CONTRACTORS began work on a dilapidated Letterkenny play area this week. The ‘Sweet Factory Playground’ within Bernard McGlinchey Town Park is to see a major redevelopment and overhaul. The works are being carried out by MAST Construction and are expected to take between six to eight weeks. The local authority had become so concerned about […]
Paddy returns to Donegal after swimming around Ireland
AN 81-year-old Arranmore man who has raised almost €85,000 for a Rosses-based counselling service by sea swimming around the coast of Ireland has no plans to “put his feet up” when he finishes on Saturday. Paddy Conaghan swapped Christmas at home to take on the mammoth two-month challenge of swimming at almost every beach and […]
More applications to demolish ‘mica houses’
DONEGAL County Council will make a decision in February on a number of proposed dwelling demolitions due to mica. The local authority is currently in receipt of four proposed dwelling demolitions due to defective mica blockwork. Applicants lodged their proposed plans with Donegal County Council in December. One proposed demolition is for a dwelling in […]
Tractor raffle raised over €23,000 for charity
A LETTERKENNY-based charity has received a cheque for almost €24,000 this week following a hugely successful tractor raffle. Having purchased a Massey Ferguson 35 tractor which needed a lot of restoration work last year, cancer survivor Billy Bustard set about fixing it up – with a good cause in mind. The Donegal Town man carried […]
From engineering to ‘Pinky Pops’
WHEN Brid Nash went on a family holiday to Spain, she expected to come back a little tanned and relaxed but not with a business venture. The Milford mum-of-three was enjoying family time in the sun with her husband, Paul and their three children Flynn (12), Darcy (11) and five-year-old Riley in 2019 when […]
Amateur photographer losing her sight tells her story
A WOMAN who is losing her sight has told her story behind a camera lens. Donegal FemLENS is a powerful photography exhibition which takes a glimpse into women’s perspectives on a number of topics including loss, lockdown emergence, women in farming, nature and mica homeowners stories. The exhibition was unveiled recently in Donegal County Museum. […]
Triple surprise for one Falcarragh farm
WHILE farming can be challenging and difficult, it can also throw in an odd surprise too as one Falcarragh couple found out. Manus and Margaret Gallagher, from Rocktown, got “the surprise of their life” when they discovered their cow Rocky had given birth to triplet calves on Monday night of last week. Speaking to the […]
Countywide Christmas Appeal 2021 a ‘huge success’
THE first of its kind countywide appeal for food donations for those in need this Christmas has been hailed a success. Members of Donegal Food Response Network have been overwhelmed by the generosity and volume of support and donations received as part of the ‘Countywide Christmas Appeal 2021’, which took place on Saturday, November 27. […]
Case numbers in Donegal are remaining stubborn
THE first case of the new Omicron variant in Ireland is no surprise , a leading public health specialist has cautioned. Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health, HSE North West, was speaking to the Donegal News yesterday as NPHET confirmed the first case of the new mutation has been detected in Ireland. The World […]
Gardai to target drink driving and drug driving in clampdown
GARDAÍ are warning of a Christmas clampdown on the roads after a dozen drivers were arrested in Donegal in the last week for drink and drug driving. Eight drivers tested positive for drink-driving while another four for drug driving. Garda Grainne Doherty warned that gardaí will be out in force operating random checkpoints across the […]