Birthday celebrations raise €24,000 for charity


By Kate Heaney A QUADRUPLE birthday celebration among the McKnight family of Glenmaquin in June saw cheques worth €24,000 being handed over to three grateful local charities at the weekend. Alyson and Mabel McKnight celebrated their milestone 40th and 60th birthdays respectively while cousin Margaret and husband Jonathan McLaughlin celebrated their joint 50th all together […]


Arranmore RNLI responds to reports of missing kayakers


A REPORT of two missing kayakers sparked a major search operation.  Arranmore RNLI was launched at 10.42am yesterday morning June 10 to reports of a missing kayaker off the coast of Glen Head. Just minutes into the launch the lifeboat crew were informed that the kayaker had been found and were then asked to proceed […]


Men encouraged to take small steps to improve mental health


The HSE is encouraging men to set simple, realistic and practical tasks to improve their health this Men’s Health Week 2023. The HSE together with the Men’s Health Forum Ireland and a host of other partner organisations is marking Men’s Health Week 2023 starting on Monday  June 12 and ending on June 18. This year […]


The late Rosemary Patterson remembered


“Not too many of the football team were available for selection during her funeral on Easter Saturday as we all adhered to the lockdown regulalations”