Newly-ordained priest Fr Shaun Doherty will celebrate Mass in St. Eunan’s Cathedral Letterkenny for the first time tonight. Fr Doherty,…
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Breaking: Former Donegal priest sent for trial on 26 abuse charges
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA FORMER Donegal priest will stand trial on 26 counts of indecent assault on two young girls in the 1970s.…
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Former priest jailed for abusing boy at parochial house
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA former priest has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy while he…
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Former priest gave boy alcohol in parochial house and abused him
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA former priest has admitted giving a 13-year-old boy alcohol before sexually assaulting him in a parochial house in Co…
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Former priest charged with sexual assault at Parochial House
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA former Donegal priest has appeared in court charged with indecent assault. The man, who cannot be named at this…
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Kind community treats Fr Neil to a special 80th birthday celebration
by Staff Writer 5 years agoUp to 40 cars created a noisy convoy to drive by the home of Fr Neal Carlin to mark his…
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Donegal cleric says priests should get €350 Covid-19 payment
by Staff Writer 5 years agoA local parish priest has said priests should be entitled to the Covid-19 payment. Fr Éamonn Ó Gallachóir, parish priest…
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Former priest appears in court on indecent assault charge
by Staff Writer 5 years agoA former priest has appeared in court charged with indecent assault. The man appeared at Dungloe District Court in Co…
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The death has taken place at the Donegal Hospice of Fr. Kevin O’Doherty, former Parish Priest of Newtowncunningham and Killea.…
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Former Donegal priest to appear in court on indecent assault charges
by Staff Writer 5 years agoA former Donegal priest is to appear in court in the coming days charged with the indecent assault of a…
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Floodgates open on abuse allegations by shamed cleric Con Cunningham
by Staff Writer 5 years agoA number of other alleged victims of paedophile priest Con Cunningham have now come forward. It follows allegations made by…
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Priest with Donegal roots stole almost €100k to pay boyfriends, court told
by Staff Writer 5 years agoAn American priest with Donegal roots stole €98,000 from his US parish to fund nights out with men he met…
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Unique ordination as Glenties man joins brother in priesthood
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoA Glenties man was yesterday ordained into the priesthood in a moving ceremony at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny. Fr…
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‘People need to put shoe leather on the streets of the Twin Towns’ – Fr John Joe Duffy
by Staff Writer 6 years agoThe chairman of the campaign to save St Joseph’s Community Hospital in Stranorlar has issued a rallying cry ahead of…
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‘I heard about my abuser’s death on local radio’ – victim
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoA victim of paedophile priest Eugene Greene has slammed the Catholic Church after he heard about his abuser’s death on…
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Former priest Eugene Greene, who pleaded guilty to 41 counts of sexual assault on 26 children in Donegal between 1965…
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Woman reveals how she escaped the clutches of pervert priest Cunningham
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoA West Donegal woman has revealed how she escaped the clutches of paedophile priest Con Cunningham. Evil Cunningham was jailed…
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Former Donegal priest jailed for 9 months for sex assaults on girl
by Staff Writer 6 years agoA former Donegal priest who indecently assaulted a young girl has been jailed for nine months. Con Cunningham, who served…
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Huge sadness at sudden death of popular priest Fr Seamus Gallagher
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoThere has been a huge outpouring of grief following the sudden and untimely death of well-known Donegal priest Fr Seamus…
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Donegal priest shares DVD in condemnation of vote on ‘the massacre of children’
by Staff Writer 7 years agoRenowned Ramelton priest, Fr. Desmond Sweeney, has circulated a letter and abortion DVD to his parishioners and beyond as he calls…