CHILDREN are in for a special treat as the Donegal Railway Heritage Museum has pulled out all the stops to arrange personalised messages from Santa. Traditionally the museum has held its very successful ‘Santa Experience’ where little ones get to visit Santa, Mrs Claus and his elves at their workshop in Donegal. That had to […]
Man shared child abuse videos during Skype calls
A Bundoran man caught with hundreds of images and videos of child pornography will be sentenced on Tuesday. David Kelly (48) of Magheracar Cottages in Bundoran appeared before a sitting of Donegal Town Circuit Court today. Kelly has confessed to possessing more than 2,000 sexual images of children, many of them in the most serious […]
Sarah and Ted Ponsonby release first album together
LETTERKENNY musician Sarah Ponsonby says collaborating with her dad Ted on a new album was the “fulfilment of a lifelong dream”. Ted and Sarah teamed up during lockdown to record ‘Brakin’ Trad’, a collection of mainly self-penned songs. The father and daughter duo have played together on countless occasions over the years but the past […]
Long Lane and DYS team up for mural project
LETTERKENNY’S Long Lane and Donegal Youth Service are to be brightened up thanks to a collaboration between residents and youth workers. The Long Lane Area Residents’ Committee has teamed up with the local youth service to create two murals, one at the Doorway Project in the Long Lane and the other in the Donegal Youth […]
Donegal artists beat lockdown to release festive single
A group of local musicians have defied the odds to produce a poignant anthem for the festive season. ‘A Christmas Wish’ is from the pen of Letterkenny musician Joe Gibson and tells the story of how people may not be able to travel home for the Yuletide celebrations this year. In an admirable display of […]
‘Asylum seekers just want dignity’ says campaigner
A volunteer with Abolish Direct Provision Ireland says people need to understand the dire position asylum seekers find themselves in. Letterkenny woman Meghan Reid studied Direct Provision as part of her Masters in Human Rights Law. She says that while she is opposed to the system, until it is abolished then those seeking international protection […]
Toy Appeal for those in Direct Provision in Donegal
A CHRISTMAS toy campaign has been launched in Donegal to bring some festive joy to those living in Direct Provision. The drive to collect toys for young people living in Direct Provision in Donegal is part of a wider campaign by the campaign group Abolish Direct Provision Ireland. There are 2,100 children living in Direct […]
Arrest over attempted robbery of Clonmany Post Office
GARDAÍ have arrested a man in his early 60s in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a post office in Clonmany. Shortly after 5pm on Wednesday November 11 a man entered Clonmany Post Office and produced what was believed to be a handgun and demanded money. A Post office worker retreated to a back […]
Donegal ETB shelves plans for fence at Gartan Estate
DONEGAL ETB has this morning confirmed that it will not now push ahead with plans for a new access control fence at Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre. The Education and Training Board said the fence would have improved overall public safety within the Gartan Estate and enhanced child protection measures for children partaking in courses […]
Councillor gets cooking on ‘food destination’ plans
A councillor has gone back to school in a bid to enhance west Donegal’s fortunes in the food industry. Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig vowed to take up culinary classes following discussions with Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Caisleáin Óir Hotel in Annagry about developing the west of the county as a ‘food destination’. […]