Funeral takes place today for Donegal nurse killed in freak accident in Australia
The funeral takes place today of the 26-year old south Donegal nurse who was killed in a freak accident in Australia. Mary Ellen Molloy, daughter of Terence and Angela Molloy, from Ardara, had emigrated to Melbourne 16 months ago and was working as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.…
Funeral of four men killed in Donegal crash to take place this week
The funerals of four young men, who died in a single car collision in county Donegal on Sunday, will take place later this week. Shaun Harkin, John Harley, Michael Roarty and Daniel Scott, who were all in their early 20s, died when their Toyota Corolla car left the road near…
Caution urged on N15 this afternoon because of large funeral
Motorists travelling on the N15 between Drumcliffe and Sligo are asked to slow down and drive with caution this afternoon. It’s because of a large funeral expected on the route between Drumcliffe and Rathcormac from about 12:30pm. The funeral will be leaving Rathcormac about 2pm for Sligo. Motorists are asked…
Sonny and Sean Harte remembered as father and son who were also best friends
The funerals have taken place in Sligo this afternoon of Sonny and Sean Harte, the father and son who lost their lives in a fire in a town centre apartment at the weekend. An overflow congregation attended their funeral Mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception where the chief…
Funeral of Sligo fire victims takes place this morning
The funeral takes place this morning in Sligo of the two men — a father and son — who died tragically in a fire in an apartment building in the town centre last weekend. Christopher ‘Sonny’ Harte, 64, and his son, Sean, 33 were taken from a second-floor apartment of…
Donegal bids farewell to late Councillor Sean McEniff
The town of Bundoran and the county of Donegal is bidding farewell to one of their staunchest advocates this lunchtime, the late Cllr Sean McEniff. More than 1, 000 people are in attendance at his funeral Mass at the Star of the Sea Church being concelebrated by 10 priests led…
Funeral of Cllr Sean McEniff takes place today
The funeral takes place in Bundoran, Co Donegal, today of Ireland’s longest-serving councillor, Sean McEniff. The well-known Fianna Fail man, hotelier and tourism promoter, was 81. He had been a councillor for 55 years. His remains will be removed this morning at 11:30 from his home in Bundoran to the…