By Dionne Meehan CELEBRATIONS are already underway for Charlie Meehan who turns 90 on Sunday. From working in a flax mill, to contesting two local elections and battling cancer, the Manorcunningham man has lived an extraordinary life. Advertisement Last weekend he was in his element. He spent Saturday tuned into the radio to follow the early […]
Status Red wind warning for Donegal tonight
Donegal County Council is urging members of the public to take extra care as Storm Darragh approaches. A Status Red Wind Warning has been issued by Met Éireann today and will be in effect in Donegal from 10pm this evening until 3am Saturday morning. Storm Darragh will bring extremely strong and gusty northwest winds with […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday morning, December 6
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: John Mulrennan, Donegal Town Joan McLaughlin, Buncrana and Dublin Advertisement Mary Lee, Milford Kathleen Comer, Buncrana Kathleen Carty, Bundoran Alfred John (Alfie) Vance, Carrigans Mary (Maisie) Sterritt, Dublin and Letterkenny Frances O’Neill, Donegal Town Rose Doherty, Culdaff Christina Crossan, Derry and Killea Sarah Gillespie, Glencolmcille John […]
Man is in court charged with exposing his genitalia
A MAN who removed his clothing in public and exposed his genitalia in a lewd manner has had his case at Letterkenny District Court adjourned to the New Year. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with assault, threatening and abusive behaviour, and damaging the door of a pub. He […]
Local man releases heart-wrenching documentary about defective blocks
By Dionne Meehan A KINDHEARTED Letterkenny businessman who cleaned ten houses with defective blocks for free last Christmas has compiled a heart-wrenching documentary. Releasing ‘Sandcastles of Donegal’ this week, the documentary follows local man Peter Blake, founder of Peadar Jim’s Cleaning Services, as he embarks on his journey of spreading hope to those left feeling […]
Deaths in Donegal, Thursday evening, December 5
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: John Mulrennan, Donegal Town Joan McLaughlin, Buncrana and Dublin Advertisement Mary Lee, Milford Kathleen Comer, Buncrana Kathleen Carty, Bundoran Alfred John (Alfie) Vance, Carrigans Mary (Maisie) Sterritt, Dublin and Letterkenny Frances O’Neill, Donegal Town Rose Doherty, Culdaff Christina Crossan, Derry and Killea Sarah Gillespie, Glencolmcille John […]
Live animal nativity stable brings Christmas to life
By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY man, Tom Giblin is bringing Christmas to life as he prepares to open his live animal Nativity stable tomorrow. Looking forward to welcoming back previous visitors and greeting new ones through his gates, Tom will kick off the festive season in style with the turning on of his Christmas lights at 6pm. […]
Charles Ward: An ordinary man who has taken a Dáil seat
by Louise Doyle THE election of a defective concrete blocks homeowner to the Dáil is a significant nod to an ‘ordinary man’, who set out on a tireless mission to be a voice at national level for thousands of affected families in Donegal. Newly elected 100% Redress Party TD Charles Ward will take a seat in […]
Meehan welcomes social housing project plans
CLLR. Declan Meehan has welcomed plans by Donegal County Council to bring forward two new social housing projects in Milford and Kilmacrennan. One development consists of 12 units in Rossgarrow, Milford which would be within walking distance of the town. The other consists of 20 units in Kilmacrennan next to the existing Ard na Glaise […]
Three major parties hold first meeting
NEWLY elected TDs in all three of the major parties held their first parliamentary meeting yesterday following the general election at the weekend. In Donegal, two Fianna Fáil TDs were elected; Charlie McMcConalogue and Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher’, who lost his seat in 2020. Sinn Féin TDs, Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochalinn were both returned […]