The death of Andy McGovern (81), Glencar Irish, Letterkenny took place last Thursday, July 4 peacefully in Donegal Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. Andy was born in Ballymagovern, Co. Cavan on June 4, 1943 the youngest of eight children born to Patrick and Margaret McGovern. He first came to Letterkenny in 1962 to work […]
Donegal to be promoted at Boston conference
Delegates from Donegal and other border counties who are taking part in a trade delegation to the United States will be attending the annual transatlantic Golden Bridges Conference today in Boston. The Golden Bridges Conference gives the global audience a unique insight into how those living and working in the border region of Donegal, Derry, […]
Donegal inspires novel full of tragedy and romance
WHILE nursing in Dublin author Sally Hanan took her first trip to Donegal in the 1980s. Little did she know years later the county would inspire her to publish her first novel. Sally has penned ‘My Heart Went Walking’, a book set against the sweeping landscape of rural Ireland and Dublin City in the 1980s […]
E&I Engineering Group acquired by US-based Vertiv
North West firm E&I Engineering has been acquired by Vertiv, a US-based infrastructure solutions and services company. The electrical switchgear manufacturer, which has plants across Derry and Donegal and employs over 2,100 people worldwide, has entered into an agreement to join the publicly traded company via acquisition. With all current roles to be safeguarded in […]
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. […]
Daniel O’Donnell is eager to get back on the road
DANIEL O’Donnell is looking forward to getting back on the road later this year. Like many musicians, the country music legend has completed a year without touring but now he’s hopeful for the light at the end of the tunnel. Recently, his management company announced dates again with a tour of the UK in October […]
Gallagher’s Bakery to create seventy new jobs
With work on a €2.5 million expansion to their Cashel site due to get underway in the coming months, Gallagher’s Bakery is a remarkable success story