Upgrades underway to strengthen Stranorlar’s water supply


UISCE Éireann is beginning important upgrade works in Stranorlar this week that will help reduce bursts, improve water quality, and deliver a more reliable supply for local homes and businesses. Uisce Éireann crews are replacing more than 700 metres of ageing water mains along the N15 from McClays Corner to the Admiran Park junction in Stranorlar. Uisce Éireann’s Programme Manager, Patricia Lowry, explained […]

Donegal’s Dr Joe Mulholland to be laid to rest today


THE founder and driving force behind the MacGill Summer School in Glenties, Dr Patrick Joseph (Joe) Mulholland, will be laid to rest today in Dublin. Dr Mulholland, former Managing Director of RTÉ Television, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31 after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family and in the kind care of […]

‘Letterkenny is a real kaleidoscope now’
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THE Church of Ireland’s Diocese of Derry and Raphoe held its inaugural service for Racial Justice Sunday in Letterkenny today. The service, which was held in Conwal Parish Church, focused on celebrating diversity under the theme ‘welcoming the stranger’. Rev Adrian Dorrian, who became Rector of Conwal and Gartan last March, said the decision to […]

Donegal singer Seán Feeny releases long-awaited debut album
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DONEGAL singer and songwriter Seán Feeny released his debut album Galactic Tides on Friday, a moment he described as “a long time coming.” Seán first recorded an original song when he was just 19 years old, almost 25 years ago. At the time, music took a back seat to the practicalities of adult life. “I […]

The Way We Were
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Saoirse Gallagher 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 January 31, 1976 Advertisement GARTAN AVENUE TENANTS COMPLAIN OF DEFECTS IN HOUSES AT a meeting of the newly formed Gartan Avenue Tenants Association in Letterkenny on Monday […]

‘History is on the walls of the main gallery’
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‘Declan Doherty’s Donegal’ exhibition opens in the Regional Cultural Centre. By Paddy Walsh CLOSE to a century has passed since a young cleric purchased some camera equipment and went on to record an extensive pictorial record of life and lives in his native Donegal over the subsequent decades. Advertisement It was a craft and a […]

‘It’s a fundamental breach of trust’


ST Eunan’s Board of Management is seeking an urgent meeting with Minster for Education following an emergency meeting convened to address its exclusion from the Department of Education’s 2026 priority list. In an open on Thursday afternoon, the Board of Management described the decision as a “fundamental breach of the trust placed in the state by the people […]

Essential water maintenance works taking place in South Donegal next week


UISCE Éireann is advising customers in South Donegal that essential reservoir cleaning works will take place next week. These planned works are necessary to maintain and protect the water supply for homes and businesses in the area. While bypass systems are in place for most reservoirs, helping to minimise disruption, some customers may experience reduced […]