Letterkenny woman Maggie McDaid recently turned her 60th birthday into a special charity event. She hosted a birthday bash in the Station House Hotel and told guests that instead of birthday cards and presents, they could instead make a donation to her fundraising efforts. All money raised on the night was going to Donegal Hospice […]
Well-being with weeds! – Donegal event hears how weeds can manage arthritis, stress and heart problems
ICE-cream with elderflowers and meadowsweet, butter with thyme and calendula flowers and pesto with dandelions and sorrel – such creative foods were presented this week at an event highlighting health benefits from plants growing throughout Donegal. Organised at Anamcara Healing Herbs Garden (anamcarahealingherbs.com) in Brinlack, developed by Transylvanian-born herbalist Columbia Hillen, the event focused on how […]
COLUMN: Dementia care – sometimes, the simple ideas turn out to be the best
By Sabrina Sweeney MY GRANNY lived with Alzheimer’s for the last decade or so of her life. Like all who suffer with this horrible disease, she had trouble staying in the present. Talk about things that had happened a couple of months or even just a few days previous would leave her confused and frustrated […]
Large numbers from Donegal attend pro-life rally in Dublin
Donegal was well represented as thousands attended a pro-life rally in Dublin city centre today which heard calls for the government to establish a special task force to tackle the “spiralling abortion rate”. Speakers said politicians must “wake up” to the fact that abortion numbers have more than tripled since 2018. Large numbers of participants […]
Croithlí Distillery celebrating two years in business
CROITHLÍ Distillery is enjoying two prominent accolades amid its second birthday celebrations. It has had one of its whiskeys ranked as a top Irish single malt. The New York International Spirits Competition has announced the top-ranked Irish whiskeys from its 2024 judging. Advertisement Four whiskeys won Double Gold medals, with Irish single malt expressions dominating […]
Pupils meet up again fifty years after their Leaving Certificate
by Eoin McGarvey OVER 20 pupils from the first year class of 1969 at Dungloe High School came together in the Waterfront Hotel, Dungloe on Saturday evening to go down memory lane about their good times at school. Some past pupils travelled from abroad and others from down the country, while many living locally made […]
‘One for the Road’ is travelling well
by Paddy Walsh If you’re going to name your book ‘One for the Road’ then it’s highly likely it will travel well. And so at a book signing in Letterkenny Shopping Centre for his latest venture into the publishing (pub for short) world, Kieran Kelly’s first customer on Saturday as he sat at the table […]
Father of Creeslough victim ‘infuriated’ by Irish Red Cross
BY JEROME HUGHES THE father of Creeslough tragedy victim Leona Harper has said he has been left “infuriated” by the Red Cross over the charity’s handling of remaining funds raised in the wake of the 2022 tragedy. Hugh Harper claims he has made efforts to contact the Red Cross to find out precisely how €144,000 is […]
Developer to reapply for planning permission for housing project
by Louise Doyle A PROMINENT developer is to re-lodge plans for planning permission for a major housing development in Letterkenny turned down by An Bord Pleanála. Applicant PJ McDermott lodged plans to build almost 300 houses and apartments at Glencar Irish and Glencar Scotch in Letterkenny. Advertisement The proposed development comprised two phases, with the first phase […]
Council reminds motorists that Donegal Town’s Diamond is now a pedestrian zone
Donegal County Council is reminding the public that the newly designed Diamond area in Donegal Town is now a pedestrian zone and all vehicles should be parked in nearby car parks The Diamond reopened to the public on Friday, June 28 following an extensive regeneration project. And according to the council, “there has been a […]