By Kate Heaney VINTNERS from across Ireland will gather in Ballybofey next week for their annual conference – and topping the agenda will be the future of rural pubs and how those in the trade are having to deal with changes in people’s attitudes to socialising. President of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) John Clendennen said […]
Luxury Raphoe mansion worth €0 – defective concrete
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ON the open market it should have a price tag of more than €1 million but instead a luxury 3-storey house in Raphoe has just been declared worthless by professional valuers due to its crumbling walls and foundations. The home is owned by Rosalind and Frank McBrearty. In his hayday Frank Snr was one of […]
Capacity Act meeting to take place in Letterkenny
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FAMILIES of loved ones with a limited decision-making capacity are being urged to attend a public meeting in Letterkenny this week. ‘A Conversation with Áine Flynn’, Director of Decision Support Services, will take place in the Station House Hotel this evening from 7pm to 8.30pm. The event will provide a unique chance to hear directly about […]
Series of arrests as Garda checkpoints continue
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THE Bank Holiday Weekend may have come to an end but Gardaí from Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit are reminding motorists that checkpoints continue. Today, two multi agency checkpoints were conducted which resulted in a series of arrests. At the first checkpoint, a driver was arrested this morning in the Letterkenny area after they failed a […]
NWRC graduate Niamh turns up the volume in New York City
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A NORTH West Regional College (NWRC) graduate who set her sights on a career in Theatre Sound Design while at Strand Road campus, has just finished opening a show on Broadway working alongside many talented Theatre professionals including Oscar winning actor Eddie Redmayne in New York. Niamh Gaffney has been working on Cabaret at the […]
Special walk in memory of woman struck by garda car in Donegal
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by Louise Doyle FAMILY, friends and work colleagues of a young woman who died after being struck by a garda in Donegal almost one year ago have taken part in a special walk in her memory. The 21-year-old hairdresser, from Derry, had been out for the night in Donegal when she was hit by a garda car at […]
Donegal Tweed takes centre stage at The Wonder of Weave event in Edinburgh
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THE story of Donegal Tweed and its connections with Scotland and Scottish Tweed took centre stage at a special event in Edinburgh hosted by the Irish Consulate Service in association with Donegal County Council. Over 100 people attended the event that aimed to celebrate the long standing connections between Ireland and Scotland. The event took […]
New child benefit to help hundreds of Donegal homes
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The first payments of child benefit for 18-year-olds in Donegal who are in f/t education, or who have a disability, are being processed this week
Almost 600 patients on trolleys in LUH in April
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by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY University Hospital had almost 600 patients on trolleys in April. Figures by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show more than 11,070 patients, including 258 children, were admitted to hospital without a bed in April. Advertisement LUH was the fifth overcrowded hospital, with 594 patients on trolleys last month. University Hospital […]
