Football community gathers to say a final goodbye to Dessie Kelly


By Diarmaid Doherty REPRESENTATIVES from a host of football organisations and clubs gathered at St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny yesterday for the funeral Mass of one of the county’s best known sporting administrators, Dessie Kelly, 13 Knocknamona Park, Letterkenny, The former secretary of the Donegal League and founding member of Letterkenny Rovers FC died on […]

N13 Dual Carriageway Lane Closures


A SECTION of the Dual Carriageway will be closed for a period of time this week while essential maintenance works are carried out. Lane closures will be in place on the N13 Dual Carraigeway between the Manorcunningham Roundabout and the Dry Arch Roundabout today, June 17 and June 18. Today, inbound lane closures began at […]

McHugh rejects Taoiseach’s repeated efforts to mend Fine Gael rift


EFFORTS to bring Donegal TD Joe McHugh back into the Fine Gael ranks have intensified under the new leadership of Taoiseach Simon Harris, who has made direct appeals both before and after his recent ascension to the role. Deputy McHugh, a former minister and Government Chief Whip, lost the Fine Gael party whip over his […]

Donegal woman helps fund Christian Aid


A Donegal women, who in her eighties, has raised more than €1,000 for Christian Aid Ireland’s work helping vulnerable people around the world. Judith Hinchliff, a parishioner at St John’s Church of Ireland in Rossnowlagh, held a coffee morning fundraiser last month at her church hall. Her fellow parishioners got behind her and baked buns […]

Glenmaquin National School celebrates major expansion


Glenmaquin National School is preparing to officially open the new classroom it has added thanks to the support of the strong Presbyterian congregation of Manorcunningham. Glenmaquin is one of nine schools maintained by the Presbyterian Church. It is a small two teacher school situated about five miles from Letterkenny in a rural area. The school […]

Gaoth Dobhair woman graduates from University of Limerick


Bronagh Doherty recently graduated with a diploma in School Leadership from University of Limerick. Bronagh is from Gaoth Dobhair and she is pictured with her husband Sean. University of Limerick has conferred degrees on more than 1,200 students this week as part of its latest graduation ceremonies. The University now boasts more than 125,000 alumni […]