GARDAÍ are continuing to appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Ronan Quinn. Ronan has been missing from Manorcunningham since Friday evening. He is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen Ronan was wearing a grey […]
Ramelton woman co-ordinating Mary’s Meals Ireland
THE Donegal woman heading up Mary’s Meals in Ireland has described the charity’s move into poverty-stricken Yemen as a “momentous day”. Patricia Friel from Ramelton is Executive Director of Mary’s Meals Ireland, an organisation that now feeds children in 20 of the poorest countries in the world. Patricia began volunteering with the charity nine years […]
Council to discuss dogs on county’s blue flag beaches
DONEGAL’S canine fraternity has blasted plans to ban dogs from blue flag beaches during peak summertime hours. Donegal County Council will table proposals this week that could see such a prohibition come into force. The move comes following a directive issued by An Taisce. The heritage charity has written to all local authorities advising that […]
Glenswilly writer’s new play to debut this week
A local playwright’s debut work exploring the exhilarating highs and heart-wrenching lows of the Donegal Rally takes centre stage in Letterkenny this week. Patrick Quinn’s ‘Revved’ runs for four nights at An Grianán Theatre from Wednesday. A former St Eunan’s College student, 25-year-old Patrick studied at Queen’s University before training at the Royal Welsh College […]
Challenge looming for church as priest numbers dwindle
A Donegal priest says a major challenge is looming for the Catholic church as the number of people turning to the priesthood continues to dwindle. Fr John Joe Duffy revealed that when he signed up for the National Seminary at Maynooth in 1995 there were close to 200 students. Today that figure stands at just […]
Heart-wrenching new play to air at An Grianán
I look out the windscreen. I mind being a wain – pretending my fingers were a man skating along the telephone wires, or a wee motorbike racing against the moon. I turn to face them. ‘Here I…I can’t find my license. A thrilling, funny and ultimately heart-wrenching play by Donegal man Patrick Quinn makes its […]
Friends hoping new business takes flight
TWO friends are hoping their new venture converting aeroplane components into office and living pods takes off in west Donegal. Aeropods is the brainchild of Kevin Regan and Shane Thornton, owners of leak detection company NW Water Services. They began making glamping-style units from discontinued jet parts last year after being alerted to the idea […]
Kenny Crawford through to Glór Tíre semi-final
KENNY Crawford is through to the semi-final of this year’s Glór Tíre after impressing the judges with his rendition of Tennessee Whiskey. The Porthall man is being mentored by country star Johnny Brady on the new series of the hit T4 talent search. Kenny performed two songs – a soulful cover of Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee […]
New book from Donegal poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin
A collection of poems by a Cloughaneely writer has been listed among Ireland’s ‘Books of the Year’. ‘The Poison Glen’ is from the pen of Annemarie Ní Churreáin and pivots on the theme of the systematic mistreatment of Ireland’s unmarried mothers down through the centuries. As well as weaving together landscape and history, the work draws […]
Lifford man to appear on Glór Tíre this evening
LIFFORD man Kenny Crawford is tuning up to appear this evening on TG4’s country music talent search Glór Tíre. Kenny will be mentored by country star Johnny Brady in the televised competition. The show, now in its 18th season, returns to a new studio, set and format. The seven-part series filmed in Studio 5, Cue […]