A delegation of Donegal and Irish tourism businesses was in Glasgow last week, taking part in Tourism Ireland’s first tourism promotion of 2015 in Scotland – a networking event with key Scottish influencers which took place in advance of Celtic Connections, Scotland’s premier winter music festival.
Majority of Donegal retailers will take on new staff this year, survey finds
MORE than 80 per cent of Donegal retailers saw an increase in their Christmas trade in 2014 and over 55 per cent of them intend to take on more staff this year. That’s according to a sample survey conducted in the county by award-winning online accountancy firm, accountantonline.ie.
Letterkenny blind date 50 years on
A LETTERKENNY couple who met on a blind date on Christmas Eve 50 years ago said they would do it all over again and are still very much in love.
Mary Coughlan being encouraged to stand in general election
FORMER Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said this week that local Fianna Fáil party members are encouraging her to contest the next General Election, but that she has not as yet made up her mind on the matter.
Gardai seek help on Termon filling station break-in
GARDAI this week appealing for help from the public who may have been in the Termon area in the early hours of Monday morning and saw a dark saloon car which may have been involved in a break-in at Sweeney’s filling station.
Snow pay day for plough maker after four year wait
A HOBBY welder thought he would never get rid of four snow ploughs he made following the chilly winter of 2011.
Relief in ‘Port as nurse’s condition improves
ONE of the Burtonport based relatives of nurse Pauline Cafferkey who is showing signs of improvement for Ebola in the Royal Free Hospital in London, said the family were hugely relieved.
Body of missing Carrick man found in sea
THERE was massive relief and sadness in South Donegal today when the body of David Maguire (38), who has been missing since New Year’s Day was found on the shoreline at Towney. The search for the father of two over the past ten days has been the biggest ever seen in the county with volunteers […]
Smoke Free Campus at Shiel Community Hospital Ballyshannon
The Shiel Community Hospital in Ballyshannon has had a Smoke Free Campus policy in place for over one week.
Latest CSO figures show more people are at work in Donegal – McHugh
MINISTER Joe McHugh said this week that more people were at work in Donegal since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in 2012 but the IDA need to do more for the county.