The Irish Farmers’ Association will host the online webinar.
Accessible bus service improvements welcomed
NEWLY re-elected Fine Gael Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh recently welcomed confirmation from the manager of Bus Éireann that Route 64 bus services from Letterkenny to Galway Bus stations will be wheelchair accessible from June 23. The wheelchair accessible route will include Ballyshannon and Sligo Bus Stations. Cllr Kavanagh had raised the issue at a meeting in […]
Donegal Minister distressed by horse mistreatment
Donegal minister, Charlie McConalogue, has described images of horses being mistreated in the RTÉ Investigates as “distressing and abhorrent”
Nic Mheanman to give women and youth a voice
The Sinn Féin councillor (25) was elected in Lifford-Stranorlar LE
Relief as missing Donegal teenager is located
By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY teenager Theo Devaney has been located safe and well. The 15 year old went missing from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on June 11. Advertisement A spokesperson from Theo’s family announced the good news on social media this evening. “Theo has been found safe. “Thank you to each and every one of you that […]
Emotion amid the drama – Donal ‘Mandy’ savours election triumph
By Paddy Walsh On Saturday as the tally figures projected positive news for Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly, he was absent for a period from the count centre at the Aura Leisure Complex. Away from the noise and bustle and instead standing in the quiet of Conwal graveyard where his brother, Manus, is laid to rest. Advertisement […]
A special day for Fr Anthony, his family and friends
By Paddy Walsh On an occasion blessed by its solemnity and the music and song of the combined choirs, St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny played host to the ordination of Stranorlar man, Fr. Anthony Hartnett on Sunday. A packed congregation watched the ceremony as he was ordained into the priesthood by former Bishop of the […]
Deep sadness at passing of ‘Mr. Football’ – Dessie Kelly, Letterkenny
There is sadness this evening in Letterkenny and in sporting circles throughout Donegal with the news of the passing of Dessie Kelly. One of the county’s best known and longest serving soccer administrators, Dessie had been in ill-health in recent times and died earlier today. He was a man who gave his life to soccer […]
“Her family was her greatest love”- Funeral takes place of Gillian Gallagher-Lynch
By Dionne Meehan THE FUNERAL took place in Lifford on Thursday of Gillian Gallagher-Lynch, Tober, Ballindrait, Lifford. The mum-of-one and owner of Blades Barbers Elite in Letterkenny died suddenly on Friday, June 7. Advertisement Requiem Mass was celebrated on Thursday morning, June 13 in St Patrick’s Church, Murlog, Lifford, followed by burial in the adjoining […]
Denis McGee – the accidental politician who’s ready to make his mark
By Sabrina Sweeney WHEN Denis McGee took to the stage in the Laurels Ballroom in the Highlands Hotel in Glenties at midnight, officially elected as a councillor, he was visibly tired. It had been a long day of tense wondering and hoping. Advertisement With an early tally of almost 900 votes, there had been murmurings […]