Drowning tragedy off Arranmore


An 18-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty swimming off Arranmore Island this afternoon. The young man got into difficulty in the water at Leadbh Gharbh shortly before 3pm. Gardai and the emergency services responded to the incident. The man received treatment at the scene but was later pronounced dead. The body of the […]

Donegal mum goes viral with family smowmen decoration


A DONEGAL mother has become an online sensation with her home made Christmas family snowmen decoration. Noreen Maguire placed a pint glass over one of her knitted snowmen on Christmas Day to show that her daughter was isolating. She then added a photograph to the family WhatsApp group for her husband Rory and two daughters, […]

Eighty new jobs across Donegal Gaeltacht companies


EIGHTY new, full-time, jobs are to be filled at a number of Gaeltacht companies across Donegal in the New Year. A range of jobs including software developers, maintenance and quality control technicians as well as accounting and HR roles are available at Udarás na Gaeltachta supported companies in Falcarragh, Gweedore, Dungloe, Ardara, Kilcar and Glencolmcille. […]

Day surgeries cancelled amid hospital Covid-19 outbreak


A NUMBER of elective surgeries have been cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital due to the mounting pressures of Covid-19. All day surgeries due to take place today (Friday) and next week have been postponed. All routine inpatient surgeries scheduled for next week have also been postponed. Time sensitive, urgent cases will proceed when it is […]

Post-mortems to be carried out on father and son


Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of a father and son which were discovered at a house in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon. The bodies were discovered at a house in Windyhall after a member of the public alerted Gardai. The men have been named locally as Daniel Duffy (88) and his […]

Bodies of two men discovered in Letterkenny


The bodies of two men have been discovered at a house in Letterkenny this afternoon. Gardai are investigating the circumstances surrounding the men’s deaths after their bodies were discovered by a local person who alerted Gardai at 2pm. The house at Windyhall has been sealed off and the State Pathologist and the Garda Forensic and […]

Showing Donegal’s colourful past


A book of restored and colourised photos covering all 32 counties over a hundred year period features some incredible shots of Donegal during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Colour of Ireland by architect Rob Cross provides a social account of Ireland between 1860 to 1960 and brings people and places to life in vibrant detail. […]

Adding artistic touches to Donegal’s ‘Appalachian Way’


ANYONE setting out on the famous Appalachian Trail in the USA knows about the long journey ahead. But did you know that the journey ends on the other side of the Atlantic? The International Appalachian Trail (IAT) Ulster–Ireland is part of a wider international walking trail that follows the Appalachian Mountain terrain, which existed on […]