RTE Nationwide have announced that they will be broadcasting a special program on Monday night which will feature the homecoming of the famous Donegal Steam Engine, Drumboe, to the railway museum at Donegal Town. As you may remember, history was made then when the historic Donegal Steam Engine Drumboe, returned to Donegal Town. RTE were […]
Garda checkpoints after diffing complaints
GARDAÍ in Letterkenny are conducting checkpoints after receiving complaints of diffing. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit were out on patrol on Sunday in the Knockbrack area of the town and seized one vehicle. A spokesperson said: “We have received a lot of complaints in relation to dangerous driving/diffing in the area today. “Gardaí are monitoring […]
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter to host its AGM
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter will be holding its Annual General Meeting in Dillons Hotel on Thursday, April 27 at 8pm and are looking for more people to join the dynamic project. A spokesperson said “In recent years our project has gone from strength to strength and has won National Awards. The Government has recognised the potential […]
Public urged to listen for corncrake call
PEOPLE in Donegal are being asked to listen out for the call of the corncrake bird as they returned to Ireland this week. John Carey of the Corncrake Life Project told RTÉ’s Countrywide that field workers are confirming reports of corncrakes in full voice, although sightings of the bird close-up are “highly unlikely”. The corncrake […]
BBC TV artist to host course in Milford
THE world famous artist Dermot Cavanagh is set to host a three-day painting course in Milford next week. The artist and tutor from the BBC TV series ‘Awash with Colour’ will be demonstrating invaluable tips and techniques for successful watercolour painting. The course begins on Monday, April 17 in the Mulroy Woods Hotel and runs […]
Donegal’s first wood fired mobile sauna launched
DONEGAL’S first cosy, wood fired mobile sauna was launched at Portnablagh Pier in Dunfanaghy last weekend. Founders Claire Buckley and Eli Gillis recently moved to the area from Cork where mobile saunas are all the rage. The mobile sauna, which is called ‘Cocoon Sauna’, sits up to six people and has a panoramic window so […]
Thirty jobs at Dungloe factory
OVER seventy potential employees attended a careers open day at Randox Teoranta last weekend. There are up to 30 positions currently available in the various departments in the Dungloe location. The recruitment drive is a result of the increase in manufacturing at the factory where diagnostic machines are built from scratch before being dispatched across the […]
Crippling cost of accommodation forcing students to commute to Dublin
STUDENT teachers from Donegal are being forced to commute to Dublin because of the crippling cost of accommodation in the capital. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned how students undertaking the two-year Professional Master in Education (PME) are having to make the more than six-hour return journey so that they can do the course. Ursula O Connor, Branch […]
Services ‘back on track’ at airport after weekend flight cancellations
SERVICES are ‘back on track’ at Donegal Airport following cancellations over the busy bank holiday weekend. A spokesperson for Emerald Airlines confirmed that two flights were cancelled from Donegal – Dublin, due to a technical difficulty with the designated aircraft. Éilis Docherty is Managing Director of Donegal Airport. She told the Donegal News that such […]
Councillors told ring road plan was ‘pulled’
COUNCILLORS in Letterkenny say plans to upgrade and improve safety on the Windyhall Road are now a matter of urgency. They claim that the amount of traffic on this stretch of road which leads from the Kilmacrennan Road towards Glencar, is busier than ever, yet road-users and local residents are constantly highlighting traffic dangers. At […]