A veil of sadness has descended on the community of Glenswilly this morning with the news of the passing of much-loved local resident, Mary Rose Dullaghan, Cashelreagh, Newmills. Mary Rose – or Mosie as she was known to so many – lost her brave battle with illness when she passed away in Donegal Hospice late […]
Donegal’s ‘Lady of the Dance’ steps to the Rose of Tralee
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by Paul McElwee WITH less than two weeks to go to the annual Rose of Tralee Festival, which sees roses from all over the world descend on Kerry hoping to be crowned winner, Donegal rose Niamh Shevlin has spoken of her excitement. No stranger to the stage, Niamh debuted as Lead Dancer in Michael Flatley’s Lord […]
Sadness at passing of Cancer Bus Charity founder
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THE FUNERAL will take place this morning in St. Columba’s Church, Glenswilly of Eamonn McDevitt, Dooen Glebe, Newmills, Glenswilly. Known by many as the founder of the Good and New Cancer Bus Charity, Eamonn peacefully passed away on Saturday in Letterkenny University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Setting up the charity 23-years-ago, Eamonn worked […]
Glenswilly man represents Ireland in Euro Frisbee Championships
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A SOFTWARE engineer from Glenswilly flew out to Kaunas, Lithuania, this week to compete for Ireland in the European Indoor Ultimate Frisbee Championships. James Doherty (26) is included in the first Irish National Team selected for an indoor tournament which will take place over three days, from the 9th of December to the 11th. While […]
Swimming star Anna honoured at former school
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GLENSWILLY National School have honoured former student Anna Hennessy with a reception at the school. Anna, a Team Ireland swimmer, competed in the Down Syndrome Swimming Championship earlier this year. She competed in eight categories in total, including four solos and four relay races, achieving three personal bests. Her former teacher Ms Gerdaline Galligan who […]
Glenswilly flooding works to be completed ‘within two weeks’
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DONEGAL County Council has confirmed that the ongoing works to solve the flooding issues in Glenswilly will be completed within two weeks. Heavy rain on Sunday night once again resulted in further flooding on the road close to Glenswilly National School. Responding to a query from the Donegal News, a spokesperson for the local authority […]
Emergency meeting after second flood
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AN emergency meeting takes place tomorrow at lunchtime following a second inciddent of flooding in as many days near Glenswilly Nl. Schoolchildren had to be carried on the backs of their parents to get into class on Tuesday morning, while residents in the area became trapped in their homes when a stretch of the R250 […]
No money to fix Glenswilly flooding problem
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MAYOR of the Leterkenny Milford Municipal District, Donal Kelly, has expressed his frustration that Donegal County Council cannot find €120,000 to carry out the necessary works to prevent further flooding in Glenswilly. “Address this issue once and for all otherwise it will happen again without a shadow of a doubt. There is a school beside […]
Major clean up after road washes away
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A MASSIVE clean up operation was underway yesterday after part of a main road in Glenswilly washed away following torrential rainfall. The main Letterkenny to Glenties road was badly damaged close to Glenswilly school leaving it impassible for motorists. The road reopened yesterday afternoon and traffic lights will remain in place at the location for […]
The Best XV I have Played Against: Gerard McGrenra
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Gerard McGrenra has enjoyed a long and fruitful senior career with Glenswilly