Fifty new software jobs to be created in Letterkenny


FIFTY new software jobs will be created in Letterkenny over the next 18 months. Zinkworks, a Telecoms & Financial Services Research & Development company have announced the establishment of a software engineering hub in the CoLab facility on the Letterkenny I.T. Campus. Zinkworks was founded in 2018 and currently employs 180 people at its head […]


Singer’s emotional encounter with young refugee


A big-hearted gesture by local singer Brí Carr reduced a Ukranian mother to tears. The soul-warming encounter took place in Letterkenny’s twin town of Rudolstadt where Brí, along with over 30 other Donegal people, spent St Patrick’s Day. The small town in Germany’s Thuringia region has become famous for its St Patrick’s Day party which this year […]


Dry weather prompts gorse fire warning


FOLLOWING the recent dry spell the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a status orange gorse fire warning. The notice, which applies to all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses and other vegetation exist, will remain in effect until midday Monday. A spokesperson for Donegal County Council said […]


Saharan sand sparks car wash queues


CAR washes across the north west have had an unexpectedly busy week following a Saharan sand storm. The unusual weather phenomenon descended on Sunday night, coating vehicles in a layer of brown dust. For drivers it meant a trip to the car wash and businesses have been kept going all week clearing windscreens of grit […]