Gravity of missed outpatient appointments at LUH revealed


by Louise Doyle MORE than 1, 800 patients did not attend their outpatient appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital in the first three months of this year. Last week we revealed how 102 patients failed to show up for their outpatient appointment in LUH in the week beginning April 8. Advertisement But the gravity and scale of […]


Young boy experienced psychological difficulties after being bitten by dog


A YOUNG boy suffered bite marks after being attacked by a dog, Letterkenny Circuit Court heard. He had also endured psychological difficulties as a result and became reluctant to go outside the family home. The plaintiff was awarded €20,000 at Tuesday’s sitting of the court. Advertisement Aged eight at the time of the incident, the boy was […]


A day filled with emotion as Dylan completes marathon


By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL man, whose leg was crushed by rubble during the Creeslough explosion in 2022, marked his remarkable recovery by running a marathon for charity on Sunday. Following 16 weeks of training, Dylan McGee completed the 42.2km Connemarathon in Galway while raising funds for the Children’s Health Foundation. Advertisement Describing the emotion he felt […]


Gardaí renew their appeal for missing Donegal teen


GARDAÍ in Buncrana are renewing their appeal for assistance in locating Steven Boyle, a 15-year-old from Magherabeg, Donegal. Steven was last seen on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a medium build, brown hair, and blue eyes. When last seen he was wearing a grey tracksuit and […]


‘I was really, really shocked when my name was announced’


By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S Jason McCahill says he’s still in shock after being crowned TG4’s Glór Tíre Country Music Champion of 2024. Well-known for performing around local pubs, the Ramelton man has now made his name on the national stage following his magnificent performance in Connemara on Tuesday night. Advertisement Applying for the competition on […]


ALL ABOARD! Letterkenny Reunion is making a welcome return


By Paddy Walsh It’s been a three yearly feature on the local calendar ever since a couple of local lads came up with the idea after meeting up on Letterkenny’s Main Street one day back in 1991. Not quite every three years because as it did with so many events, the Covid pandemic forced the […]


Boy awarded €10,000 after suffering burn to arm


A young Donegal boy has been awarded €10,000 after suffering a severe burn during an incident involving a gas heater. The boy and his family were on holiday in France at a Eurocamp in Brittany on June 17, 2018 when the incident took place. He was just under two years of age when he hit […]


Blaney insists poster is for public meeting


By Kate Heaney Fianna Fáil Senator Niall Blaney is insisting that posters erected this week are not ‘election posters’ but are instead advertising a public meeting in Letterkenny. Posters for a meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on May 6 went up around the northern end of the county over the last few days. Advertisement […]