By Paul McElwee SATURDAY night sees new musical adventure begin for one talented Letterkenny woman as she launches her debut album. Mary Bates only began singing last summer but, already, she has found the confidence to unleash her talent on a welcoming public with ‘Melodies of Healing’ to be heard for the first time in […]
Special night planned to celebrate the memory of Eddie Murray
A SPECIAL tribute night for popular Letterkenny man Eddie Murray is being organised next month to mark what would have been his 50th birthday. The music event will take place at No. 58 in Letterkenny’s Central Bar and will give family and friends of Eddie a chance to celebrate his life and his love of […]
General election hopeful climbing a mountain of a different kind
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY woman Nikki Bradley is no stranger to climbing mountains, but she is scaling a mountain of a different nature as she takes on a gruelling canvas ahead of her general election bid. A disability advocate and cancer survivor, Senator Bradley was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when she was 16 years of age. Advertisement She has since […]
ATU President calls for constraints to be lifted to ‘unlock potential’
By Paul McElwee PRESIDENT of the Atlantic Technological University, Dr Orla Flynn, has said that the university is currently ‘unable to deliver on our promise for the region’ because of constraints placed upon the technological university sector. Dr Flynn was addressing a conferring session at ATU’s Donegal Letterkenny campus yesterday (30th) when she made the […]
Undercover operation led to arrest in drugs case
AN undercover Garda operation led to the arrest of a man on charges of possession of illegal drugs for the purpose of selling or supplying. Oluwashina Omoniyo, who was also charged with one count of money laundering, was ordered to undertake 240 hours of community service when he appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The charges […]
Mary Lou McDonald to meet Defective Block groups today
SINN Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD will visit Donegal today Friday, November 1. While in Donegal, Ms McDonald will meet with families whose homes have been impacted by the defective block scandal and with the families of victims of the Creeslough tragedy. She will also meet with the Donegal Special Needs Parents network. Speaking […]
One dead following house fire in Termon
By Dionne Meehan A MAN in his 80s has died as a result of a house fire in Termon. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene today, Thursday, October 31. Advertisement A garda spokesperson said: “The body of a man (aged in his 80’s) was removed from the premises to the mortuary at Letterkenny University […]
Let lip-sync battle commence
By Paul McElwee THERE’S not a person who isn’t guilty of grabbing a hairbrush and pretending to sing along with our favourite musical artists in the confines of their own bedrooms, having a lip sync battle with the radio. That battle will be taken out of the bedroom and into the hotel next Friday (November […]
Letterkenny’s Dr Nuala Carr to seek a Donegal seat in General Election
Letterkenny woman Nuala Carr is to contest a seat in the General Election in Donegal on behalf of the Green Party. She was a candidate in the recent local elections but failed to win a seat for the Green Party in the Letterkenny electoral area. Dr Carr has just completed a PhD through Queen’s University […]
Parenting Column: Halloween brings happy memories of fun times
By Louise Flanagan Halloween celebrations grow year on year, with more houses displaying spooky decorations and more grown-ups opting to dress up too. Personally, I love Halloween. Before I had kids, I used to take great pride in making my costumes; a time-consuming process that resulted in scissors, superglue, staple guns and glitter scattered the […]