By Frank Craig Michael Langan says it will be fascinating to see just how Kilcar try to go about their business against champions St Eunan’s in MacCumhaill Park on Saturday night. The county star believes the energy and directness of the Towney outfit is something that has the potential to drag the Letterkenny men out […]
Donegal teacher wins ASTI award for outstanding contribution
A Donegal teacher has received a 2021 ASTI Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to his school community and to sporting in Ireland. The Achievement Award, which could not be presented during the pandemic, was presented at a reception in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny on Friday, September 16. Ollie Horgan, a teacher at […]
Battle of the ‘string-pullers’ could prove decisive
By Frank Craig Goalkeepers aren’t completely mad, they’re just different. Being the most vulnerable member of a team, the only ones we ever really remember with egg on their faces, they have to be. Advertisement The eccentricity gene commonly shared means they are risk-takers. Traditional Gaelic football stoppers, those from a different time and place, […]
Calling all former St Eunan’s College students
ST Eunan’s College has launched a new Alumni Association as the Letterkenny school celebrates 115 years of education in Donegal. The College was formally opened in July 1906 and the first students, along with their teachers and President, Dr Edward Maguire, took up residence in September 1906. Today, the College has a student population of […]
Letterkenny man finding the right formula in the US
WHEN pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently shone the spotlight on one of its employees Sean McEwen they said that he had one of the toughest jobs in the company. The Letterkenny man is Vice President of Quality Assurance at a company which employs in excess of 48,000 people in more than 70 countries across the globe. […]
New Zealand charity continues to support good causes
A Letterkenny youth group and a cathedral restoration project are among the latest causes to receive large donations from New Zealand. Details of the financial gifts awarded by the Hugo Charitable Trust, a charity set up by Raphoe farmer Hugh Green, are contained in the organisation’s latest annual report. Good causes ranging from individual efforts […]
Sadness at the death of Joe ‘Dodo’ Winston
THE funeral will take place in St Eunan’s Cathedral at 11am on Thursday morning of Joe ‘Dodo’ Winston. A native of the Cathedral town, Mr Winston (77) passed away following a short illness. His death on Monday evening was learned of with great sadness in Letterkenny and throughout Donegal. Advertisement A retired ESB employee, […]
‘Old style policing’ makes welcome return during crisis
EUNAN Walsh, as the Sergeant in Charge of Letterkenny Garda Station, has been working on the front line since day one of the pandemic. What he has witnessed most during that time is the growth of community spirit and the appreciation of the public for a Garda’s work. When the pandemic hit last March, Sgt […]
