by Paddy Walsh THE push is on for this year’s Relay for Life initiative as organisers look to attract more teams to join in this unique fundraising event. “We are open for registration and we’ve already signed up a couple of new teams to add to some of those who taken part in previous years,” […]
Service users successful in transport campaign
DONEGAL Community Inclusion Training Service (DCITS) service users have been successful in a discriminatory transport charge campaign. DCITS is a HSE service for adults with an intellectual disability across the county of Donegal. Over the last few years DCITS Service Users have set up Advocacy Groups within their various hub locations across the county to […]
Teaching children is more than reading and writing
It goes without saying that parents want the best for their children. We hope they’ll thrive in all they do. When our children encounter academic difficulties, it can be tricky to navigate. How much should we expect from the child? There can be a fine line between being a supportive parent and a pushy parent, […]
Narrow defeat for Finn Harps as Dundalk hold on
Finn Harps 0 Dundalk 1 Finn Harps were left disappointed at full-time as they couldn’t find an equaliser against the newly relegated Dundalk in Finn Park. It was a nightmare start for the Harps, as Sean Keogh hit the net via a free kick inside two minutes. Advertisement They did threaten with a couple of […]
Letterkenny family to hold fundraiser in memory of son
By Dionne Meehan A LETTERKENNY family whose son passed away when he was just ten days old are marking his second birthday by hosting a fundraising quiz. Born 17 weeks early to parents Darren and Ciara Duffy on April 4, 2023, baby Blake’s survival rate was only 10 per cent. Advertisement Within a matter of […]
National Museum seeking memories of Donegal nurses
PEOPLE in Donegal are being invited to contribute stories and memories about community midwives in the 19th and 20th century as part of a project led by the National Museum of Ireland. The stories can be submitted to a national history and heritage archive, available at ouririshheritage.org. The lives and contributions of a number of nurses and midwives have […]
Two Donegal Mace stores receive retail excellence award
Two County Donegal based Mace stores were honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in Lawlor’s Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand in Ireland. This year’s Mace Excellence Awards, held in association with Solution […]
€5.4m paid in vacant property grants
By Chris Ashmore THE value of grants paid out to applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme in Donegal now stands at €5.4 million, according to figures just released. A total of 1,020 applications have been received and 737 have been finalised. Of these 710 have been approved, while 27 were deemed to be […]
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of pensioner
A MAN has pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving which caused the death of a Letterkenny pensioner. Shaun Duffy, with an address at Trillick, Buncrana, was driving one of three vehicles involved in a collision at Sharon Glebe, Newtowncunningham, on July 5, 2022. The incident claimed the life of Mervyn McClure from Lurgy, who […]
123 per cent spike in number of Donegal drivers without insurance
DONEGAL was amongst the worst Garda districts in the country, recording a 123 per cent increase in the number of drivers caught driving without insurance between 2023 and 2024. Figures provided to MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú show that there were significant increases in the number of vehicles seized right across the country from a driver without an […]