Aoife Doherty delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com JUNE 28, 1975 Advertisement Letterkenny anger at Teilifís Éireann programme LETTERKENNY, so dull, dirty, drab and dilapidated! Could this possibly be the principal town of any county […]
Mother and daughter killed in Carndonagh collision named
THE mother and daughter who tragically lost their lives in a road collision in Carndonagh have been named locally. Natalie McLaughlin (20s) was the driver of a car that collided with a van on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher just before 6.30pm on Wednesday evening. One of her daughters, little Ella, who was just six-years-old, […]
Second person dies following Carndonagh collision
THE mother of a six-year-old girl who was killed in a tragic road collision in Carndonagh yesterday evening has passed away in hospital. The woman, aged in her 20s, was the driver of a car that collided with a van on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher just before 6.30pm yesterday evening. One of her daughters […]
Police to question Donegal based priest about seven more offences
A DONEGAL based priest currently in custody on a charge of attempted sexual communication with a child has been released into police custody for further questioning. Fr Eddie Gallagher, 56, of Orchard Park in Lifford, is charged with attempted sexual communication with a child on dates between 2 April and 17 April of this year. He […]
Surgical hub location in Sligo will be ‘death knell’ for Donegal patients
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by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL deputy has told the Dáil that the longer the uncertainty over the location of the north west surgical hub continues, doubts over just how future-proof services at Letterkenny University Hospital are could deepen. Pearse Doherty TD warned the government that LUH faces the potential of being downgraded from its current Model 3 […]
Donegal garda resignation figures revealed
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by Louise Doyle SEVEN gardaí from Donegal Division have resigned from duty over a three-year period to date this year, we can reveal. Figures released to this newspaper through a request under the Freedom of Information Act show seven gardaí have resigned from Donegal Division since 2023. Advertisement A breakdown of the figures reveal two […]
Young girl killed and three seriously injured in Carndonagh collision
A YOUNG girl has died and three others have been seriously injured following a fatal road collision in Carndonagh. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the collision, which involved a car and a van, on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher shortly before 6.30pm yesterday. A female passenger, a young girl, was pronounced dead […]
Six Donegal bands allocated €9,000 through bursary scheme
SIX Donegal bands have been allocated grants totalling €9,000 through the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme. Mullaghduff Band, Comhaltas Craobh Fhanada Fhanada and Manorcunnunigham Pipe Band will each receive €2,000, while St Catherine’s Accordion Band, St Cartha’s Band and Arranmore Pipe Band will each get a funding allocation of €1,000. Welcoming the announcement made by […]
Termon school celebrating European success!
SCOIL Cholmcille, An Tearmann, is celebrating European success with former pupil Barry Gallagher after a news segment created by Barry and the pupils from 5th and 6th class won a major European broadcasting award. Barry Gallagher, a past student of Termon School, presented the RTÉ news2day report that has just been named Best News Story at the […]
Packie Bonner to open ‘Working Over By’ exhibition
A MAJOR exhibition celebrating the work of Donegal men and women in Scotland between 1940 and 1990 will be launched in Donegal County Museum next Friday, July 11 at 7pm. The ‘Working Over By’: Donegal Emigrant Working Lives in Scotland exhibition and accompanying booklet highlights the occupations, working conditions and work experiences of Donegal people […]