Letterkenny all set to host first ever Pride Festival


THE first ever Pride Festival in Letterkenny takes place on Saturday next, August 19 and the organisers are promising a day of fun for everyone. Festival committee chairperson, Kayleigh Bowery, said the event is all about community. “It is a magnificent celebration of diversity, a time to bring people together, and of course, a big […]


Leading home care provider to host recruitment days


ONE OF Ireland’s leading providers of home care services is hosting recruitment days in Letterkenny and Falcarragh. With a mission to recruit 1,000 new professional caregivers, local events are part of a national drive and will take place over four days next week. Open Days will take place in Riverfront House, Second Floor, Pearse Road, […]


Water supply successfully restored in Ballyraine


Uisce Éireann and Donegal County Council have successfully completed repairs to a burst water main in Ballyraine, Letterkenny. Uisce Éireann working in partnership with Donegal County Council confirmed that water has been successfully restored to the majority of homes and businesses in Ashlawn, An Garran, Orchard Grove, Ballyraine and surrounding areas. The remaining properties can […]


Fr Shaun to celebrate Mass in Letterkenny


NEWLY ordained Fr Shaun Doherty is to celebrate Mass in Letterkenny for the first time this month. Fr Doherty will celebrate Mass in St Eunan’s Cathedral on Monday, August 14, at 7pm for the Vigil Mass of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After the ceremony, Fr Doherty will give his first […]


Letterkenny Festival celebrates Pride


LETTERKENNY Festival 2023 will run in conjunction with the town’s first Pride Festival to celebrate in music, pride and a coming together over the weekend of August 18 to 20. The festival promises a spectacular line-up of events and performances that will cater to all ages and interests, with something for residents and visitors alike. […]


Gardaí issue warning for August Bank Holiday Weekend


GARDAÍ have issued a ‘simple message’ to motorists in the run up to the August Bank holiday weekend. Gardaí advised people to slow down, wear a seatbelt, never drink/drug drive and be responsible on the roads. A spokesperson for Donegal Gardaí said, “We dread going to the scene of a serious or a fatal road […]


ATU Donegal hiring largest numbers of new staff


THE announcement this week that Atlantic Technological University (ATU) could be hiring the largest number of new staff at 192, will not result in a massive recruitment campaign according to the ATU President Orla Flynn. Speaking to the Donegal News this week Ms Flynn explained that many of these posts are already filled but the […]


Pro-Life group planning to open healthcare clinic in Donegal


By Diarmaid Doherty A US pro-life healthcare provider is planning to open a clinic in Donegal – the first of its kind in the Republic of Ireland. Stanton Healthcare, an anti-abortion organisation, opened a clinic in Belfast in October 2015, and last year launched a similar facility in Edinburgh in Scotland. Advertisement Plans are well underway […]


Former Eircom site re-advertised in error


By Emma Ryan THE former Eircom site in Letterkenny was re-advertised for sale in an online error this week. The major 5.8 acre site at Kiltoy, opposite the Church of Martyrs, reappeared on DAFT.ie on Tuesday morning described as a ‘prime development site suitable for a variety of uses.’ Advertisement The asking price was listed […]