DO NOT IMPEDE SEPTIC TANK INSPECTORS – DONEGAL CAMPAIGN GROUP
One of the Donegal campaign groups fighting austerity is advising householders not to impede septic tank inspections in their work schedules due to start soon. The decision by the Cloughaneely Cant’...
View ArticleCOAST GUARD PAYS TRIBUTE AS PATSY RETIRES FROM MALIN HEAD STATION
HE has saved ships from disaster and helped rescue countless souls at sea. And today Patsy Canning hangs up his hat on his final day at Malin Head Coast Guard station. Patsy has worked through...
View ArticleNEW CARDIOLOGY CLINIC TO AID DONEGAL PATIENTS
Patients in Letterkenny and across Donegal can benefit from easier access to leading cardiology care after the opening of a new clinic. Dr Aaron Peace The Clinic, officially opened this month, will be...
View ArticleEMERGENCY MEDICAL HELICOPTER SCHEME FOR DONEGAL AFTER HOSPITAL FLOODING
The Emergency Medical Helicopter Service is to be extended to the North West Region in light of Letterkenny Hospital’s recent flooding disaster. Pat The Cope Gallagher MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP...
View ArticleKAREN SEES THE BENEFITS OF MAKING A ‘DRAMA’ OUT OF TRANSITION YEAR!
Promoted post Gone are the days when students are judged solely on what mathematical equation they can rhyme off or what poem they ran recite back to front. Karen Murphy Education in our secondary...
View ArticleWOMAN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER CAR FLIPS INTO FIELD
The woman’s car skidded and flipped into a field A woman has been rushed to hospital after her car skidded across a road and flipped into a field. The accident happened just before 10am on the main N15...
View ArticleDONEGAL GAA LAUNCH UNIQUE CAMPAIGN TO DEVELOP TRAINING CENTRE
Michael Murphy in Convoy Club Tír Chonaill are this week launching a unique campaign to further the development of the Donegal GAA Training Centre currently underway in Convoy. The official launch of...
View ArticleDONEGAL MEN READY TO GET ON THE MOVE!
A unique scheme to help men in Co Donegal overcome obesity and to get involved in moderate exercise is to be launched. Many Donegal men need to get on the move. Men’s health research has demonstrated...
View ArticleDONEGAL WORKERS PICKET TESCO HQ OVER JOB LOSSES
WORKERS with a Co Donegal company who face losing their jobs are picketing Tesco today. The employees of Rock Shopfitting Services in Muff are angry at losing a contract to a French company to carry...
View ArticleMcHUGH URGES SUPPORT FOR NEW DONEGAL RAILWAY INITIATIVE
The only train in Donegal is the fun railway in Fintown Fine Gael TD for Donegal, Joe McHugh, has expressed his support for the West Ulster Rail Initiative, which was launched today in Letterkenny,...
View ArticleHUNDREDS AT FUNERAL FOR HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM ALAN
HUNDREDS of people have attended today’s funeral for Alan McSherry, the man killed in a hit and run near Bundoran last Sunday morning. Mr McSherry’s widow Jo walked behind her husband’s coffin as it...
View ArticleWALKING TO FITNESS BEGINS HERE!
Do you want to start getting fit or back to fitness but would liek to start gently? Then the community walks programme could be juts the thing for you. They are suitable for anyone over 18yrs who is...
View ArticleBATTLE AT THE BANKS: DUNGLOE AND NAOMH MUIRE FACE OFF IN CRUNCH CLASH
Naomh Muire host old foes Dungloe this Sunday in the Banks in what promises to be a fiery clash between the pair in what is a crunch match in the All-County Division Two League. Naomh Muire go into...
View ArticleCOUCH TO 5K IS BACK AT LETTERKENNY COMMUNITY CENTRE
The Couch to 5K programme is back at at Letterkenny Community Centre! Due to the success of the last two Couch to 5K races, a new Couch to 5K programme will commence on Monday 2nd September at...
View ArticleA WONDERFUL WEEKEND AWAITS WALKERS AT SLIABH LIAG
The Sliabh Liag Walkers are renowned across Ireland for introducing many people to the many benefits which a brisk walk brings. And there’s not a better place to start walking than in the amazing...
View ArticleLIFESTYLE: KICK YOUR STYLE INTO TOUCH WITH AN ANKLE BOOT
NEW LOOKStone Buckle Block Heel Boots€34,99 KICK YOUR STYLE INTO TOUCH WITH AN ANKLE BOOT Autumn brings a return of the ankle boot this season but offering a wide spectrum of looks from the grungy...
View ArticleHARPS HOPING CUP FORM ‘RAMBLES’ ON AGAINST COBH
It’s a case of same again for Finn Harps this weekend as they make their second trip of the week to St. Colmans Park to face Cobh Ramblers on Saturday evening (kick-off 7.45pm). It will be the third...
View ArticleATHLETICS – LETTERKENNY AC HOSTS AGM NEXT THURSDAY
Letterkenny Athletic Club will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, September 5th in the Station House Hotel at 8.30 pm. All members are asked to attend to reflect on another successful year...
View ArticleBEO LAUNCHES BATTLE OF THE BANDS FOR DONEGAL SCHOOLS
Beo – let the battle begin! Beo will be holding a battle of the bands for secondary school students in the Greenroom, Letterkenny on Friday September 20th at 7:30pm. All sorts of acts are welcome –...
View ArticleCOLLEGE STUDENTS WARNED ABOUT MAKING RIGHT ACCOMMODATION CHOICES IN LETTERKENNY
Hundreds of students flooding into Letterkenny to study at the LYIT are being urged to get help when choosing accommodation. Tanya Russell Tanya Russell, Student Union Welfare Officer at Letterkenny...
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