‘Being told I had cancer was like an out of body experience’
There is no good time to battle serious illness. No good time to be told you have breast cancer and must face into the relevant treatment. But when Jennifer McCosker was given the devastating news, the...
View ArticleDonegal Shoplifters giving two fingers to the state – claim
Shoplifting in Co Donegal has more than doubled in recent years, according to latest figures. Recorded shoplifting offences in 2003 in the county were at 161 but rose to 384 by 2024, an increase of...
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Students put chess skills to the test in Donegal’s first county tournament
St Columba’s Comprehensive School in Glenties hosted the inaugural County Donegal Chess Tournament yesterday, with fifteen schools taking part. Bright young minds competed in a day of strategic battles...
View ArticleDriver caught doing 105kph in St Johnston on National Slowdown Day
A Donegal driver has ben caught speeding at 105kph in an 80kph zone on National Slowdown Day. The slowdown day ran yesterday from midnight until 11.59pm last night. Throughout this day, members of An...
View ArticleLetterkenny Hospitals Golf Society: Bridget McClafferty wins opening outing...
Bridget McClafferty started as she meant to go on to win the Letterkenny Hospitals Golf Society opening outing of the year in glorious conditions at Dunfanaghy Golf Club on Monday. A par at the first...
View ArticleArranmore RNLI bids farewell to relief coxswain
Sean Curtin, from Valentia Island Co. Kerry, a relief coxswain with the RNLI in Arranmore has decided to take a turn away from the helm. Sean has been providing relief service with Arranmore Lifeboat...
View ArticleDonegal jockey in hiding over drugs debt
A Donegal horse-racing jockey is “in hiding” over a drug debt, a court has heard. Oran Brown was convicted in court after being caught with over €11,000 at his home. In 2023, the Lifford sportsman was...
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Gortahork gathering to support those impacted by double road tragedy
A community gathering is taking place in Gortahork this week to support those dealing with the recent road tragedy at Baltoney. Young local men Jamie Diver (20s) and Shaun Martin McClafferty (17) both...
View ArticleDonegal school reaches Ulster final in quest to be Ireland’s Fittest!
Donegal’s Raphoe Central National School is one of four primary schools to have qualified for the live ‘Ulster final’ of this year’s competition to find Ireland’s Fittest School 2025. Supported by...
View ArticleFirefighters deal with wildfire outside Ballybofey
Firefighters from the Donegal Fire Service have brought a wildfire under control this afternoon in the Corraffrin area near Ballybofey. The incident is one of a number of recent fires in Donegal during...
View ArticleEducation Minister pledges to secure places for children left out of Little...
The Minister for Education has said that children denied places at the Little Angels Special School in Letterkenny will be facilitated in September. Minister Helen McEntee was speaking in the Dáil...
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Job Vacancy: Store Manager opportunity opens at Costcutter Ballybofey
Jobs: The award-winning Costcutter supermarket in Ballybofey is inviting applications for the role of full-time Store Manager. See below for more information about this exciting opportunity and how to...
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Cancer care campaigner plans third hospital protest
Cancer care campaigner Roseena Doherty Toner has said she wants double the number of protestors for her third demonstration at Letterkenny Unversity Hospital. Roseena, a leukaemia survivor, is...
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Lurgybrack Open Farm reopening for egg-citing Easter days out!
Sponsored Post If you’re looking for somewhere fun to take the kids this Easter, why not hop over to Lurgybrack Open Farm, Letterkenny? The farm is back open this Saturday, 12th April just in time for...
View ArticleUnlock your dream holiday with our Travel Department reader discounts!
Our partners at Travel Department have handpicked a selection of guided holidays for you to SAVE up to €75pp on this summer! Imagine strolling along the sun-kissed shores of Lake Garda, exploring the...
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Community rallies to support pensioner who lost home and dog in fire
A fundraiser is underway to support a Trentagh man who lost everything in a house fire, including his beloved dog. Eddie McDaid’s home in Carrick, Trentagh was gutted by a fire on Tuesday night. Eddie...
View Article‘Cruel’ Letterkenny ramp too high since day one, council hears
A Letterkenny councillor has called for a problematic ramp to be reduced in height, describing it as “cruel”. Councillor Tomás Seán Devine put forward a motion this week on the raised table on the...
View ArticleBurnfoot driver jailed for a year has sentence replaced by fine of €6,000
A Burnfoot man who was sentenced to one year in prison after what a Judge described as “a horrendous incident of dangerous driving” has had his sentence reduced to a fine of €6,000 on appeal. Gavin...
View ArticleLOVE sign on the move for Cathaoirleach’s Concert
The LOVE installation, which is currently visiting Letterkenny, is on the move again next week. The visually striking exhibit, currently on display at the Letterkenny Public Services Centre, will move...
View ArticleFunding boost for two Donegal projects under Historic Towns Initiative
Two Donegal locations are to receive €350,000 under Historic Towns Initiative. Deputy Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher has welcomed the funding of €300,000 for Glenties and €50,000 for Raphoe. The Glenties...
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