Fire crews tackled St Mary’s Church blaze with water from stream


By Róise Collins CONCERNS have been raised over water pressure issues on the night of the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Easter Monday. It has emerged that fire crews had to take water from a nearby stream as they attempted to battle the blaze. Advertisement The problem came to light […]

Man who passed away on Errigal Mountain named as Armagh man Carl Henderson


A MAN who died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon has been named as Carl Henderson of Fern Valley Close, Moira, Co Armagh. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny […]

Weather: Mix of cloud and hazy sunshine 


TODAY will be quite cloudy to begin, with any remaining overnight rain and drizzle clearing by the early afternoon. It will be dry for the rest of the day with spells of hazy sunshine gradually breaking through as the day goes on. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be dry with […]

Deaths in Donegal, Monday evening, April 28


The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Anna Luisa Bonamici, Ballyshannon Seamus McBride, Milford Advertisement Kalize McGuigan, Letterkenny Joe Lynch, Muff Rebecca (Ruby) Moore, Carrigans Patricia McKeegan, Antrim and Castlefinn Rosaleen Mogan, Mountcharles Betty Stewart, Falcarragh Manus Elliott, Doochary Catherine (Kitty) Sweeney, Clydebank and Donegal Town Anna Luisa Bonamici, Ballyshannon The death has occurred […]

The Way We Were


Louise Doyle delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com APRIL 26, 1975 Advertisement BURST MILFORD SEWER A DANGER TO HEALTH, SAYS COUNCILLOR A sewer serving the National Building Agency houses at Milford has burst and is […]

Letterkenny Cricket Club into bat – but without a proper home


SINCE it was founded in 2019, Letterkenny Cricket Club has made enormous strides and they go into the new season with high hopes that their first team could get promoted. The rapidly expanding club now fields three adult teams at the weekends, a midweek team, and it also has two underage teams, at under-8 and […]

Charity event to shine a light on mental health


By Paul McElwee STRUGGLING with mental health is never easy – some days you’re up, others you’re down. One man who knows this all too well is Simon Canning, a Strabane native now living in Killygordon, who is using his personal journey to encourage others to speak out, while raising money for two vital local […]

Letterkenny celebrates another life-changing Lotto win


LETTERKENNY is celebrating another major National Lottery triumph as a player scooped the €500,000 top prize in yesterday’s EuroMillions Plus draw – marking the second big win for the town this year.   The player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw from Callaghan’s XL on Main Street.  The winning numbers in […]

20 Air Ambulance Missions carried out in Donegal last year


DONEGAL Senator Nikki Bradley has emphasised the crucial role of the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS), which carried out 20 missions in the county last year. The Air Ambulance responds to a wide variety of critical incidents across Ireland. Missions frequently involve significant trauma resulting from falls, road traffic collisions as well as medical emergencies. Advertisement The […]