene of a single road traffic collision at Meadowhill, Raphoe. Following the collision, a man in his early 80s was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital. Advertisement Diversions are currently […]
Donegal Relay for Life raises over €70,000
THE date for 2022 Relay for Life has been confirmed as the committee is ‘delighted’ with this years event which raised over €73,000. Relay for Life, in aid of the Irish Cancer Society, was held virtually in Donegal on June 5 and 6 and thousands of people took part throughout the county and raised a […]
Two tragic deaths of women in Donegal over weekend
THERE is huge sadness across the locality following the death of a young mother-of-one in the early hours of Sunday morning. Named locally as Laura Connolly, the 34-year-old was struck by a white van at 2.45am at Townparks on the N15 in Lifford. The vehicle failed to remain at the scene. Emergency services were tasked […]
Man charged in connection with fatal hit and run
A MAN who is charged in relation to a fatal hit and run in Lifford has been released on bail. Sean Connaughton (50) with an address in Dundalk, county Louth appeared at Letterkenny District Court today (Monday). Connaughton was arrested on Sunday afternoon on suspicion of hit and run causing death or serious injury. Advertisement […]