A SPECIAL service to remember all those who passed away while under Hospice care will be held this weekend for the first time since 2020. On Sunday, June 11 at 3pm, the annual Donegal Hospice Remembrance Service will be take in the Irish Martyrs Church, Ballyraine. The service has not been held since the outbreak […]
Two brave Donegal Gardaí applauded for saving young man’s life
TWO Donegal Gardaí have been praised for saving a young man’s life. On Friday, May 26, Garda Roisín O’Donnell and Garda Rose McGlynn, who are both originally from Letterkenny, were out on patrol along the M1 at Charleville, in Louth when they were waved down by a panicked couple stood by their parked vehicle on […]
Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Donegal GAA Host Sporting Memories Event
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Donegal GAA Host Sporting Memories Event in Donegal. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI), in collaboration with Donegal GAA Health & Wellbeing Committee, has announced details of the first Sporting Memories event in Donegal on Saturday, June 24. Sporting Memories is a free event and takes place in […]
Mr Chippie owners expand ‘Stateside’
THE well-known Mr Chippie’s two restaurants and take aways are adding a new value for money diner having taken over the premises formerly occupied by Stateside at Letterkenny Riverside Retail Park. The new value-for-money restaurant ‘Smokes and Grills Family Restaurant’ will open next Wednesday with an eclectic menu to suit a whole range of tastes. […]
COVID-19 Spring Booster programme winding down in Donegal
With just over a week left of the COVID-19 Spring Booster programme, the HSE is encouraging eligible cohorts in Donegal to get their boosters before the end of the programme. The Spring Boosters are still available to everyone aged 70 or older and those aged 12 years or older with a weak immune system across […]
Earagail Arts Festival put call out for board members
DONEGAL’S famous Earagail Arts Festival is seeking board members to join the organising team. The Earagail Arts Festival is Donegal’s signature, bi-lingual multi-disciplinary arts festival which takes place every summer in venues across the county. The festival is now in need of members to fill vacancies on the board. Advertisement Every year at the AGM, as vacancies arise, […]
New funeral home planned for Letterkenny
by kate heaney PLANS have been lodged with Donegal County Council for a new funeral home at Carnamuggagh in Letterkenny. The planning application is in the name of Michael Morning and it includes a car parking area and connection to local services. Advertisement The planning application was lodged on May 22 however, no details are […]
Relay for Life hailed a huge success
THE Chairman of Relay for Life Donegal has said €92,000 has so far been raised after the weekend’s hugely successful fundraising event. An emotional Robert O’Connor was speaking to the Donegal News moments after he received a number of presentations on stage to mark the end of an era for him as chairperson of Relay for Life […]
People urged to use other care options before presenting at Emergency Department
OVER the June Bank Holiday weekend, Health Officials in the North West are asking people to consider all care options before presenting at Emergency Departments. Health Services are advising the public that there will be large numbers attending Emergency Departments this weekend and they will be prioritising those in need of urgent and emergency care. […]
Cancer survivor pens song to raise funds for Relay for Life
A WOMAN living in Letterkenny was inspired to compose her song ‘The War’ following a moving experience at her first Relay for Life last year. Rachel Akkoç, who is a breast cancer survivor, wrote the song as a fundraising effort after she was struck by the amount of people she witnessed wearing the purple survivors […]