The new 50-page paperback publication is a collection of terrific colour and black and white photos.
‘Nothing should hold you back’
Former Raphoe student who has impaired vision and hearing due to a benign tumour wins award.
Visiting neurology service in LUH ‘inadequate’
“People living with neurological conditions feel invisible, we’re being denied our basic right to access to healthcare.”
Letterkenny man graduates from University of Galway
CONGRATULATIONS to Dr Liam Orr, Mountain Top, Letterkenny, who graduated in Medicine from University of Galway recently. A son of John and Donna Orr, Liam, who attended Illistrin National School and Loreto Community School, Milford, begins work placement in Galway GP practice shortly.
Fears for farmers’ mental health due to growing pressures
BY JEROME HUGHES DESPERATE farmers in Donegal are said to be pinning all their hopes on the current dry spell lasting for at least a few weeks following a dire summer for silage last year and poor conditions so far this year. Aside from the first week in September, farmers have had no respite from […]
Back to back wins for Callum Devine
DERRY driver Callum Devine has won the Donegal International Rally for the second consecutive year. Devine won by 17.4 seconds from Welshman Meirion Evans. Garry Jennings took the win in the Class 24 while Declan Gallagher won the modified section.
Narin Beach gets accessibility boost
BY JEROME HUGHES THERE was a great deal of excitement this week in the seaside village of Narin during a handover celebration to mark an arrival that will definitely make the area more accessible. Narin Beach Motorised Wheelchairs, based in picturesque southwest Donegal, was presented with a 4×4 mobility scooter. Advertisement The newly introduced scooter is […]
Will lifting of recruitment freeze benefit LUH?
by Louise Doyle SEVEN months after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly vowed reform and a greater recruitment focus in Letterkenny University Hospital, the HSE has given the green light to hire more staff following a hiring freeze. This week the HSE gave the go-ahead to start hiring more than 2,200 staff following a recruitment freeze. Advertisement Minister Donnelly […]
Pringle predicts February general election
BY JEROME HUGHES MOUNTING speculation regarding a pre-Christmas general election has been dismissed by Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle who instead believes people will go to the polls in February. Talk of a general election ramped up this week after Eamon Ryan announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down as leader of the Green […]
Local family raises over €8,000 for Manor Men’s Shed
By Dionne Meehan A MEMORIAL fundraiser set up to mark the first anniversary of a young man from Manorcunningham has raised a whopping €8033.59 for Manor Men’s Shed. P.J. McGinty was just 19-years-old when he passed away last April. Advertisement Remembered as a loveable, outgoing lad with a heart of gold, P.J.’s family planned some […]