THE ongoing fuel and cost of living crisis will dominate the agenda at a special plenary meeting of Donegal County Council in Lifford today. The special meeting takes place after calls from 100% Redress Party member Councillor Tomás Sean Devine. In light of the recent fuel protests, he wrote to both the Chief Executive of […]
Glenfin GAA lead tributes to Josh Morrow
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Glenfin GAA club have led the tributes to Josh Morrow who lost his life in Saturday’s fatal road collision in Cloghan. Josh (16) died after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a car. “Everyone at CLG Ghleann Fhinne is heartbroken following the tragic death of Josh Morrow,” a club statement read. Advertisement […]
Donegal exit Ulster Championship following Down defeat
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Donegal 1-21 Down 3-21 Donegal exited the Ulster Senior Football Championship on Sunday afternoon, suffering a six-point defeat to Down at O’Donnell Park. Advertisement The visitors led this encounter by a single point at the interval, with Caolan McGonagle firing home a major for Donegal which left the scoreline reading 1-7-0-11. The visitors extended their […]
Parish priest offers prayers as victim of fatal road collision is named locally
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THE parish priest of Glenfin, Fr Lorcan Sharkey, has said those involved in the fatal road collision in Cloghan on Saturday need our prayers and support. A teenage motorcyclist died following the road collision which occurred on the R252 at Cloghan at around 4.30pm. He has been named locally as 16-year-old Josh Morrow from Glenfin. […]
Teenage motorcyclist dies in road collision in Cloghan
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A teenage motorcyclist has died following a road collision at Cloghan this afternoon. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the fatal road collision, which occurred on the R252 at Cloghan. The collision involved a car and a motorcycle and occurred at approximately 4.30pm. Advertisement The motorcyclist, a male aged in his teens, was pronounced deceased […]
40th anniversary: ‘Five beautiful souls’ remembered at special Mass
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The memories of five beautiful souls were celebrated at a special anniversary Mass in St Eunan’s Cathedral this afternoon. Members of the community joined together with friends and family on the 40th anniversary of a tragedy that will never be forgotten in Letterkenny. Joe and Angela O’Donnell lost four children in the blaze which engulfed […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES – The Way We Were
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Ava Maguire delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. April 26, 1976 BURST MILFORD SEWER A DANGER TO HEALTH, SAYS COUNCILLOR A sewer serving the National Building Agency houses at Milford has burst and is leaking into a playing field, creating a serious health hazard that demands the most urgent […]
Gaoth Dobhair couple celebrate golden wedding anniversary
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By Tommy Curran A POPULAR Gaoth Dobhair couple celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Monday . Neily Jimmy John Gallagher, Upper Cotteen, Derrybeg and Nellie (née McFadden), originally from Cnoc Fola were married in St Colmcille Church, Cnoc Fola on Easter Tuesday, April 20, 1976. The bridesmaid was Nellie’s sister, Anna Barry while the best […]
FRESH TAKE: 1926 Census has ignited conversations in homes across Donegal
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For those sitting at a laptop this week, typing in family names and messaging relatives to check details, the 1926 Census has quickly become a deeply personal experience. Taken just a few years after the Civil War and in the early life of the Free State, the archive provides a rare picture of Ireland at […]
Pearse Doherty demands emergency budget to tackle cost-of-living crisis
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Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, will tonight call on government to introduce an emergency budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on the opening evening of Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis in Belfast, Deputy Doherty will say: “In many parts of our country tonight, families are sitting at kitchen tables doing the sums. […]