Road works to take place in Milford this week 


ROAD resurfacing works on the R245/14 Milford to Carrigart Road at Rossgarrow in Milford are set to take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 17 and Friday, August 18. Traffic Management will be in place both days.  


Funeral today of Connor McGinley


By Dionne Meehan THE funeral will take place this afternoon (Thursday) of Connor McGinley who died tragically in a weekend road collision in Kerrykeel. The 19-year-old from 2 Quay Road, Drumbern, Milford died after the car he was driving struck a pole outside Kerrykeel at around 3.30am on Saturday morning. Advertisement A male passenger who […]


Game Day! Amber on the big screen at Milford Resource Centre 


MILFORD Resource Centre is showing Ireland’s first World Cup game tomorrow as they get behind native Amber Barrett.  The Irish squad including Milford native Amber Barrett and Letterkenny’s Ciara Grant will kick off their World Cup Campaign against hosts Australia at 11am Irish time tomorrow morning. To show their support for the girls in green, […]


Milford clubhouse ransacked


GARDAÍ in Milford are appealing for information after the kitchen of the sports clubhouse in Milford was broken into and ransacked. The kitchen was covered with various substances such as coffee, milk and washing up liquid during the incident, which occurred at the grounds used by the GAA, soccer and athletic clubs on the Moyle […]


Kitchen of GAA club ransacked


GARDAÍ in Milford are appealing for information after the kitchen of the GAA Club in Milford was broken into and ransacked. The kitchen was covered with various substances such as coffee, milk and washing up liquid during the incident, which occurred at the GAA Club on the Moyle Road sometime between 10pm on Monday, June […]


Sod turned on €50m ‘landmark project’ for Ramelton, Milford and Rathmullan


THE sod has been turned on a €50m investment in wastewater infrastructure for Ramelton, Milford and Rathmullan. This new sewerage scheme will finally bring to an end the decades-long practice of discharging raw or poorly treated sewage into Leannan Estuary, Lough Swilly and Maggie’s Burn. This project will be critical in enabling the local communities […]


President remembers An Gorta Mór victims


BY KATE HEANEY PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins spoke of the “devastating” consequences of the Famine in County Donegal at the weekend when he addressed the National Famine Commemoration in Milford. The President unveiled a commemorative stone and he together with Cathaoirleach, Cllr Liam Blaney and Most Reverend Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio, Dean of the Diplomatic […]


Polish Ambassador to visit Donegal for exhibition on forgotten famine hero


THE Polish Ambassador Ms Anna Sochańska is to visit Donegal tomorrow to visit an exhibition exploring the life of Count Paul Strzelecki, a Polish humanitarian and a forgotten hero of the Great Irish Famine. The Ambassador will visit Milford Library on Friday, May 19 at 10am where she will meet local officials and students from […]


President to officiate at National Famine Commemoration in Milford


PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins will be in Donegal next week to officiate at the National Famine Commemoration.  The National Famine Memorial Day, in memory of those who suffered during the Great Famine, will take place by the site of the old Milford Workhouse and graveyard, on Sunday May 21. The President will officiate at this […]


‘Three bridges needed to ease Letterkenny traffic’


LETTERKENNY roads congestion will need three bridges to sort it out, Cllr Gerry McMonagle told Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District meeting. His statement came on foot of a motion at the meeting from Mayor Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly calling for all roads service management and design teams to come to a workshop with elected members to try and ease the […]