Louise Doyle delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com APRIL 26, 1975 Advertisement BURST MILFORD SEWER A DANGER TO HEALTH, SAYS COUNCILLOR A sewer serving the National Building Agency houses at Milford has burst and is […]
Full house for Crolly concert in aid of Derrybeg Church
By Eoin Mc Garvey “The Royal Albert Hall wouldn’t be any better than the tent here tonight in Crolly” singer Daniel O’Donnell told the large crowd that came last night for the fundraising event in aid of St Mary’s Church, Derrybeg. Clannad’s Moya Brennan and friends, Altan’s Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, An Crann Óg, the Colangelo […]
Letterkenny Cricket Club into bat – but without a proper home
SINCE it was founded in 2019, Letterkenny Cricket Club has made enormous strides and they go into the new season with high hopes that their first team could get promoted. The rapidly expanding club now fields three adult teams at the weekends, a midweek team, and it also has two underage teams, at under-8 and […]
Charity event to shine a light on mental health
By Paul McElwee STRUGGLING with mental health is never easy – some days you’re up, others you’re down. One man who knows this all too well is Simon Canning, a Strabane native now living in Killygordon, who is using his personal journey to encourage others to speak out, while raising money for two vital local […]
Letterkenny hostel plans given green light
by Louise Doyle THE change of use of a dwelling house to hostel accommodation in Letterkenny has been given the go-ahead. Donegal County Council has given the green light to retention permission for the development at 1 Clachan Mór, Windyhall. Advertisement Applicant, Mr Brendan McDaid applied for retention permission in February for the change of use […]
Man (40s) dies after collapsing while climbing Errigal
A man aged in his 40s collapsed while climbing Errigal Mountain this afternoon. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, RTE has reported. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when the man became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. Advertisement The National Ambulance Service, the Coastgaurd […]
Letterkenny woman recalls meeting Pope Francis
By Paddy Walsh FIVE years after a memorable meeting with Pope Francis, Letterkenny woman, Mary Maguire, found herself in Rome last weekend when the popular Pontiff passed away. “I was there for another reason entirely and it was only on social media that I learned that he had sadly died,” she said. Advertisement Speaking from […]
Letterkenny celebrates another life-changing Lotto win
LETTERKENNY is celebrating another major National Lottery triumph as a player scooped the €500,000 top prize in yesterday’s EuroMillions Plus draw – marking the second big win for the town this year. The player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw from Callaghan’s XL on Main Street. The winning numbers in […]
Falcarragh pays tribute to Irish female rebel leader
By Sean Hillen HOLDING up trains with a gun without a trigger, dumping newspapers into rivers and hiding aboard a fishing boat along the Donegal coast to escape capture – such were some of the colourful exploits a packed audience in Falcarragh learned last weekend about local rebel leader, Eithne Ni Cumhnail. Part of the Easter […]
Parenting Column: Mums to be should pack separate bags for the labour and maternity wards
Each time I was expecting, I relished the thought of packing my hospital bag. It’s one of the most practical – and oddly satisfying – ways to prepare for Baby’s arrival. It felt good to be organised in spite of the uncertainty of the labour ahead. As it turns out, I was lucky to have […]