Man killed in suspected hit and run incident is named


The man killed in a suspected hit and run incident in the early hours of this morning has been named locally as Jason Haughey. Mr. Haughey, who is thirty, was found by a motorist on the Windyhall road in Letterkenny at around 4am. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene and the man was transferred […]

Man dies following hit and run in Letterkenny


A MAN has died following a hit and run in Letterkenny in the early hours of this morning. The body of a man was discovered at around 4am by a road user at Windyhall. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene and the man was transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital where he was later pronounced […]

No confirmed Covid-19 cases in Letterkenny hospital


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 1 person with Covid-19 has died. There have now been a total 1,706 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Saturday 13 June the HPSC has been notified of 8 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total […]

Chronicling the life of a great chronicler


FOR over fifty years, journalist Joe McGarrigle chronicled the life and times of Donegal and its people. His contribution to television, radio and press made him one of the best known and most respected provincial journalists in the country. He left behind him a collection of over 800 photographs, audio recordings (including the last known […]

First confirmed case of Covid-19 in Donegal in 23 days


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 5 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,705* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Friday 12 June the HPSC has been notified of 46** confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 25,295*** […]

Corner of Letterkenny had baby boom during lockdown


TROPICAL World in Letterkenny has enjoyed a baby boom over the past two months. While its doors have remained closed to visitors due to Covid-19 the new arrivals include a pair of rare Bali Straling chicks, a baby Aracari, the first bred in Ireland, together with twin cotton top tamarins and twin baby pygmy marmoset […]

Plan to revitalise Creeslough starts to bear fruit


  INNOVATIVE plans to revitalise a struggling Donegal village are starting to bear fruit. It follows confirmation that three parties are now benefiting from incentives to attract new business in Creeslough. Advertisement Two years have passed since Creeslough born cousins Charles and Martin Sweeney first unveiled their ambitious plans to offer rent-free shops and office […]

Three more deaths, 13 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 3 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,705* Covid19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Thursday 11 June the HPSC has been notified of 13 confirmed cases of Covid19. There is now a total of 25,250** […]

Covid-19 testing down to 14 daily at Letterkenny centre


FOURTEEN tests, on average, a day were provided in the Letterkenny Covid-19 testing centre in the first nine days of this month, new figures reveal. ST Eunan’s GAA club pitches have been used by the HSE as a drive-through Covid-19 testing centre since March 27. The test centre in Letterkenny has completed 2,478 tests, and […]