by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL father who along with his wife, fostered a young boy with additional needs nine years ago, has spoken of his pride in him as they prepare to take on a major running challenge at Bluestack mountains. Frank and Jacqueline have been foster carers with Five Rivers Fostering, Ireland’s first independent private Fostering Agency, for […]
Kilmacrennan mum first to receive Traveller Pride award for education
A KILMACRENNAN mum, who is the first person from Donegal to receive a Traveller Pride Award for education, has urged others to ‘believe in themselves’. Pamela Cullotty was presented with the Education Award at a recent awards ceremony themed ‘Hidden Voices: a celebration of those less heard’ took place in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. RTÉ presenter, and producer […]
Letterkenny Pipe Band for international event
LETTERKENNY Pipe Band are off to France to the Highland World Games in two weeks which are taking place in Bressuire, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The event which takes place on June 15 and 16 is a world first – a Highland Games world championship for mixed national teams. A total of eight nations will […]
Spoiled votes more common in Donegal than almost anywhere else
IN an effort to reduce the number of spoiled or invalid votes here in next week’s local and European elections the electoral commission has issued guidelines on how to ensure your vote counts. In 2019 a total of 108,488 ballot papers right across the country, in both elections, were deemed to be invalid. The figures […]
The search is on for the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
THE search is on for the 26th FBD Young Farmer of the Year. Applications and nominations are now open for the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards. The FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards in association with Macra na Feirme, are sponsored annually by FBD and run by Macra in partnerships with the […]
‘A Proper Pint’ has put Sharkey’s Bar on the map
THE Donegal Première of ‘A Proper Pint’ filmed in Sharkey’s Bar in Annagry is winning international awards and bringing customers from across the Atlantic to view one of the country’s longest family owned pubs with which some share a name. The half hour long documentary came about after US company, also called ‘A proper Pint’, […]
Rents continue to rise in Donegal
The cost of renting a house in Donegal has risen by 13.3 per cent in the past year according to the latest report from Daft.ie published this week. It shows the average rental in the county for a three bed home on May 1 was €1,126. The report details increased prices across the county with […]
More children’s respite beds needed in Donegal – meeting told
DONEGAL has four registered centres to provide respite beds for children across the county – and services at two of the centres were recently suspended in order to provide emergency accommodation for people with disabilities. At last week’ meeting of the Regional Health Forum, Cllr. Gerry McMonagle asked for an update on the four centres and […]
Carrigart man standing for election in Milford and Letterkenny
A CARRIGART based farmer is standing in both the Milford and Letterkenny electoral areas as he believes time is running out for “the people to take control of the country”. Vincent Bradley sees the increased number of non-nationals standing in the local elections as a way of diluting the Irish culture and way of life […]
Gardaí confirm probe into alleged hate crimes against Donegal councillor
BY JEROME HUGHES RAPHOE Councillor Frank McBrearty Jnr claims there is a concerted effort being made to destroy his reputation and stifle his efforts to get re-elected onto Donegal County Council. Cllr McBrearty, who himself has previously been falsely accused of murder, insists there have been “dozens” of death threats made against him since 1997. […]