ANIMAL rights campaigners have criticised calls for a county-wide cull of deer. Councillor Michael McClafferty has proposed that Donegal County Council bring about an “organised deer culling policy for County Donegal to cut down our deer numbers in a humane way”. The Falcarragh independent said the move would be in the interest of road safety and […]
Gaoth Dobhair woman celebrates her 101st birthday
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GAOTH Dobhair woman Annie (Winnie) O’Donnell, Knockastolar Bunbeg, is celebrating her 101st Birthday today. She was born in Culacrick, Annagry on December 4 1921. Her mother, Winnie (Neddie Shorcha Óg) Boyle was a native of Bun na mBeann, Annagry, while her father, Paddy O’Donnell (Paidí Johnnie Sheáin Óig), hailed from Culacrick, Annagry. Annie was the eldest […]
Popular ‘Light it up tour’ of Letterkenny returns
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FOLLOWING on from last December’s very successful Light It Up Letterkenny Tour, in which over €4,000 was raised for the Donegal Hospice, the Light it Up Christmas Run returns for 2022. Bernard Gallagher from CBM Signs and Craig Alcorn from Tropical World will lead the Christmas Light Tour of Letterkenny this Sunday Night, December 4, with […]
First step for on-site accommodation at ATU Donegal campus
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MINISTER for Higher Education Simon Harris has put in place what is being seen as the first step towards on-site accommodation at Atlantic Technological University (ATU). Minister Harris announced this week a €1 million funding package to enable colleges to start preparing business cases for, among other things, student housing. Letterkenny ATU owns land opposite its main campus and […]
Food bank facing its busiest Christmas yet
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LETTERKENNY’S food bank is facing its busiest Christmas since its inception, with cost of living pressures on families and the increase of refugees with children fuelling demand. Public Relations Officer (PRO) with We Care Food Bank, Fintan McGrath said the number of people it is supporting is “significantly up on last year”. He said while […]
Family rents house so they can have Christmas dinner together
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A Letterkenny family will spend Christmas day in a rented a cottage because the kitchen of their disintegrating home has been condemned. Sharon Moss lives at The Grange with her husband and two sons. But their property has been reduced to “half a house” due to defective blocks. Speaking during Monday’s protest in Lifford, Ms Moss revealed […]
New book combines beauty of Donegal with poetry
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HIDDEN Donegal showcases the natural beauty of Donegal through black and white photographs combined with a collection of poetry from almost 30 individual Donegal Poets. Hidden Donegal is the second book Michael Sugrue has produced since he reconnected with Donegal 14 years ago after spending 20 years in Sydney. His previous book, Donegal’s Atlantic Way, […]
Raphoe Diocese bucking the trend with age profile of serving priests
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THE Raphoe Diocese in Donegal appears to be bucking the national trend when it comes to the age profile of serving priests here. According to a national survey published last month just 52 Irish priests were under the age of forty. Approximately 300 were over the age of 75 and still working and a quarter […]
Donegal County Council pay tribute to Young Donegal Angler who hooks Gold
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A presentation was made to Fintan Kilpatrick on Monday evening November 28, 2022 in the Council Chamber in Lifford by the Elected Members of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District. Fintan Kilpatrick, struck Gold with the Irish Youth International Fly Fishing team on Lough Lene, Westmeath in late summer. This was a season of great satisfaction within […]
West Donegal artist heads off on Northern Lights adventure
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TODAY Mullaghderg artist Kim Sharkey takes off on her travels to Svalbard, the world’s northernmost inhabited place, to create a graphic novel that tells a “magical” folklore tale from her childhood. The remote Norwegian archipelago lies in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, the islands are renowned for their untouched wilderness and glistening glaciers […]