Double success for Letterkenny clubs at national finals


ST EUNAN’S and Letterkenny Gaels GAA club are celebrating after capturing historic All-Ireland Scór na nÓg titles at the INEC, Killarney last weekend. The current Donegal and Ulster and All Ireland champion in recitation/storytelling Síofra Harvey’s powerful rendition of Bandraoi Loch an Dúin saw her claim the ultimate accolade much to the delight of her […]


Punters gamble on Grainne Gallanagh for Glitterball


DONEGAL’S Grainne Gallanagh has hot-footed her way up the betting to win Dancing With The Stars after she impressed judges and viewers alike with her performance to ‘Unstoppable’ by Sia on Sunday’s latest instalment. The Buncrana-born model had started the weekend as a relative outsider, but judge Julian Benson described her latest performance as her […]


Dashcam footage sought after fatal crash in Inishowen


GARDAI are appealing to anyone who may have been travelling on the Muff/Moville road between 3am and 4.30am this morning to get in touch. A man in his mid-30s was killed when his vehicle was involved in a single car crash at Three Trees, Quigley’s Point, at approximately 4am. Emergency services and the Coast Guard […]


Gardai appeal following fatal crash in Inishowen


Gardaí have confirmed one person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Donegal this morning. It happened at about 3am between Muff and Quigley’s Point. Part of the road remains closed to allow investigations to continue, with diversions in place. Gardaí have asked for witnesses to come forward and speak to them with any information […]


Ardara’s Michael Maloney is singing from the heart


‘I made a promise to her and I intend to keep it’ – Singer/songwriter Michael Maloney A promise to his mother shortly before her passing has inspired a Donegal singer/songwriter to move into the music industry full-time. Michael Maloney’s debut single ‘What Do You Want to Know’ already has him well on the road to […]


Author who traded London for Donegal wins top award


AN English author who penned her debut novel in the Burtonport home left by her late grandfather has won a major literary prize. Jessica Andrews lifted the £10,000 Portico Prize for ‘Saltwater’, a story of a girl from Sunderland who feels like an outsider when she goes to university in London. The Portico Prize is […]


Three Donegal locations scoop international award gongs


THREE Donegal locations are celebrating after being named winners at the CIE Tours International Awards. Now in their 30th year, the Awards for Excellence recognise the best hotels and tourist attractions across Ireland based on feedback from over 25,000 customers throughout the year. Each winner achieved a customer satisfaction rating of over 92 per-cent from […]


Robert Mizzell to sing his support for Bundoran RNLI


COUNTRY stars Robert Mizzell and Kieran McAree will be centre stage this Friday night at the annual Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Dance. The dance is the volunteer crew’s key fundraiser and has been a staple of the annual event calendar for more than 40 years. It takes place in the Allingham Arms Hotel in Bundoran and […]


Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott to play the Balor Theatre


THE Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey has announced an early contender for biggest gig in Donegal this year. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South fame will play Ballybofey as part of a five date Irish tour in April. As frontman of The Housemartins Paul Heaton was the voice of some […]


‘No suspicious circumstances’ around man’s death


GARDAI investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Letterkenny on Sunday evening do not believe the circumstances to be suspicious. The male, who was in his 30s, was found deceased in an alley at Riverside View on Lower Main Street at around 5pm. A post mortem is scheduled to take place today but the […]