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 […]


Amateur photographer losing her sight tells her story


A WOMAN who is losing her sight has told her story behind a camera lens. Donegal FemLENS is a powerful  photography exhibition which takes a glimpse into women’s perspectives on a number of topics including loss, lockdown emergence, women in farming, nature and mica homeowners stories. The exhibition was unveiled recently in Donegal County Museum. […]


Retirement blow for Donegal as McGrath checks out


By Frank Craig Paddy McGrath has called time on his inter-county career following what he labelled “an amazing 12-years” with the Donegal senior footballers. The 32-year-old Ardara man departs with five Ulster SFC titles to his name. But it will be his crucial part in Donegal’s famous All-Ireland success of 2012 that Tír Chonaill supporters […]