Obituary: How Margaret Fox made Letterkenny her home


WHEN Margaret (Peg) Fox and her husband John first came to Letterkenny from England back in 1971, they’d intended to stay here for only a few years. They’d moved over from Stockport when John took up a new position as Production Manager with Oatfield Sweets. But when he began to consider a move back to […]

PARENTING: Sometimes the most difficult question of all to answer is ‘Why?’


By Louise Flanagan The way that Trump and his crony JD Vance barked at Vladimir Zelensky last weekend was a televised atrocity. Like anyone else with a brain cell, I was truly horrified to watch such a display of bullying and bigotry unfold – and in the Oval Office, of all unfathomable places. My kids […]

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Home Instead Donegal announces rebrand to Dovida


Home Instead Donegal has today announced that it is embarking on an exciting new chapter in its proud history of delivering high-quality home care to thousands of people across the county. The organisation, which provides home care services to more than 7,000 clients and employs over 4,000 people nationwide, has rebranded as ‘Dovida’, marking an […]

Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, March 5


The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Bernadette Travers, Bundoran Cara Hannon, Letterkenny Advertisement Olive Bustard, Donegal Town Mary McDaid, Convoy and formerly Strabane Maisie McBarron, Pettigo Raymond Gillespie, Sligo and Killybegs Mary Grace McGarvey, Creeslough Vincent Harrison, Mountcharles and Ballintra Shaun Martin McClafferty, Gortahork  Owen Roe O’Neill, Ballyshannon  Dom Murray, Bray and formerly […]

Donegal families urged to take part in World Book Day


Children’s Books Ireland and An Post are reminding children and families in Donegal to claim their free World Book Day titles, from Irish authors and illustrators including Paddy Donnelly, Áine Ni Ghlinn and Andrew Whitson AKA Mr. Ando, in time for this year’s World Book Day Ireland on Thursday, 6th March.  Sponsored by National Book […]

Possible alternative verdicts in Sliabh Liag murder trial


By Eoin Reynolds If either of two former lovers is not guilty of murdering 66-year-old Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin, whose body was put over Ireland’s tallest cliffs, they could be found guilty of impeding the prosecution of their co-accused by helping to destroy evidence, a jury has been told. Mr Justice Paul McDermott finished his charge […]

Vigilance urged in wake of bogus callers in Castlefin


Vigilance has been urged after it’s emerged bogus callers have been calling to properties in Castlefin offering to conduct roofing work. The warning comes after gardaí say they have received recent reports of a white van with MN registration plates and with two men on board calling to houses in the Castlefin area offering to conduct […]