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STILL RISK OF GORSE FIRES DESPITE THE RAIN, WARNS COUNCIL
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a Forest Fire Risk Warning advising that extreme or high forest fire risk conditions exist over parts of Ireland and that these conditions...
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MOTORIST SERIOUSLY INJURED AT NOTORIOUS ACCIDENT BLACKSPOT
A DRIVER is in a serious condition in hospital after a single vehicle crash at a notorious accident blackspot in Co Donegal. The crash happened close to An Chuirt hotel at Meenaciung- on the N56...
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BISHOP BOYCE SAYS ABORTION BILL IS ‘DRAMATIC AND MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE’
THE Bishop of Raphoe Dr Philip Boyce has tonight put his name to a statement condemning plans to legalise abortion in certain cases here in Ireland. As part of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland he said...
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LATE LATE SHOW HEARTACHE: PARTNER OF MARIE FLEMING READS HER LETTER TO THE...
Marie Fleming and husband Tom THE partner of assisted suicide campaigner Marie Fleming broke down in tears on the Late Late Show last night as he read out a letter she had written to the people of...
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OAKFIELD PARK ON TRACK TO START 24 HOUR TRAIN DRIVE TONIGHT
The normally tranquil and picturesque Oakfield Park in Raphoe, home to Sir Gerry and Lady Heather Robinson, will be transformed into a hive of activity this weekend. You can choose from steam trains...
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NORTH WEST 10K: MILD WEATHER EXPECTED FOR WALK/RUN
NORTH WEST 10K WEATHER: (Get registered today, Saturday, if you can – between 2pm and 6pm at the Letterkenny Athletics Club ground’s offices situated next door to the Community Centre.) RACE DAY...
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DONEGAL CHILDCARE WORKER WAS LEFT IN CHARGE OF 12 CHILDREN COURT HEARS
A childcare worker is seeking damages after being dismissed and then reinstated to a creche. Ms Laura Johnston was dismissed as an employee at Letterkenny Community Childcare Centre. It had been...
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NORTH WEST 10K: HOW TO AVOID HICCUPS THIS SUNDAY
HOW TO AVOID RACE DAY HICCUPS FOR SUNDAY’S NORTH WEST 10K 1. GET UP EARLY: Give yourself plenty of time to breakfast and don’t eat anything different from your usual routine. Try to eat no later than...
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GAA: TERMON LADIES WIN TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH
Termon senior ladies came out on top at the burn road overcoming a young Moville side. After an opening game in the Under 16 ‘A’ league in which a well drilled Moville team triumphed over the Termon...
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FUEL PRICE WAR AS GARAGE BOSS CUTS PETROL PRICES BY 10c PER LITRE
A GARAGE boss has sparked a petrol price war – after slashing his prices by up to 10c per litre. Mairtin Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Centra at Mountain Top in Letterkenny, has cut the price of diesel to...
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TO MEXICO WITH LOVE: ANJO AND KATIEANNE SAY ‘WE DO’
WELL if you are going to get married, you might as well do it in style – and in the heat! Congratulations to Anjo Duffy from Letterkenny on his marriage to Katieanne Mein from New York. The couple tied...
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HARPS COME FROM BEHIND TWICE TO SHARE SPOILS AGAINST COBH
Finn Harps rescued a share of the spoils after going behind twice against Cobh Ramblers at St.Coleman’s Park. Sean McCarron was the hero as he scored a fine goal from long range in the 76th minute to...
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SPECIAL MASS ORGANISED TO ADDRESS RISING PROBLEM OF SUICIDE
A special Mass dealing with suicide will be celebrated at noon at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny today. The Mass will deal with the many aspects of a problem that has reached epidemic proportions...
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MICHAEL BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON OAKFIELD’S 24 HOUR RELAY FOR LIFE TRAIN MARATHON
Sir Gerry Robinson welcomes former traindriver Michael Gallen to Oakfield Park One of Donegal’s last surviving train drivers was given the chance to get behind the controls again – to celebrate his...
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FILM IT FRIDAY – CENTURY CINEMA PASS WINNER IS………
The winner of Friday’s Family Pass to Century Cinemas in Letterkenny is Moira McGinley, Pine Crest, Tirhomin, Milford. Don’t worry if you didn’t win our Film It Friday FREE competition. There will be...
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MORE THAN 1,600 ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR NORTH-WEST 10K
More than 1,600 people have already registered for the North-West 10K as of last night. Registration for the Letterkenny event will again open between 10am and 1pm today with a last minute rush...
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ARDARA PREPARES TO SAY FINAL FAREWELL TO CONAL
THE funeral is taking place in Ardara today of Conal Gildea, the local man who drowned in a Dublin canal last weekend. Gardai in the capital have launched a major investigation into his death centred...
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CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO LEAD SS LAURENTIC COMMEMORATION
THE CANADIAN ambassador to Ireland Loyola Hearn will be back in Co Donegal later this week as Buncrana hosts a commemoration for the 350 men who died aboard the SS Laurentic in Lough Swilly in 1917....
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NORTH WEST 10K PICTURE SPECIAL – EVEN SAM MAGUIRE IS THERE!
Looking good ladies! Sam gets star treatment THOUSANDS of runners and walkers are taking part in today’s North West 10k in Letterkenny – and even Sam Maguire has put in an appearance. The prestigious...
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REVEALED: VIOLENT RAPIST AND BURGLAR PAL LIVING IN DONEGAL
IN DONEGAL: JOSEPH MCCABE TWO of the North’s most wanted criminals are living in Co Donegal. Convicted rapist Joseph McCabe (29) and violent burglar Casey Morgan (18) had been living in Burtonport....
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