A DONEGAL man has been jailed for 14 months for sexually assaulting two sisters when they were children. The man, who is aged in his 50s, appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court on Tuesday for sentencing. He cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victims. Advertisement The accused had pleaded guilty to a charge relating […]
‘Freedom to Run’ raises €1,200
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THE Donegal screening of a film following a group of Palestinian and Scottish runners as they train for the Palestine and Edinburgh marathons in the occupied West Bank has raised €1,200. ‘Freedom to Run’ was shown in the Gallowglass Community Centre in Milford on Friday last, co-hosted with Milford & District Resource Centre and the Donegal […]
Blaney vows to lift Donegal at EU level
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SENATOR Niall Blaney hosted his well publicised public meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on Monday night where he vowed, that if elected to the European Parliament, he would “lift Donegal and the other border counties out from being a forgotten backwater”. Thanking the public and party supporters for turning out in such numbers he […]
Man arrested following Clonmany hit and run
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Man arrested following hit and run in Clonmany this mornng.
Letterkenny man’s total eclipse of the heart
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By Paddy Walsh HAD The Scullery coffee shop on Derry’s Waterloo Street not been crowded Stephen Coyle and Toni MacCrossan might never have met. But fate, coupled with the extremely busy premises, directed them to share a table and soon the noise all around them was eclipsed by locked eyes and smiles. Advertisement And an […]
28 candidates chasing five MEP seats here
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By Kate Heaney JUST two of the 28 candidates running for the five European Parliament seats in the Midlands North west Constituency are from Donegal. Senator Niall Blaney and former presidential candidate Peter Casey are among the large group seeking to take a seat in the EU parliament for the next five years. Advertisement Fianna […]
Climb of Errigal Mountain – a special celebration of recovery
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PICTURED are some of those who took part in a Climb of Errigal last Saturday, organised as a Celebration of Recovery for people associated with White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre, Muff and their families. Almost 70 people took part in the event in what was a recognition that recovery from addiction is like climbing a mountain, […]
Online booking system is ‘excluding’ elderly passengers, claims councillor
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by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL councillor has claimed elderly public transport users are being ‘left behind’ because of a pre-booking online system for seats. In an open letter to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Cllr Michael McClafferty voiced his concerns that many older people are choosing not to go out because of the complicated system. Advertisement He said […]
New church notice board celebrates life of much loved congregation member
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A NEW notice board at the gates of Dunfanaghy Presbyterian Church has been dedicated in memory of Georgena Sterritt – a former member of the church congregation. Mrs Sterritt, from Casey, Dunfanaghy, had been a member of the congregation since 1972 when she married Leslie Sterritt. She passed away in 2022. The mahogany notice board, […]
Maria McCormack to launch radio station
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By Kate Heaney DONEGAL born singer-songwriter Maria McCormack will officially launch her radio station ‘Over the West Online Radio’ in what promises to be a festive celebration of music at the Devlin Hall in Letterkenny on Saturday next, May 18. Tune in or call down to the Devlin Hall, once home of dancing in the […]