CONGRATULATIONS to Richard and Breege Doherty from Buncrana who welcomed a new baby boy on Christmas Day. Little baby Richard Brian arrived at 10.45pm on Thursday night, weighing 6lb and 14 oz. He was the only baby born in Letterkenny University Hospital on Christmas Day. Advertisement Our photographer Brian McDaid visited a busy maternity department […]
Gritters to be deployed as temperatures forecasted to dip again
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IT promises to be another busy few hours for the gritting staff of Donegal County Council who will be out on all designated routes this St Stephen’s Day evening and again tomorrow morning. In a week of freezing temperatures the council’s gritting service has been regularly treating the county’s roads for the past few days. […]
Four cars off the road: Motorists urged to be cautious of dangerous conditions
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MOTORISTS are being urged to drive with caution today as some of the county’s main and secondary roads remain extremely dangerous due to black ice and freezing conditions. Four vehicles left the road in the Bullock Park area of Drumkeen on the main Letterkenny to Ballybofey road a short time ago. The incident occurred close […]
Rathmullan New Year’s Day swim – preparations underway for charity chilly dip
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PREPARATIONS are well underway for the annual New Year’s Day swim in Rathmullan and this year, proceeds will be going to Rathmullan First Responders and the local Brownknowe National School Parents Association. Always a great event for the community, the organisers are once again hoping for a big turn-out as participants take a dip in […]
Feature Flashback: My 10-hour stint on the beat with gardaí in Letterkenny
The Donegal News looks back at our most popular feature stories of 2025. THE increasing challenges our frontline services are under is undeniable, but on Saturday night I saw this first-hand when I was given the opportunity to accompany Letterkenny gardaí on the beat. Setting out at 6pm in an unmarked car with Garda Stephen […]
Council’s gritting service out this evening and again tomorrow morning
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DONEGAL County Council’s road gritting service will be treating all designated roads in the county from 5pm this evening, Christmas Day and again from 6am on St Stephen’s Day morning. Another cold night is in store with Met Éireann forecasting temperatures as low as -2 degrees tonight. The gritting service was also deployed on Wednesday […]
Mary’s Meals St Stephen’s Day walk at Glenveagh
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IF you fancy working off some of the Christmas dinner why not get along to the Mary’s Meals St Stephen’s Day walk. The annual fundraiser takes place tomorrow in the beautiful setting of Glenveagh National Park. Meet up in the car park area of Glenveagh and the walk will get underway at 10.30am with participants […]
Christmas cheer at Dungloe Community Hospital
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Dungloe Community Hospital was filled with festive spirit during a special visit from singer Sinead Black and some of the team from Highland Radio this week. It brought joy, music and seasonal goodwill to residents, staff and visitors alike. The visit featured a lively singalong led by Sinead who guided everyone through a selection of […]
Feature Flashback: Brave Martin Gallagher on the road to recovery
The Donegal News looks back at our most popular feature stories of 2025. This article was written by our reporter Dionne Meehan last June. IT felt like any ordinary Sunday night. Martin and Anthony Gallagher left their home at Charlie Daly Terrace to enjoy a night out at a local pub in the lead up […]
Generosity shines through: Lions Club charity auction raises €20,000
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THE immense generosity of members of the public and businesses across Donegal shone through once again this year, with Letterkenny Lions Club’s Annual Charity Auction raising €20,000 for the Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN). The network, established by Donegal Local Development CLG (DLDC), consists of 21 community and voluntary organisations. Each year, 100,672 food packages […]