by Evelyn Cullen FIVE arts organisations in Donegal will receive a total of €754,450 in funding, the Arts Council has announced. Under the category of Arts Centres, An Grianán Theatre will receive €180,000 and the Regional Culture Centre earns €205,000. Advertisement Not for profit organisation Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí, which can be translated as Friendship or Association of Fiddle Players, and whose mission is […]
Weather: Cloudy day with sunny intervals
TODAY will be generally cloudy but with a few sunny intervals possible. While it will be largely dry, the odd spot of drizzle may occur. Temperatures will be mild with highs of around 11 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be largely dry with clear skies developing. Temperatures will turn cool with lows of 4 to 7 […]
Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday morning, January 14
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Bernadette (Bernie) Temple, Raphoe Margot O’Kane, Bundoran and Omagh Advertisement Mary McGlinchey, Ardara Jack Kelly, Stranorlar Frankie Heeney, Ardara Cornie McNamee, Letterkenny Theresa Gallagher, Churchill Nora Sheridan, Coolboy, Letterkenny Bernadette Temple, Raphoe Jack Kelly, Stranorlar Sean Temple, Killygordon Annie O’Neill, Dublin and Culdaff Nonnie Gallagher, Derrybeg Albert […]
Uisce Éireann urges customers in the Twin Towns to conserve water
UISCE Éireann is appealing to customers in Ballybofey, Stranorlar and the surrounding areas to conserve water and protect supply. Following an increase in water usage by households and businesses supplied by Lough Mourne Water Treatment Plant, customers are being asked to be mindful of their usage, allow supply to catch up with demand and enable […]
Council issues reminder to XL Bully owners ahead of ban next month
DONEGAL County Council has issued a reminder to XL Bully owners in the county ahead of the upcoming ban on the breed. On October 1, 2024, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, introduced new regulations under the Control of Dogs Act. The regulations will prohibit the ownership, keeping, purchase, disposal, abandonment, allowing […]
‘The journey for truth and justice starts now’
By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL County Councillor Frank McBrearty has promised to be a political voice for the family and friends of Rebecca Browne on their journey for truth and justice following her tragic death. Ms Browne (21), who was from the Galliagh area of Derry City, died after she was struck by a garda car […]
Weather: Cloudy and breezy day ahead
TODAY will be cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees. There’ll be mist and fog over hills and on some windward coasts. Advertisement Tonight will be mostly cloudy with areas of mist, dog and drizzle. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees. […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, January 13
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Sean Temple, Killygordon Annie O’Neill, Dublin and Culdaff Advertisement Nonnie Gallagher, Derrybeg Albert Baskin, Ardara PJ Rooney, Laghey Clare Breslin, Buncrana Mary Canning, Buncrana John Donovan, Gaoth Dobhair and Dublin Maree Donnelly, Castlefinn Carl Ryan, Buncrana and Dublin Sean Temple, Killygordon The death has occurred of Sean […]
Donegal piper Christy Murray retires from teaching music
By Dionne Meehan AFTER 43 years of teaching music Christy Murray, aka the Donegal piper, has retired. Moving to the county from Scotland when he was just six-years-old, Christy grew up in Raphoe where he first got the taste for music. Advertisement “There were two pipe bands here,” Christy said. “I used to deliver the […]
Amy’s Royal Albert Hall debut
By Róise Collins DONEGAL woman Amy Gillen is preparing to make her Royal Albert Hall debut later this month. The award-winning Irish flutist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator will be performing alongside renowned Lisburn pianist Frasier Hickland. Advertisement Amy, who studied Jazz at the Royal College of Music in London, told the Donegal News that she has […]