By Diarmaid Doherty A Letterkenny couple have returned home after enjoying the trip of a lifetime to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia. Emer Kelly was the lucky winner of a Super Valu Scan to Win competition and her prize was an all expenses paid trip for two to Sydney and tickets to two […]
Donegal man completes gruelling charity run down under
By Emma Ryan A DONEGAL native who lives in Australia has successfully completed a grueling 1000 kilometre run from Sydney to Melbourne. Kevin Bonnar took part in a charity run from Sydney to Melbourne over ten days to raise vital funds for mental health charity, Holla Foundation. The 41-year-old was born in Letterkenny University Hospital and […]
Tributes to founder of Donegal Association in Sydney
THE death occurred after a short illness on Monday of Rose Doherty, Sydney, Australia and formerly from Barnes, Termon. Mrs Doherty (83) passed away from alzheimers disease less than six months after the death of her husband John Joe who was from Ray, Manorcunningham. Before travelling to Australia with John Joe in 1959 Rose McGarvey […]
Donegal woman has key role in bringing jobs to Ireland
THE director of IDA Ireland, the government inward investment agency for the Australian and New Zealand market, is Letterkenny woman Kathryn O’Shea. The eldest daughter of Aidan O’Shea and Janet Gaynor, Kathryn first moved to Sydney in 2012 to complete a masters degree. When she saw a vacancy to work in the IDA office in […]
Death of John Joe Doherty in Sydney
THE death occurred after a short illness on Sunday evening of John Joe Doherty, Sydney, Australia and formerly from Ray, Manorcunningham. John Joe (84) spent his early days as a butcher in Patterson’s Butcher’s Shop in Main Street, Letterkenny, before travelling with his girl-friend Rose McGarvey from Termon to Australia in 1958. The couple married […]
‘Protecting commercial interests became a priority’
TERESA Fitzgerald from Glencar, Letterkenny, works as a Relationship Executive at Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) based in Sydney. Back in November, Teresa and her neighbours were just keeping on top of the bush-fires and the ripple effect from them was like nothing she had seen since she left Donegal 30 years ago. Advertisement […]
World adventure turns into nightmare for four friends
“We’ve spent an awful lot of money and we don’t know if we’ll get any of it back but we’re just so glad to be home safe and sound,”
Donegal man’s wife and triplet daughters star in Australian TV ad
A CASTLEFINN man said this week he is not disappointed at being left out of a television advertisement seen by millions in Australia which features his beautiful wife and their triplet daughters – because of his accent.
Sun, sea and smoke for Letterkenny woman in Sydney
BY HARRY WALSH THE current fires which have been raging in an around Sydney for the past ten days are being compared to the great Sydney fires of Christmas/New Year 1993/94 in terms of intensity and spread. Australia’s largest city is once again bracing itself for a catastrophe, as one of the worst bush fire […]