Drugs worth €38,000 seized at house in Letterkenny


DRUGS worth an estimated €38,000 have been seized during the search of a house in Letterkenny. As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs and related crime in County Donegal, gardaí from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit conducted an operation in the town on Friday. A garda spokesperson […]


International music highlights link between diverse nationalities
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by Sean Hillen PROBABLY never in the annals of musical history has a Ukrainian saxophonist-cum-accordionist and an Irish bodhrán player come together as a highly-entertaining duet. But they did this week at a celebratory Yuletide event at Garradh Colmcille in Falcarragh attended by women, men and children representing diverse nationalities including Canadian, South African, American, […]


Danny O’Carroll sparkles in pantomime debut 


The beanstalk has officially been climbed, and Christmas has landed in Waterford as Jack and the Beanstalk, the brand new Southeast pantomime, burst onto the stage at the SETU Arena on Friday night, December 19, to a packed, full-house audience of 600 and a standing ovation to close the show. From the moment the curtain […]


Home Alone is Donegal’s favourite Christmas film


NEW research from Virgin Media Ireland has revealed Donegal’s favourite Christmas movie. According to the study, Home Alone is the most popular Christmas film in Donegal, based on average Google search volumes each December since 2021 The study looked at the top 100 highest-grossing Christmas movies of all time, as well as how often Irish audiences […]


FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Way We Were


Aoife Doherty delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. 1975, December 13 Letterkenny bright and festive ahead of the Christmas season LETTERKENNY today stands as Donegal’s leading town. And the future seems bright. In a few years it is estimated the present population of around 6,000 will have jumped […]