Prayers sought for St Johnston boy in lifesaving bone morrow surgery


THE grandmother of a brave St Johnston boy asked for prayers as the youngster underwent a lifesaving bone morrow transplant in the Netherlands yesterday. Little Zach McCrossan travelled to the Netherlands last week for treatment for a rare blood disorder. The four-year-old was diagnosed with high-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a rare blood disorder that progresses to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). […]

Monsignor Carr celebrates Diamond Jubilee in St Baithin’s Church


THE former parish priest of St Johnston, Monsignor Dan Carr celebrated his Diamond Jubilee at a special Mass on Thursday night. Large crowds attended the special occasion in St. Baithin’s Church. In an interview with the Donegal News last year as he prepared to step down from his role as St. Johnston Parish Priest after an […]

Donegal man’s heartfelt gift to hospice


By Dionne Meehan A SAINT Johnston man has paid a heartfelt tribute to the staff of the Donegal Hospice, who cared for his beloved father during his final days, by raising an impressive €32,000 in his honour. In April, Garret Wilson fulfilled his late father John’s wish by embarking on the Portuguese Camino to raise money for […]

Castletown NS celebrate opening of new classroom and playground


CASTLETOWN National School in St Johnston was filled with celebration on Saturday as pupils, staff, parents and members of the local community gathered to officially open the school’s newly built classroom and playground facilities. The event marked the culmination of several years of planning, fundraising and construction that have transformed the school grounds. Principal Liesel […]

Woman pleads guilty to charity fraud


A DONEGAL woman who was once the recipient of a civic award in recognition of her cross-community youth work has pleaded guilty to charity fraud of more than £860,000. Wendy MacBean (61), of Railway Park, St Johnston, pleaded guilty to a series of financial offences involving Foyle Youth and Community Association (FYACA) charity totalling £862, 674 at a […]

‘Don’t pay rent’ – councillor tells tenants in crumbling homes


by Evelyn Cullen THE eight families living in Railway Park Estate in St. Johnston, who have been waiting three years for results of tests carried out on their defective concrete block homes, have been advised by a local councillor not to pay their rent. At the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District meeting on Tuesday, Raphoe councillor Frank McBrearty […]

St. Johnston man to honour his late father’s last wish


By Dionne Meehan A SAINT Johnston man is preparing to fulfil his late father’s wish by embarking on the Portuguese Camino to raise money for Donegal Hospice. This April, Garret Wilson and his friend Gary Ryan will undertake the gruelling 250km journey in memory of Garret’s father John, who passed away last October. Advertisement In […]

Gardaí issue appeal for missing Letterkenny teenager


GARDAÍ are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Gary Morrison, who is missing from Letterkenny. The teen is missing since Sunday, September 22 and was last seen at approximately 12.30pm in St Johnston. A garda spokesperson said: “Gary is described as being approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall with a thin […]

Brown bread semi-finalist from St Johnston


SAINT Johnston woman Maureen McLaughlin was a semi-finalist in the National Brown Bread Baking Competition at the Ploughing Championship on Tuesday. The local woman travelled to Ratheniska, County Laois where she baked her special brown bread in the Euronics sponsored event run in conjunction with the Irish Country Women’s Association. Maureen did not mange to […]