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 […]
Static speed safe camera installed at Manor
A STATIC speed safety camera is now in place on a stretch of the N13 between Manorcunningham and Newtowncunningham. The speed camera is one of nine throughout Ireland that had been earmarked to be operational before the end of 2024. The static speed safe camera had been due to be installed on the N14 between Manorcunningham […]
Three hospitalised after bus crashes into field in Manorcunningham
By Dionne Meehan THREE people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a field in Manorcunningham this morning. The Bus Éireann Expressway coach, which was operating Route 64, Sligo to Derry, veered off the road shortly after 10am this morning following a collision with a car. Advertisement A number of passengers were […]
A life well lived… Charlie Meehan turns 90
By Dionne Meehan CELEBRATIONS are already underway for Charlie Meehan who turns 90 on Sunday. From working in a flax mill, to contesting two local elections and battling cancer, the Manorcunningham man has lived an extraordinary life. Advertisement Last weekend he was in his element. He spent Saturday tuned into the radio to follow the early […]
Graduation success for Natasha McCollum
Natasha McCollum pictured following her recent graduation at ATU Donegal where she was conferred with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing. Natasha is a past pupil of the Royal and Prior School, Raphoe and is a daughter of Robert and Martina McCollum, Carrick, Manorcunningham. Well done Natasha – a wonderful achievement. If […]
Fundraising efforts to save Drumoghill chapel continue
By Dionne Meehan FUNDRAISING calls have been reiterated this week in a bid to secure the future of a Donegal chapel. St Columba’s Church is a small chapel located 10 minutes outside Letterkenny in Drumoghill, Manorcunningham. Advertisement Considered by many as the “heart” of Drumoghill’s bright, caring and connected local community for almost 200 years, […]