OAKFEST, Donegal’s family friendly festival, will return on September 10 and 11 with a fantastic line-up of acts, great food and drink and entertainment for all. The legendary Undertones are this year’s headline act supported by dynamic folk orchestra No Crows featuring Steve Wickham from The Waterboys and Lisa Lambe. Rory and the Island is […]
Get ready for Heritage Week in Donegal
NATIONAL Heritage Week takes place from Saturday August 13 until Sunday August 21 and there are some 60 free events taking place in County Donegal as well as some digital projects on-line. “It’s wonderful to see the return to in-person events after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Joseph Gallagher, County Donegal Heritage Officer. […]
‘Donegal is in my heart’ says golf star McGinley
PAUL McGinley says the ‘Irish Legends’ event which returns to Downings this month is about creating a situation “where everyone is a winner”. The sports star will be granted the freedom of Donegal on August 15 for his efforts promoting the county as a premiere golfing destination. Speaking to the Donegal News, he said his “deep affinity” for the area […]
High hospital attendances prompt delays warning
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is advising that people presenting to the emergency department are experiencing long waiting times. The hospital said it would like to apologise for the delays. There were above-average attendances at the emergency department over the weekend with 124 people presenting yesterday and 151 on Saturday. Advertisement The hospital continues to be impacted […]
Meet Tommy Lee, Donegal’s busiest letter writer
A DONEGAL schoolboy has been putting a smile on the faces of companies and celebrities with his letter writing campaign. Ten-year-old Tommy Lee began putting pen to paper during lockdown, writing to agricultural firms to tell them what he thought of their machinery. And to the keen young farmer’s delight, many of them have written back. Advertisement “I started […]
Extra tickets to be released ahead of Nathan Carter gig
DONEGAL County Council will be releasing an additional 1,000 tickets at 10am on Monday for the sold-out Nathan Carter concert at Na Dunaibh GAA pitch on Saturday August 20. The event forms part of the prestigious Irish Legends Golf Tournament in association with the McGinley Foundation. Acts taking the stage over the weekend include Na […]
Bundoran RNLI to host Emergency Services Open Day
THE volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat will host an open day at the lifeboat station later this month. The event which will also incorporate an Emergency Services Open Day. On the day, subject to operational requirements, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat as well as representatives from locally based emergency services including the National […]
Garda appeal over teenager missing from Quigley’s Point
GARDAÍ are continuing to appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Nicole McGinley. Nicole has been missing from Quigley’s Point since Sunday night. She is described as being approximately 5’ 2” in height with a medium build, short light brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen, Nicole was wearing […]
Call to save precious Donegal film archive
IT is close to a century since the Ramelton born cleric, Father Tommy Doherty, began filming the lives and events of his fellow parishioners in Donegal. An extensive collection incorporating nineteen hours of film on eighty reels now rest in the Irish Film Archives in Dublin’s Eustace Street. But they rest uneasily – the fragile […]
Cracking weekend of music ahead at The Balor
THE Balor, Ballybofey, hosts two great music gigs this weekend. Seven-piece ska/jazz ensemble The Piseogs play on Friday while Saturday sees the return of monthly original music night The Ghostlight Sessions headlined by four-times Northern Ireland Music Prize-nominated Malojian. Dubbed “A fantastic traditional leaning ska and rocksteady band” by Duff Guide To Ska (NYC), The […]