By Paddy Walsh With just under four months to go to the staging of this year’s Donegal Relay for Life, an urgent appeal has gone out for the registration of teams who form a key role in the fund-raising event. “Basically without the teams we don’t have a Relay,” the organising committee’s new chairperson Seamus […]
‘My husband and my kids have got me back’
LETTERKENNY WOMAN’S AMAZING WEIGHT-LOSS STORY By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY woman Julie Gorman is urging those considering weight loss surgery to get it done locally instead of travelling abroad where treatments are also available. Advertisement Miserable and overweight, Julie decided to take action in 2022 for health reasons and concerns surrounding a family history of heart […]
Seán ‘Sailor’ Boyle at sea on Arranmore
Seán, who is 17, is the youngest of the five ‘Sailor Boyle’ siblings and “has the sea in his blood”.
Deposit Return Scheme off to slow start in Donegal
Coyle’s Centra in Raphoe is among the outlets that forked out €20,000 for one of the recycling machines.
‘It will be very different from the norm’ – Minister’s St. Patrick’s Day trip to Africa
By Diarmaid Doherty Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue said he accepts that his trip to Africa as part of the government’s overseas travel for this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations will be a little bit different from the normal annual trips abroad. The Minister for Agriculture and the Marine will visit Kenya, Ethiopia and war-ravaged Sudan […]
The Alternative takes to the stage at An Grianán
By Paddy Walsh Here’s an imaginary concept that would send shudders through respective political elements on both sides of the border. It’s one where the island of Ireland forms part of the United Kingdom backed up by a history where there was no War of Independence or no Civil War. But there is a way […]
Former councillor Tony McDaid to contest election for Sinn Féin
It’s a case of ‘in with the old’ and ‘in with the new’ as Sinn Féin’s preparations for the forthcoming local elections in Donegal saw the selection of three more candidates last evening. Former councillor and long-time party member Tony McDaid is one of three candidates chosen to contest the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District election. He […]
Staff and customers ‘devastated’ that Veritas to close in Letterkenny
The Letterkenny shop which first opened in 1988 is to close with the loss of eight jobs.
Life to begin at last for cardiac patient
Letterkenny man hopes to get life-saving sugery after suffering 15 cardiac arrests in just one year.
Student Nathan Wray honoured for WorldSkills success
Nathan Wray, a Donegal student attending ATU Sligo has been honoured at an awards ceremony held on campus. The event celebrated his achievements in obtaining a 2nd and 3rd place in consecutive years in the WorldSkills Ireland Final Competition in Carpentry, combined with his recent accomplishment of receiving a First-Class Honours degree in Construction Project […]