ONE of the North West’s best-known drama circuit figures is delighted by the burgeoning awakening in amateur theatre. The return to Letterkenny of the All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival in a few weeks’ time – for the first time since 2017 – has created fantastic local excitement and interest. It is a dream, according to veteran, […]
Protest hears residents’ concerns over Carrigans to Lifford Greenway
PROTESTERS held a demonstration this afternoon against the Carrigans to Lifford Greenway. East Donegal residents shared a number of concerns about the project, which incorporates local property and farmland in its proposed route. They expressed worries for local wildlife and the possibility of the greenway being used as a route for criminal activity. Advertisement Some […]
Best little fest in the west ‘overwhelming success’
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THE Frances Browne Literary Festival – known as the “best little fest in the west” –has been hailed an “overwhelming success”. Speaking in a review of the 2026 edition, its chairperson Celine McGlynn said: “We were blown away by the calibre of the submissions received for this year’s competition. “To see poets’ voices arriving from […]
Dail TDs to call for end to hospital recruitment freeze
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DONEGAL deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig MacLochlainn will support a party motion this evening that calls for an immediate end to recruitment freezes this winter. They want Health Minister Carroll MacNeill to “prioritise” safe hospital staffing levels. Their Sinn Féin party’s Dáil motion calls for permanent contract commitments to nursing and midwifery graduates to be […]
Escaped killer’s solicitor says DPP delays are ‘a joke’
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A DEFENCE solicitor for killer Gary Anderson (29) has said the ongoing delays to return his client to the North are “a joke”. Anderson, who has been in custody in Castlerea Prison since September, appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link this morning. The Derry man was given compassionate leave from Maghaberry Prison to […]
Frances Browne poetry festival inspires council’s kids’ initiative
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JUST weeks after the hugely successful Frances Browne Festival was celebrated in Donegal, children are now being inspired again. The County Council has announced that a new Frances Browne creative writing resource will be made available to primary schools. Advertisement The move is to celebrate her “life and work” and follows years of efforts […]
CCTV shows ‘crazy’ driving to beat Letterkenny traffic
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A MOTORIST’S driving has been publicly called out with footage posted online to show them cutting through a pedestrian space to beat traffic. CCTV cameras of Letterkenny business store Ben Sweeney’s Euronics on the town’s Port Road filmed the latest incident. As a pedestrian walks in front of the well-known company, a car is recorded […]
Staff defended after alleged attack
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AN ALLEGED attack on staff that resulted in a suspect being arrested has prompted a strong reaction in defence of workers. The offices of Letterkenny Public Services Centre shut yesterday (Monday) following an incident with a member of the public. A man was arrested and appeared before Letterkenny District Court where he was accused of punching […]
A5 spiralling costs approaches €2.5 billion
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THE Government has reaffirmed a €600 million commitment to the A5 road project as costs spiral upwards of €2 billion. It is part of the gargantuan overall cost of the long-running infrastructure project that was first proposed in 2007 to link Donegal via the North to Dublin. The €600m is through the Shared Island Fund […]
Shoebox appeal urges families to get involved
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KINDHEARTED schools, families and community groups have been urged to participate in this year’s shoebox appeal. The collection deadline is November 10 to help “children who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts”, said organisers for the Team Hope Christmas charity. Donegal last year helped the charity reach their three millionth shoebox gift by creating 9,761 […]