By Marianne Craig
Two staff at McElhinney’s are undertaking the Dublin Marathon next week in aid of charities that are very close to their hearts.
Brothers Brian and Paul Kelly, who have been working in the Ballybofey department store for nine years, have never run a marathon before but are determined to raise money for two special [...]
Pensioners in the Finn Valley have been spared a worrying future as the Government did a U turn on the revocation of medical cards in the over 70s.
Fury followed the budget announcement that automatic entitlement to the card would be revoked in the new year and after this date it’s allocation would be means tested. [...]
By Melissa Towell
A spokesperson for Donegal Action for Cancer Care said she is delighted that the colposcopy service is to be retained at Letterkenny General Hospital.
The hospital has been named as one of 12 referral centres throughout the country to be included in the Cervical Check programme. The announcement came after weeks of negotiations between [...]
By Dermot Keys
Chloe Magee helped Ireland to its first international success of the season when she won the Head Slovakian International Open along with her doubles partner, Karen Bing, at the weekend.
The Raphoe athlete was appearing in an international competition for the first time since her involvement in the summer’s Beijing Olympics. The Irish pair [...]
By Chris Ashmore
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Finn Harps have been plunged back into a nerve-wracking scrap to avoid relegation following a thoroughly disheartening defeat at the hands of old rivals Sligo Rovers at Finn Park on Friday night.
This third straight home defeat means that Harps are now in real danger of [...]
By Dermot Keys
Naomh Mhuire Convoy must raise their game one more time when they face St Eunan’s in the replay of the Junior B Final on Sunday in MacCumhaill Park.
Convoy forced a replay when Ryan Carlin scored an equalising point in the final minutes of the first game. Convoy’s manager, Joe Blake, told the Finn [...]
By Lauren Harte
The Finn Valley’s only army barracks is to close by January 31st next as part of budget cuts announced yesterday by the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan.
Lifford Barracks along with Letterkenny’s Rockhill, which have almost 40 years of service in Donegal are both facing the axe and will be consolidated into Finner Camp [...]
By Alan Healy
The mother of a woman stricken with Cystic Fibrosis has said her daughter is too frightened to go into Letterkenny hospital in the wake of the most recent MRSA scare.
Frances Marie McLaughlin, from Stranorlar has said her daughter Frances (35) will no longer attend Letterkenny Hospital for treatment over fears she will contract [...]
By Chris Ashmore
A Raphoe man’s dedication to his local town’s efforts in the National Tidy Towns competition has been recognised.
Liam Colhoun – despite not being in the best of health – has played a big role in Raphoe’s participation in the SuperValu sponsored National Tidy Towns competition.
Over the past six months, SuperValu has been delving [...]
By Alan Healy
The first ever purpose built major shopping centre in Ballybofey will open its doors for business in the coming weeks, the Finn Valley Post can reveal.
It is understood that the main anchor tenant Supervalu will begin trading next month, with another 14 tenants expected to take up residence at the lush Navenny Centre [...]
