UP to 180 walkers took part in a special one-day Slí Cholmcille guided trail on Saturday, taking them between Cresslough and Gartan via Glenveagh National Park, along a section of the Slí Cholmcille trail route. The event drew interest from walkers across Ireland with many travelling from Dublin, Tipperary and Belfast, as well as a […]
Fresh Take: Surgical Hub crisis needs our full support
by Sabrina Sweeney Simmering concerns in March over the proposed location of a new surgical hub to serve the north west have now boiled over into a full-blown crisis for healthcare in Donegal. It’s understood a decision has been made regionally by the HSE to locate the day-case and planned surgery services at Sligo University […]
Thoughtful and kind-natured: Lizzie Williams is fondly remembered
LETTERKENNY woman Lizzie Williams (née Larkin) was fondly remembered for her deep thoughtfulness and kindness to others, during her requiem Mass last weekend. Ms Williams, of Fortwell Place, Lower Main Street, passed away peacefully at the Donegal Hospice on Wednesday, May 28. Requiem Mass took place in St Eunan’s Cathedral on Saturday, May 31. Advertisement […]
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 […]
When Schillaci and Sheedy meant more to some than Silas Marner or Shakespeare
St Eunan’s College class of 1990 to meet for special reunion
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 […]