Weather: Dry and bright today with sunny spells 


MANY areas will be dry and bright at first today, with sunny spells and scattered showers. Increasingly cloudy this afternoon with showers becoming more widespread, and some turning heavy. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, in a light to moderate breeze. Advertisement Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of […]


Weather: Mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain 


TODAY will be mild, breezy, humid and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, especially through the morning. Some drier, brighter intervals will develop in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with moderate to fresh, gusty winds. Advertisement Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle for a time. […]


Deaths in Donegal, Monday, May 26


The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Paddy Mc Laughlin, Culdaff Bridget Ewing, Killygordon Advertisement Terry Ponsonby, St. Johnston and Letterkenny Ciarán Gillen, Carndonagh Patrick (Pat) Sweeney, Dublin and Loughanure Cherie Kelly, Castlefin Paddy Mc Laughlin, Culdaff The peaceful death has occurred at his home surrounded by his loving family of Paddy Mc Laughlin […]


All set for Relay For Life charity event


By Paul McElwee FINAL preparations are underway ahead of this weekend’s Relay For Life charity event. Taking place over 24 hours at the grounds of ATU Letterkenny, the Donegal Relay For Life, whose ambassadors are our own Daniel and Majella O’Donnell, will begin at 4pm on Saturday. Advertisement It is the largest cancer fundraiser across the […]


Donegal people with disabilities holding the Irish state to account


The newly formed Donegal Disabled Persons’ Organisation is launching itself with two consultations: one in Letterkenny on Monday, May 26 and the other in Donegal Town on Thursday, June 5. The purpose of these consultations is to produce a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “This is what a […]


Cake-cutting fee adds extra layer to the bill


By Dionne Meehan LOCALS were left outraged this week after a post on Letterkenny Babies Facebook page revealed that some businesses in the town have begun charging a ‘cake-cutting fee’ at events. The post read: “We have a birthday party booked at the weekend but the venue has emailed to say there is a cake-cutting […]