THE principals of two secondary schools in Buncrana say the school communities are devastated at the loss of two of their pupils who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Buncrana on Saturday. Principals Kevin Cooley (Crana College) and Evelyn McLoughlin (Scoil Mhuire) said the community of the schools, including students, staff, Boards […]
New Presbyterian Minister for Dunfanaghy and Carrigart Congregations
REVEREND Dario Leal has been appointed as the new minister to serve at Dunfanaghy and Carrigart Presbyterian Churches. Preparations are now underway for a service of installation which will take place at Carrigart Church on Sunday, May 25. Mr Leal, who is originally from Chile, said he was looking forward to taking up the new […]
Emergency crews attending major gorse fire near Creeslough
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FIRE crews are attending the scene of a major gorse fire close to the N56 road outside Creeslough. An appeal has gone out to local farmers with slurry tanks to ferry water to the scene. Videos of the fire, which is on the Termon side of the ‘bog road’ in Creeslough have been posted on […]
Buncrana tragedy: Special prayer vigil to take place this afternoon
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By: Evelyn Cullen A prayer vigil will take place at 4pm today at St Mary’s Oratory, Buncrana, in memory of the two young men who tragically lost their lives after getting in to difficulty in the water yesterday afternoon near Ned’s Point, Buncrana. Three young men, aged between 16 and 19 years of age were […]
Second teenager dies in swimming tragedy in Buncrana
A second young man has died following a swimming tragedy yesterday off the coast of Buncrana in the Inishowen Peninsula. Three young men aged between 16 and 19 got into difficulty while swimming near Lisfannon beach, at around 2pm on Saturday afternoon. A major search operation involving both volunteers and members of the emergency services […]
Holy Week in Athens – where the Greeks do Easter better than the Irish
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Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought communities together in prayer, tradition and wonderful celebration. I moved to Greece last year to pursue my love for a passionate and traditional bushy-bearded Greek man, who I met while visiting Athens in 2023. Delightedly, […]
Update: Body found in search for missing teenager off Buncrana coast
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The body of a teenager has been recovered from the water off Buncrana following an extensive search and rescue operation this evening. He was one of three teenagers who had gotten into difficulty while swimming at Ned’s Point earlier today. His body was recovered by members of the Greencastle Coast Guard team shortly after 9pm […]
UPDATE: Teenager is missing, another rushed to LUH
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A SEARCH operation is continuing off Buncrana this evening after a group of teenagers got into difficulty while swimming earlier today. RTÉ is tonight reporting that a teenager remains missing and another was taken from the sea and brought to Letterkenny University Hospital and his condition is said to be ‘very serious’. According to RTÉ, […]
One family’s devastating cancer journey highlighted during Health Minister’s visit
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By Róise Collins Last week, the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, visited Donegal. Travelling from her constituency in the capital to Letterkenny University Hospital, Ms. MacNeill took a route all too familiar to many people in Donegal. Every week, people from across this county make the long journey to Dublin or Galway for cancer […]
Search and rescue operation ongoing off Buncrana
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Emergency services are at the scene of a search operation which has been ongoing this evening off Buncrana. The Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter and several RNLI lifeboats are involved in the search which is taking place off the Lisfannon beach in Buncrana. In a statement issued this evening, Gardai have confirmed that […]