By Róise Collins Last week, the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, visited Donegal. Travelling from her constituency in the capital to Letterkenny University Hospital, Ms. MacNeill took a route all too familiar to many people in Donegal. Every week, people from across this county make the long journey to Dublin or Galway for cancer […]
Search and rescue operation ongoing off Buncrana
Emergency services are at the scene of a search operation which has been ongoing this evening off Buncrana. The Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter and several RNLI lifeboats are involved in the search which is taking place off the Lisfannon beach in Buncrana. In a statement issued this evening, Gardai have confirmed that […]
Pearse McCloskey: ‘He believed every person mattered’
By Jarlath Cowan “HE had a love of learning and a belief that every single person matters.” Those were the words of Father Kevin McElhennon at St Mary’s Church, Killyclogher, as mourners gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the life of Pearse McCloskey. Advertisement Mr McCloskey, a highly respected Omagh man and founder of the Skyzdalimit […]
E-scooter information event to take place in Letterkenny
WITH new laws coming into effect on the use of e-scooters, a public information event is to take place in Letterkenny. Gardaí will host the information event, which will take place in Letterkenny Shopping Centre on Thursday, May 15, between 5pm and 6.30pm. New laws on e-scooters come into effect from Tuesday, May 20. Advertisement […]
Cheque presented to Ards Friary after fundraisers
MORE than €11,000 has been raised for refurbishment plans at Ards Friary, thanks to a series of successful fundraisers organised by the Creeslough community. On Easter Monday, a Coffee Morning and a Vintage Car and Tractor Run were held in memory of the late Patrick Morgan, a beloved vintage enthusiast. The event drew a large […]
Local water quality information meeting in Ballybofey
THE Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in rivers, lakes, estuaries, ground and coastal water, is holding a community information meeting about water quality and water related issues in the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District. Under the River Basin Management Plan for Ireland […]
Letterkenny AC’s Fit4Life group celebrates its second birthday
By Diarmaid Doherty THE members of Fit4Life at Letterkenny Athletic Club celebrated the group’s second birthday last week – and they’re already looking forward to a busy summer of healthy activity. It was back in April 2023 that the Fit4Life class was formed by a team of coaches from Letterkenny AC. The idea was the […]
Have you seen Milo?
A BELOVED family pet has gone missing from New Brook Court in Letterkenny. Milo has been missing since Tuesday and may have wandered up Lismonaghan. If anyone has seen him, please call 087 2725933. Advertisement
Weather: Largely dry day with long spells of sunshine
TODAY will be largely dry with long spells of sunshine. Some patchy cloud will develop bringing the chance of a few showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees, a little cooler near some coasts. Advertisement Tonight will be dry and mostly clear. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees, with some fog developing.
Deaths in Donegal, Friday, May 9
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Paddy O’Donnell, Killybegs Mary McGlynn, Bundoran Advertisement Margro McConnell, Belfast and Manorcunningham Myra Friel, Lifford Bernadette Anderson, Letterkenny and Killygordon Mary McNelis, Ballyshannon James McGarvey, Bunbeg William known as Bill Mc Cauley, Doneyloop Paddy O’Donnell, Killybegs The death has occurred of Paddy O’Donnell, Killybegs. Mr O’Donnell passed […]