By Paul McElwee STRUGGLING with mental health is never easy – some days you’re up, others you’re down. One man who knows this all too well is Simon Canning, a Strabane native now living in Killygordon, who is using his personal journey to encourage others to speak out, while raising money for two vital local […]
Letterkenny hostel plans given green light
by Louise Doyle THE change of use of a dwelling house to hostel accommodation in Letterkenny has been given the go-ahead. Donegal County Council has given the green light to retention permission for the development at 1 Clachan Mór, Windyhall. Advertisement Applicant, Mr Brendan McDaid applied for retention permission in February for the change of use […]
Man (40s) dies after collapsing while climbing Errigal
A man aged in his 40s collapsed while climbing Errigal Mountain this afternoon. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, RTE has reported. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when the man became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. Advertisement The National Ambulance Service, the Coastgaurd […]
Letterkenny woman recalls meeting Pope Francis
By Paddy Walsh FIVE years after a memorable meeting with Pope Francis, Letterkenny woman, Mary Maguire, found herself in Rome last weekend when the popular Pontiff passed away. “I was there for another reason entirely and it was only on social media that I learned that he had sadly died,” she said. Advertisement Speaking from […]
Letterkenny celebrates another life-changing Lotto win
LETTERKENNY is celebrating another major National Lottery triumph as a player scooped the €500,000 top prize in yesterday’s EuroMillions Plus draw – marking the second big win for the town this year. The player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw from Callaghan’s XL on Main Street. The winning numbers in […]
Falcarragh pays tribute to Irish female rebel leader
By Sean Hillen HOLDING up trains with a gun without a trigger, dumping newspapers into rivers and hiding aboard a fishing boat along the Donegal coast to escape capture – such were some of the colourful exploits a packed audience in Falcarragh learned last weekend about local rebel leader, Eithne Ni Cumhnail. Part of the Easter […]
Parenting Column: Mums to be should pack separate bags for the labour and maternity wards
Each time I was expecting, I relished the thought of packing my hospital bag. It’s one of the most practical – and oddly satisfying – ways to prepare for Baby’s arrival. It felt good to be organised in spite of the uncertainty of the labour ahead. As it turns out, I was lucky to have […]
NI Health Minister commits to bringing back cross-border scheme
By Roisin Henderson THE North’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has declared he wants to work “at pace” to reinstate the former cross-border health scheme to help bring down waiting lists. Last week our sister paper, the Fermanagh Herald reported how the Minister for Health in the South Jennifer Carroll MacNeill had said she saw cross-border cooperation on healthcare […]
Daniel O’Donnell to headline fundraising concert in Crolly
By Róise Collins A MAJOR fundraising concert will take place in Crolly tomorrow night in a show of solidarity following the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church, Derrybeg on Easter Monday. The event, headlined by Daniel O’Donnell, will be held in the marquee at Teach Paidi Óig. Advertisement Organised by Coiste Forbartha Chroithlí, the […]
Pope Francis’ final resting place has special Donegal link
By Louise Doyle HUNDREDS of thousands of people will attend Pope Francis’ funeral tomorrow in St Peter’s Square at 10am, while closer to home many households across the county will watch the proceedings on television to bid farewell to the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church. Mourners have been paying their respects to […]