THE public has been asked to come out on Sunday and support protest meetings against increased fuel prices and household charges in towns across Donegal.
NCT Failure rate almost 50%
THE NCT car test in Donegal was criticised this week by Deputy Charlie McConalogue after its annual report revealed that just under half (48%) of the vehicles tested in the county failed.
A total of 30,782 tests were conducted in Donegal in 2010, with 16,028 passes (52%), although both Letterkenny and Carndonagh recorded below average pass rates.
Viewing another world from the dentist's chair
A FASCINATION with the sky at night led a Donegal electronic engineer to create what his children describe as ‘Dad’s Astro Bike’ by recycling an old dentist’s chair.
Recalling the day Donegal was rattled to the core
THE wind strengths experienced in Donegal on Monday pale significantly when compared with this date 50 years ago when Hurricane Debbie struck.
While the tail-end of Hurricane Katia caused high winds but little damage this week, Debbie lives on vividly in the memory of those who experienced it and especially for the sixteen families in Ireland who lost loved ones because of it.
Work to resume on new emegency department next week
WORK on the new €22 million, 72-bed medical unit and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital recommences on Monday with the new facility expected to open in March.
Minister of State for Health Kathleen Lynch TD is due in Letterkenny on Monday week to officially open the hospital’s new €5.9 million Psychiatric Unit and she is expected to formally announce the opening date for the new A&E facility.
Right names for wakes and funerals
Ever attended a wake or a funeral service and wondered who the other family members of the deceased are? A Letterkenny company has come up with the answer in the form of a familial name tag which will clearly identify the family members of the bereaved.
Island for sale at €1 million
FANCY your own spectacularly beautiful, 94 acre, wildlife haven island off the Donegal coast? All you need is a spare million euro or maybe a little less.
Inishdooey Island three miles off Magheraroarty was advertised in the Sunday Times by a German and Canadian based firm which specialises in selling islands.
Vladi Private Islands describes Inishdooey Island as Inishdooey “part of a string of four islands, off the north western part of the Irish coast, the Donegal Archipelago.
The other islands are Tory Island, Inishbeg Island and Inishbofin Island, which is the closest to shore. Inishdooey Island lies three miles off the mainland and is endowed with stunning views, a rich heritage, and a natural unspoiled landscape”.
The Donegal News this week tracked down the owner of Inishdooey Island, Mark McClafferty who is from Falcarragh. He is currently based in London and is a long-distance lorry driver.
Get ready for Seisiún Thír Chonaill in Dungloe
BY SEÁN P. FEENY It is with great excitement that we look forward to the second ever Seisiún Thír Chonaill in Dungloe this weekend which brings together everything that’s great about Irish culture, from trad sessions, seán-nós dancing to top class Irish entertainment through music and dance. A major part of the weekend is of […]
‘Waves’ of cross community work continues in Dunfanaghy
THE premiere of six films, five short dramas and a full length documentary made by youth groups from Belfast and Dunfanaghy took place recently. On Thursday, April 28 the films which were part of the The Waves of Change” project were premiered at Farset International, in Belfast. The youth groups involved were, Tullycarnet Youth Club, […]
Cosan Glas go Italian
RENOWNED Donegal artists group An Cosan Glas are travelling to Italy this weekend where they will hold workshops with young children. An Cosan Glas is an arts programme set up by well-known artists Deirdre Brennan, Annjo Carr and Seamus Kennedy in 1995 to promote the visual arts in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The group’s annual outdoor […]