Kilcar man (86) left waiting for Roscommon ambulance


By Róise Collins A DONEGAL Senator has demanded an urgent review of the National Ambulance Service after an 86-year-old man was left waiting almost two hours for an ambulance from Roscommon following a fall outside his home in Kilcar. Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Manus Boyle described the incident, which took place on Saturday, April […]

Call for new Administrator Officer for Letterkenny’s Cathedral Quarter


A new administrative position should be created to help progress the future development of the Cathedral Quarter in Letterkenny, according to Cllr. Tómas Seán Devine. He praised the work that has been carried out to date, and in particular the contribution of local man Donnan Harvey for more than a decade. At the May meeting […]

Frustration as wait goes on for new garda station in Ramelton


By Chris Ashmore PROPERTY that was leased more than two years ago for use as a new garda station in Ramelton is still lying idle – and with no timeline for it to be open to the public. This is despite the fact that there have been growing calls for a greater garda presence in […]

Former Letterkenny café could become apartments


By Louise Doyle PLANS could be afoot to change a former Letterkenny café into apartments. A planning site notice has appeared on the property of the former ‘Chillout Café’ on Lower Main Street, which closed its doors at Christmas. Advertisement According to the notice, Brendan McGettigan is applying to Donegal County Council for planning permission for […]

Traffic warning ahead of weekend race in Lifford


MOTORISTS are being advised to expect delays this Sunday as thousands of runners take part in the sold-out Strabane Lifford Half Marathon. Now in its tenth year, the popular cross-border event begins at 9.30am from the Alley Theatre in Strabane and concludes around 12:30pm at the Melvin Running Track. This year’s course has been redesigned […]

Doagh Famine Village to reopen next week following devastating fire


By Dionne Meehan  DOAGH Famine Village has announced it will reopen next week after a massive fire recently destroyed two-thirds of the popular Donegal tourist attraction. The fire cast a deep shadow over the Inishowen community, leaving many heartbroken in its wake. Advertisement Founded by Patrick Doherty in 1997, the famine village is visited by […]

Weather: Today will be dry with plenty of sunshine 


TODAY will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees. Tonight will be dry and clear overnight, apart from isolated mist patches. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees generally in light north-easterly or variable breezes.  

Mickey Joe Harte backs Eurovision ban for Israel


By Thomas Maher FORMER Eurovision star Mickey Joe Harte has taken a rare public political stand, joining over 70 past contestants from across Europe in signing a letter calling for Israel to be excluded from the popular song contest this year, citing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Speaking to the Strabane Chronicle, the Lifford […]

‘Only time will tell’ if Minister can deliver for Donegal homes


By Paul McElwee A Donegal councillor has said that ‘only time will tell’ if the newly-appointed Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD is the man to deliver on the defective block crisis engulfing Donegal. Cllr Ali Farren of the 100% Redress Party was speaking following Minister Browne’s visit to the county […]