By Diarmaid Doherty REPRESENTATIVES from a host of football organisations and clubs gathered at St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny yesterday for the funeral Mass of one of the county’s best known sporting administrators, Dessie Kelly, 13 Knocknamona Park, Letterkenny, The former secretary of the Donegal League and founding member of Letterkenny Rovers FC died on […]
Fr Anthony Hartnett to be appointed to St Eunan’s
Newly ordained Fr Anthony Hartnett’s first appointment as a priest is to St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny, it has been confirmed.
A special day for Fr Anthony, his family and friends
By Paddy Walsh On an occasion blessed by its solemnity and the music and song of the combined choirs, St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny played host to the ordination of Stranorlar man, Fr. Anthony Hartnett on Sunday. A packed congregation watched the ceremony as he was ordained into the priesthood by former Bishop of the […]
Bishop McGuckian to perform ordination of Rev Anthony Hartnett on Sunday
By Diarmaid Doherty Former Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian will return to the diocese this Sunday to perform the ordination of Deacon Rev. Anthony Hartnett. A native of Co. Wicklow, Rev. Hartnett has been living in Donegal for over ten years and was ordained a Deacon in the Church of Mary Immaculate in Stranorlar last […]
St Eunan’s Cathedral – from dawn to dusk
On his recent trip to Ireland, Italian photographer Stefano Alberti from Milan captured St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny in quite splendid lighting. Staying at the Radisson Hotel in the town centre, Stefano rose at 5am while most of the town was still soundly asleep, to photograph the Cathedral at ‘the golden hour’. Also known as […]
Graveyard vandalism suspect identified
by Louise Doyle A SUSPECT in one of two investigations of criminal damage at two historical graveyards in Donegal just days apart has been identified. Vandals damaged a number of headstones as well as a sign at Raymochy Abbey graveyard in Manorcunningham sometime between Friday, April 19 at 6pm and noon the following day. Advertisement The sign had been […]
Shock and hurt after headstones damaged in Raphoe
by Louise Doyle THE Dean of St Eunan’s Cathedral in Raphoe has told of her shock and distress after headstones were yet again smashed in the graveyard – the second time in a matter of months. Two headstones were smashed and another was knocked over in the incident of criminal damage, which occurred sometime between Thursday, April 18 at 6.15pm […]
ALL ABOARD! Letterkenny Reunion is making a welcome return
By Paddy Walsh It’s been a three yearly feature on the local calendar ever since a couple of local lads came up with the idea after meeting up on Letterkenny’s Main Street one day back in 1991. Not quite every three years because as it did with so many events, the Covid pandemic forced the […]
Church of All Saints in Newtown celebrate their 25th anniversary
By Dionne Meehan HUNDREDS gathered in Newtowncunningham last Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Church of All Saints. Officially opened on April 11, 1999, the new building replaced an older church on the site which was built in 1810. Advertisement Present at Thursday’s celebration was main celebrant Monsignor Kevin Gillespie, St Eunan’s Cathedral. […]
Daniel’s heartfelt goodbye to Letterkenny’s Sally Blake
By Dionne Meehan SINGER Daniel O’Donnell has given local woman Sally Blake a special send off by singing at her funeral on Friday. Sally, of 14 Ard O’Donnell, passed away last Tuesday in the care of the staff of Archview Lodge Nursing Home. Advertisement Requiem Mass was celebrated in St Eunan’s Cathedral on Friday at 11am. […]