BY JEROME HUGHES DANNY Dougherty has been a familiar fixture in Letterkenny for almost four decades, ensuring the flow of traffic and safety of pedestrians along the town’s bustling streets and car parks. As Donegal’s longest serving traffic warden, he has witnessed many changes and has even had a couple of close calls. Indeed, the […]
Gardaí found over €70,000 worth of cocaine after car was stopped outside Letterkenny
A man has walked free from prison after serving 20 months in custody after being discovered with a haul of cocaine, valued at €70,000, after Gardaí stopped the car he was in just outside Letterkenny. Amin Rhamahi was charged with the offence at Listillion on August 26, 2022. The package found in his possession had […]
‘Return to rot where you came from’ – survivor tells former Donegal priest Eamonn Crossan
A MAN who has survived child abuse inflicted by Eamonn Crossan has told the former priest to “return to rot where you came from” during a victim impact statement delivered at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer directed that a camera be repositioned in the court, yesterday morning, so that the victim, now in his […]
Letterkenny AC purchase Breffni Villa to develop new clubhouse
LETTERKENNY Athletics Club has bought the landmark house, Breffni Villa, at Sallaghagrane for the purpose of developing its own clubhouse. The club, which had been resident at Pearse Road from 1980 to 2008, confirmed the purchase in a message to its members on Tuesday. Speaking about the move, Letterkenny AC Chairman, Raymond Birch, said after […]
McDonalds Letterkenny staff take part in charity abseil
Staff from McDonald’s in Letterkenny have raised over €3,500 for charity by taking part in a fundraising abseil in Dublin. The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC Ireland) Smithfield Tower Drop fundraiser took place last Friday with the McDonald’s Letterkenny crew members raising a wonderful amount for the charity. All money raised through the charity abseil […]
Julie urges local people to consider the gift of life
BY JEROME HUGHES ORGANISERS of Donegal’s Organ Donor Awareness Week campaign have hailed their efforts a huge success but are appealing for the donation message to resonate 365 days a year and not just 7. Last year, Julie Egan, who lives in Donegal Town, underwent a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant. Advertisement A diabetic since the age […]
Letterkenny Pathfinder Service is successfully preventing hospital admissions for older patients
ONE year after launching in Donegal, the HSE Pathfinder team have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region, and managed to keep 81 per cent of patients safely at home. Letterkenny Pathfinder is also the first pilot site nationally to trial an innovative new point of care blood test. […]
Free Letterkenny event to celebrate Polish culture
The Polish Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Arkady Rzegocki, will be joining the event remotely from the Polish Embassy in Dublin and will deliver a message.
Road closures announced for Northwest 10K
A number of road closures will be in place to facilitate the 27th Northwest 10K this coming Bank Holiday Monday.
Creeslough tragedy: Husband slams site development plans
BY JEROME HUGHES MARTINA Martin was preparing to celebrate her 19th wedding anniversary four days later, and her 50th birthday three weeks later but then disaster struck on October 7, 2022 in Creeslough. The people positioned on either side of the mother-of-four survived but tragically she did not. Advertisement Nine others also died when the […]