A SERIES of thefts in the Letterkenny area at the weekend are the most recent to add to a long list of incidents of burglaries and thefts which appear to be reaching epidemic proportions in the county.
T With The Maggies for Temple Bar
NEXT weekend, Saturday January 26, four ladies of Irish music with very strong Donegal roots are returning to the festival that brought them together for a unique project three years ago.
Raiders ‘getting away with murder’
“THEY’RE getting away with murder” said irate pensioner Jim Steele as he described how he fought off a gang of raiders at his home in Manorcunningham.
Fanad Lighthouse in acclaimed TV advertisement
A BEAUTIFULLY shot advertisement featuring Fanad Lighthouse has been receiving rave reviews worldwide since it hit the TV screens recently.
Almost 200 register for ‘Operation Transformation’
OPERATION Transformation took off in Letterkenny this week with almost 200 people registering to undertake the challenge and at the same time support a cause close to many peoples’ hearts.
Rare Spanish Armada crucifix among Donegal items on sale
A RARE sixteenth century Spanish Armada associated crucifix which was discovered in Killybegs is to go under the hammer at an auction in Dublin at the end of the month.
Raphoe win Linden Cup for first time
MATTHEW Leckey was the toast of Raphoe on New Years Day as his late goal won the Linden Cup for the first time in the Donegal club’s history.
Concern over seat belt related deaths
DONEGAL’S top traffic Garda has described as a huge concern the fact that the non-wearing of seat belts was a factor in more than half the deaths on the county’s roads this year.
Sky lights up for local couple
IT WAS ‘fireworks’ all the way when Falcarragh man Declan McFadden proposed to his Letterkenny girlfriend, Laura Graham, on Christmas Day.
Funeral of Drumkeen accident victim tomorrow
THE community of Drumkeen has been left devastated following a tragic accident which claimed the life of a well-known local man.