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 […]

Donegal withdraws from McKenna Cup semi-final


DONEGAL has withdrawn from this next Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final due to the unavailability of players. Donegal GAA manager Declan Bonner said it was not a decision taken lightly but that player welfare had to be front and centre. “CLG Dhún na nGall have formally written to the Ulster CCCC to withdraw from their […]

Countdown on towards Letterkenny Trad Week 2020


THERE is just over a week to go until Letterkenny Trad Week 2020 showcases a host of homegrown and international talent from the world of trad and folk. Now going into its sixth year, the annual event continues to go from strength to strength attracting a high calibre of musicianship. Hosted by the Regional Cultural […]

Green party to hold national conference in Letterkenny


THE DONEGAL branch of the Green Party has won a bid to host the party’s National Convention in Letterkenny during the summer. Up to 700 members will descend on the Cathedral Town. A detailed submission was sent to the party’s executive council and they unanimously agreed on Donegal for the 2020 event. Speaking to the […]