Storm Brendan forces exam changes at LYIT


AS storm force winds continue to batter Donegal, Letterkenny Institute of Technology has announced that exams scheduled for today (Monday) will now take place tomorrow.

Green party announce general election candidate


THE GREEN party has announced their candidate for the general election in Donegal will be Chairperson, Michael White. The Greencastle resident, who has been a member of the party since 2017, said he is delighted to have been selected. Mr White is originally from Moville and attended school in Moville and Carndonagh before going on […]

Peter Casey to launch election bid for Donegal seat


BUSINESSMAN Peter Casey is to put his name on the ballot sheet in the Donegal constituency. The 62-year-old last entered the political arena in 2018 when he put himself forward as a presidential candidate. He finished second to incumbent Michael D Higgins, securing 342,727 (23.3%) votes. Mr Casey caused a stir with controversial comments about, […]

Team investigating gynae services to visit LUH


THE review team carrying out an investigation into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital will visit the hospital mid-January, the Donegal News can reveal. Following a request for an update on the review health care group Saolta has now released information on the identity of those who will be carrying out the investigation which will […]

End of an era as JJ Reid Motors changes hands


THE curtain will come down next week on one of Donegal’s longest running family enterprises. From Monday the keys to JJ Reid Motors will pass to the Connolly Motor Group, bringing to an end almost 60 years of local history. “It is the end of an era for both JJ Reid Motors and for the […]

Steep rise in number of over-65s on dole


THE NUMBER of 65-year-olds registered with Social Welfare Offices in Donegal and are in receipt of jobseeker’s payments has increased by fifty per cent since the Government increased the pension age by a year. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that in 2014, the year the pension age […]

Shock as Finn Harps Stadium left off funding list


DONEGAL TD Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF) has expressed his shock that the Minister for Transport, Sport and Tourism has left the Finn Harps Stadium project off the government’s funding list. This afternoon the Leas Cheann Comhairle accused the Government of false promises and failure to deliver on the project. Last year an allocation of […]