LETTERKENNY University Hospital was under “significant pressure” yesterday, with a warning from management that all available beds were in use. In a statement, hospital management said 160 people had attended the emergency department on Tuesday. The high volume led to long wait times. Advertisement “The high number of people attending who need to be admitted […]
McGee checks out
By Frank Craig Neil McGee has decided to bring the curtain down on his glittering Donegal career. Just weeks shy of his 37th birthday, the Gaoth Dobhair powerhouse bows out with a record 195 appearances under his belt. Advertisement But it will be his undeniable contribution to a golden period in Donegal’s history, where five […]
Student defers due to accommodation crisis
A LETTERKENNY student forced to defer her place at Maynooth University because of the accommodation crisis has already begun looking for somewhere to live next September. Caitlin-Faye Maniti (19) received a first round CAO offer to study entrepreneurship, but instead has opted to take a gap year so that she can save up for rent […]
Huge Donegal numbers at cost of living protest
MICA homeowners from Donegal were among the thousands who took part in the cost- of- living protest in the capital at the weekend. Mica campaigners, homeowners and all those affected by the defective blocks scandal stood shoulder to shoulder with thousands others demonstrating under the ‘We Need Change’ banner. Protesters were united against soaring energy […]
Film shot in Donegal released in cinemas today
IT IS IN US ALL, the directorial debut from Irish filmmaker Antonia Campbell-Hughes will open in Irish cinemas today. The feature drama which was filmed on location in Donegal with support from Donegal Film Office stars Cosmo Jarvis (Persuasion, Calm With Horses), Claes Bang (The Northman) & Rhys Mannion. When Hamish arrives on the soil […]
Hotelier responds to criticism for closing hotel to accommodate refugees
THE owner of a hotel that is being prepared for Ukrainian refugees says he would have had to close anyway due to rising costs. Colm Bonner, proprietor of The Viking House Hotel in Kincasslagh, has faced a barrage of online criticism since announcing on Sunday that it is to close. The 12-bedroom Viking House, which was once […]
Donegal healers feature in a new TG4 documentary
Donegal healers are to feature in a new TG4 documentary about healing traditions in Ireland, on Wednesday, September 28 at 9:30pm. The seventh son of a seventh son… A person whose father died before they were born… A woman whose parents had the same surname before they were married… There’s many a reason why the […]
BOI to open Letterkenny branch four Saturdays in October
Bank of Ireland will open its Letterkenny branch for four Saturdays in October to further support customers moving current accounts from Ulster Bank and KBC. The Letterkenny branch will be open every Saturday, 10am to 2pm, from October 1 to October 22. Bank of Ireland Advisors will be on hand to provide information on moving […]
Staff to strike in pursuit of ‘first pay rise in 14 years’
STAFF in 13 community organisations in county Donegal will strike this Thursday as part of the ‘Valuing Care, Valuing Community’ campaign to highlight the demand for a first pay rise in 14 years for workers in the sector. The striking workers will hold a protest march and rally in Letterkenny, leaving from outside the SIPTU office on Port […]
Do you recognise anyone here?
A Scottish woman whose family is from Donegal has appealed for information about the people in an old recently unearthed photograph. The picture showing five women and three men is believed to have been taken in the Downings area in either the late 1920s or the 1930s. Only one person has been identified, Margaret Roy’s […]