GALLERY – The Week in pictures


See Friday and Monday’s Donegal News for a selection of News and Photographs from around the County this week. Pictured are some of the staff at Penney’s Letterkenny who are going to complete the Pieta House, Darkness into Light 5k walk on Saturday morning in memory of their colleague Seamy Peoples. Photo: Donna El Assaad

Penney’s staff to go from Darkness into Light for Seamy


DEVASTATED work colleagues and friends of a young Letterkenny man who died last month will take part in Darkness into Light tomorrow, (Saturday) in his memory. Seamus (Seamy) Peoples died on April 4. A valued and popular member of staff in Penneys where he had worked for 12 years, employees there are now planning to […]

Letterkenny residents warned to expect water disruption


REPAIRS to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to The Glebe, Golf Course Road, Kiltoy and surrounding areas of Letterkenny today, Irish Water has warned. Works have an estimated completion time of 5pm. Anyone needing to contact the water authority should quote the unique reference number, DON010238.

Your town is already great…But could it be better?


DONEGAL County Council has begun seeking expressions of Interest from towns and villages across the county as part of the recently launched Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2017. This scheme is targeting rural towns and villages with populations of less than 10,000 and is being funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and […]

Civil Defence to take on Errigal challenge for charity


CIVIL Defence volunteers are preparing to take on the Errigal Challenge in aid of the Motor Neurone Association on Saturday, May 20. “We are undertaking this challenge to raise much needed funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association following the diagnosis of one of our long serving members and friends within the organisation, Mr […]