Trio accused of Mourne Antiques theft refused bail


TWO women and a man accused of a significant theft of jewellery and cash from Mourne Antiques in Letterkenny have been refused bail when they appeared before the district court this afternoon.    Larisa Craioveanca Curte (31), Vasilica Bita (53) and Daniel Constantin Mandescu (30) appeared before the court over the incident which occurred on […]


County hurlers open at home to Armagh


County hurlers open at home to Armagh By Frank Craig Donegal hurlers get their 2020 season under way on Sunday with Armagh the visitors to O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny (throw-in, 2pm) Advertisement Mickey McCann will once again boss the side. The Burt man had taken some time to mull over his inter county future before finally […]

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Gallen itching to get back


By Frank Craig Oisin Gallen admits that it’ll be a frustrating experience for him as he watches Donegal run out in Ballybofey on Saturday night. The 19-year-old was one of the real finds for Declan Bonner in 2019. The MacCumhaills man would have loved to be involved – on his own patch – as Donegal […]


Drama group to play part in regenerating Churchill


A NEW drama group is being set up in Churchill in order to raise funds for the village development project. Tonight will see the group meet for the first time and they are looking for actors and volunteers to get involved. Churchill resident Colin Blades came up with the idea for the drama group and […]


Hospital spent €10,000 on debt collectors


THE HSE spent €10,000 on debt collection services at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) last year to recoup outstanding patient fees. The Donegal News obtained the figures through a Freedom of Information request from the Hospital’s Finance Department. The use of debt collectors has been condemned by Chairperson of Donegal Action for Cancer Care (DACC) Betty […]


Preferred options for TEN-T project published


DONEGAL County Council has published the preferred options for the TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project. The three sections prioritised include Section 1 – N15/N13 Ballybofey/Stranorlar Urban Region, Section 2 – N56/N13 Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and Section 3 – N14 Manorcunningham to Lifford / Strabane / A5 Link. The Option Selection Report (OSR) will be on […]


Green party announce general election candidate


THE GREEN party has announced their candidate for the general election in Donegal will be Chairperson, Michael White. The Greencastle resident, who has been a member of the party since 2017, said he is delighted to have been selected. Mr White is originally from Moville and attended school in Moville and Carndonagh before going on […]


Team investigating gynae services to visit LUH


THE review team carrying out an investigation into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital will visit the hospital mid-January, the Donegal News can reveal. Following a request for an update on the review health care group Saolta has now released information on the identity of those who will be carrying out the investigation which will […]