A DONEGAL woman has penned a moving memoir about her journey from fostering children in Ireland to establishing a children’s home in Kenya. Growing up on a farm just outside Manorcunningham, Bridget Browne was the second youngest in a family of nine. A past pupil of Drumoghill NS and Loreto Convent in Letterkenny, she left […]
Motorists warned of traffic tailbacks on dual carriageway
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by Louise Doyle MOTORISTS are being urged to leave extra time for their journey if travelling on the inbound lane of the dual carriageway in Letterkenny this evening as maintenance works continue. There were long tailbacks on Tuesday evening and yesterday as Donegal County Council carried out essential maintenance works on the N13 Dual Carriageway between the Dry […]
Loved by so many: Funeral takes place of Susan Hamilton
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By Dionne Meehan THE funeral has taken place of Susan Hamilton, the Manorcunningham woman who has been remembered for her kind and tender heart. Ms Hamilton (74), tragically lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van at Bunlin Bridge, Milford last Friday. Advertisement A native of Inch Island, her requiem […]
Susan Hamilton to be laid to rest on Friday
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By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S latest road victim, Susan Hamilton, will be laid to rest on Friday. Ms Hamilton (74), from Manorcunningham, tragically lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van on the R245 at Bunlin Bridge, Milford last Friday. Advertisement Her body was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a […]
Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses following fatal Milford collision
GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for witnesses after a woman was tragically killed in a road traffic collision in Milford on Friday evening. Manorcunningham woman Susie Hamilton (70s) lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van on the R245 at Bunlin Bridge, Milford at approximately 7.30pm. The male driver of […]
Manor woman was ‘well-loved’ member of the community
Susie Hamilton is the seventh person to die on Donegal’s roads this year By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S latest road victim, Susie Hamilton, is being remembered as a “well-loved” and “respected” member of her local community. Ms Hamilton (74), from Manorcunningham, tragically lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van on […]
Holy Week in Athens – where the Greeks do Easter better than the Irish
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Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought communities together in prayer, tradition and wonderful celebration. I moved to Greece last year to pursue my love for a passionate and traditional bushy-bearded Greek man, who I met while visiting Athens in 2023. Delightedly, […]
Donegal nun played key role in televised coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral
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By Paddy Walsh A DONEGAL born nun played a key role in RTÉ television’s coverage of the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday. Sister Mary Barron, who hails from Manorcunningham, was appointed by the late Pontiff as a member of the Dicastery for Evangelization two years ago. Advertisement She and Rome based cleric, […]
50 years behind the wheel
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Manorcunningham native Jimmy O’Donnell is taking the foot off the gas after a proud career on the road
Councillor claims motorists are ‘sitting ducks’ for new speed camera
By Chris Ashmore MOTORISTS are “sitting ducks” when it comes to a new static speed camera which has been erected on the main Letterkenny to Derry road, it has been claimed. And with the fine for breaking the speed limit for passing a static camera having increased to €160, the letter in the post can […]