Scottish plan for hospital shelved


THE NHS team due to carry out a review of Letterkenny University Hospital’s  management and governance are no longer coming over from Scotland following a u-turn by health care group, Saolta. The external team were being brought in following a series of reports which outlined serious failings in governance structures at the hospital. Instead, Saolta […]


Volunteers needed for benefit day in aid of Ukraine


VOLUNTEERS are being sought to take part in a major benefit day in aid of the people of Ukraine on Saturday at the Honeypot. The popular coffee house has organised for a Spinning Bike to be put in place and they are searching for volunteers to each take a 15 minute slot  on the bike […]


Donegal’s love story reveals link to Jane Austin


Donegal County Museum and Donegal County Archives  has announced that the photo album associated with Jane Austen’s nieces, who lived in County Donegal, has gone on display in Donegal County Museum in time for Valentine’s Day.   The photo album was acquired by Donegal County Archives in 2020 from its then owner Karen levers.  The […]


Important issues on the Council agenda abandoned


MAJOR issues impacting Donegal people which were to be discussed at Monday’s meeting of Donegal County Council had to be abandoned for the second week in a row due to disruption in the Council Chamber. The January plenary meeting was abandoned on Monday leaving important issues in Iimbo. The meeting will now be held on […]


Work starts on dilapidated playground


CONTRACTORS began work on a dilapidated Letterkenny play area this week. The ‘Sweet Factory Playground’ within Bernard McGlinchey Town Park is to see a major redevelopment and overhaul. The works are being carried out by MAST Construction and are expected to take between six to eight weeks. The local authority had become so concerned about […]


Terenece’s gravely important job


GRAVEDIGGING may be considered an unusual career but one Convoy man has helped to lay to rest hundreds of people over the past thirty-five years. Although Terence McClintock (52) hadn’t always planned grave digging to be his career, it was an opportunity he felt he had to take when he was asked to help out […]


‘Sale agreed’ for key Letterkenny site


THE landmark former Oatfield factory has been sold for an estimated €1 million. The ‘sale agreed’ signs were posted on the two-acre site at the junction of Letterkenny’s Ramelton Road and De Valera Road in recent days. The owner, Donegal Investment Group, formerly Donegal Creameries, has done a deal with a corporate client to sell […]