Stronger Starts Food programme

Tesco Ireland provide food packs to 11 Donegal schools


By Rebecca Crockett FREE food packs have been distributed to 11 DEIS schools in Donegal by Tesco Ireland’s Stronger Starts Food Programme. Tesco Ireland doubled the reach of the Stronger Starts Food programme earlier in the year. The department now provides free fresh food packs to 240 DEIS primary schools and 5,400 children throughout Ireland. […]


Funeral arrangements of latest road victim confirmed


By Dionne Meehan  THE woman who died in Friday’s horrific road collision at Quigley’s Point will be laid to rest on Wednesday. Greencastle’s Donna McDermott, aged in her 30s, was the fifth person to die on the county’s roads in just 13 days. Advertisement Ms McDermott died when the car in which she was a […]


HSE marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2024


THE HSE is marking international World Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place tomorrow, by highlighting actions that can help us to start a conversation, spread a message of hope and save more lives from suicide in Ireland. The global call to action for World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 is to ‘Change the Narrative’ and #StartTheConversation. […]


Arranmore RNLI perform medical evacuation from the island to Burtonport 


Arranmore RNLI crew celebrated the official opening of their new station on Saturday, amid sunshine and with friends from near and far. After the ceremony was over the crew went home for a well-earned rest, or so they thought. Having just finished dinner, relief coxswain, Trevor Devereux from Kilmore Quay in Wexford had to launch […]


Ballybofey awash with colour yesterday for Kym’s Kolour Run


BALLYBOFEY was awash with colour and laughter yesterday as Kym’s Kolour Run took place in the town. This event is held every year in memory of Kym Harley, to raise funds for local causes. Pictured is an extremely colourful Sergeant Seanie Rogers from the Castlefinn Garda Station. He was on hand to ensure that everybody […]


Tributes paid following sad passing of Evan Craig


THE death has occurred of Evan Craig, Ballyboe, Ture, Muff. Mr Craig passed away peacefully at his home yesterday, Sunday, September 8, following an illness. Many tributes have been paid following Mr Craig’s death. Advertisement Devastated by the news of his sad passing, Naomh Padraig GAA took to social media to convey their sadness following […]


Traffic light outage continues at Polestar Roundabout 


By Dionne Meehan TRAFFIC disruption continues in Letterkenny this morning as the traffic lights at the Polestar Roundabout still aren’t working. Problems emerged on Friday afternoon when some of the lights went off. Advertisement Motorists were faced with long delays and the build-up of traffic got worse during the busy Friday evening rush-hour. Gardaí urged […]


Tributes paid to Donegal’s latest road victim 


By Dionne Meehan THE woman who died in Friday’s horrific road collision at Quigley’s Point has been remembered as a lovely person with a bubbly personality. Greencastle’s Donna McDermott, aged in her 30s, was the fifth person to die on the county’s roads in just 13 days. Advertisement Ms McDermott died when the car in […]


Weather: Donegal will be mostly dry today 


TODAY will be largely dry to begin, but there will be some rain and drizzle this afternoon. It will become breezy later and temperatures will be quite cool with highs of 14 to 16 degrees. Tonight will remain blustery with further rain, some heavier falls are possible. Advertisement Lows of 8 to 10 degrees with […]


Donegal man will represent Ireland at Global Welding Competition in France


DONEGAL welder Lee Davison, from Buncrana, is getting ready to represent Ireland at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in France later this month. Lee won the WorldSkills Ireland 2023 Welding competition in Dublin last September and has spent the last five months training full-time for the global competition under Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Welding […]