A NEW summer school which promises to be a huge attraction for traditional music enthusiasts is beginning in Donegal this July.
Ceol na Coille Summer School of Irish Traditional Music will be held at Glenswilly National School from Monday, July 16 to Friday, July 20.
Referendum turnout low in Donegal
VOTING was slow across Donegal yesterday (Thursday) for the Fiscal Stability Treaty Referendum.
Donegal gold mine in Australian outback
AN HISTORIC gold mine in the heart of the Australian outback has strong connections with County Donegal, dating back to its foundation almost 140 years ago.
Was Dracula a Donegal man?
Dracula author Bram Stoker may have been inspired by his Donegal chieftain ancestor and not the blood-thirsty Vlad the Impaler as had widely been thought, new research has found.
One million ploughed into ground
ALMOST €1million worth of potatoes has been ploughed back into the ground or sold for a pittance as cattle feed, a leading grower said this week.
Donegal is worst county for planning – An Taisce
DONEGAL is the worst county in Ireland when it comes to planning according to environmental charity, An Taisce.
Donegal to introduce new faces?
THE Donegal football squad trained for the first time on Wednesday night since the close of their National Football League campaign and assistant manager Rory Gallagher says that there is the possibility of some new faces being drafted into the set-up in time for the Championship opener with Cavan on May 20th.
Donegal people no longer the oldest
DONEGAL has lost its tag as having the oldest population in Ireland. According to census figures released yesterday (Thursday) Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim now have higher percentages of elderly.
Parents blamed for teen boozing
PARENTS are being blamed for for the rpesence of drunken children staggering helplessly on the streets of Donegal on St Patrick’s Day.
Major seminar on heritage in tidy towns
A MAJOR seminar focusing on heritage in Tidy Towns will take place in Letterkenny Saturday.