IF you are heading off to Electric Picnic tomorrow you will want to pack an umbrella. And a poncho. And a couple of changes of clothes. Met Eireann has just issued a status yellow rainfall warning for ten counties including Donegal. The warning comes into effect tomorrow morning at 6am and will remain valid for […]
End of the road for Dan McDaid’s mobile shop
LONG before the advent of discount supermarkets like Aldi, Tesco and Lidl, rural Ireland depended on mobile shops. The sight of the van trundling up the lane was a welcome one for families living in the most isolated parts of Donegal. Not only did the mobile shop deliver groceries, the owner brought a fresh social […]
ISPCA hoping to find owner of rabbits found in Buncrana
THE ISPCA has put out a call for the owner of two rabbits found on the loose in Buncrana to come forward. The ISPCA responded to a call from a member of the public about two rabbits on the loose in the Woods Estate near Buncrana. The animals had been sighted by a number of […]
Donegal doctor’s fears over ‘normalisation of gambling’
FORMER Finn Harps footballer Dr Darragh McGee has voiced concerns over the normalisation of gambling which, he insists, has become culturally embedded in the modern world. Dr McGee, an assistant professor at Bath University in England, has conducted a major study which focuses on the impact of gambling on young men in the cities of […]
Fan club keeping Elvis rocking in the hills of Donegal
CLAD in leather, Elvis Presley raises a single eyebrow and announces in that low tenor voice, ‘Thank you Donegal, thank you very much’. For members of the Elvis Rocking in the Hills of Donegal Fan Club, that is heaven right there. Formed five years ago by Dungloe woman Beatrice Farrelly following a visit to Graceland, […]
Dog track owner bites at IGB over lack of support
THE owner of Lifford greyhound stadium has accused the Irish Greyhound Board of deliberately targeting the track until it was no longer sustainable. Hugh Duffy says he is devastated at having to shut the stadium he and his family have owned since 2000. But in the light of cuts to race cards and dwindling prize […]
This Wednesday is officially #LoveDonegal Day
DONEGAL Connect has issued a worldwide appeal for people to support #LoveDonegal day on Twitter this Wednesday, August 14. “If everyone acts together, then we can get Donegal trending,” says Joanne Kilmartin, Donegal Diaspora officer for the county, who is also on the Donegal Connect county-wide project team. “We want everyone in Donegal, everyone from […]
High number of private landlords failing inspection
ALMOST 70 per-cent of all private rental accommodation inspected in Donegal last year failed to meet the minimum standards required by law, new figures reveal. The minimum criteria for rental accommodation is outlined in the government’s Housing Regulations document which came into effect in 2017. In examining a property, inspectors take into account issues such […]
Were you a pupil in the St Eunan’s Class of ’69?
A FIFTY year reunion for past pupils of St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny will take place next month. The class of 1969 is being invited back to the college to reunite with their former classmates on September 21. An organising committee has put together a schedule of activities which will begin with a visit to […]
Irish dancer to reel back the years at Folk Festival
A dancer who performed at the original Letterkenny Folk Festival half a century ago is set be centre stage again when the celebrations are revived later this month. Marie Bonner Cannon led the Bonner Troupe of Dancers on to the stage of the old Scala Cinema back in 1969. Now a dance teacher, Mrs Bonner […]