Eclipse wins ‘Best Cinema Experience’ award


Eclipse Cinemas Bundoran won ‘Best Cinema Experience’ at the Irish Hospitality Awards in Dublin last week. This is only three weeks after sister cinema Eclipse Cinemas Lifford-Strabane won ‘Best Entertainment Venue’ at Highland Radio’s Customer Service awards at the end of May. Eclipse Cinemas is a locally owned independent cinema group and has been bringing entertainment to […]


International flavour for the Letterkenny Blues & Roots Festival


LETTERKENNY will come alive to the sound of some of the best blues artists around next weekend with the ever popular Letterkenny Blues & Roots Festival making a welcome return. The festival which ran in 2019 and 2022 has announced an exciting lineup of music and events taking place throughout the town from Friday, June […]


Two people arrested in connection with Slieve League  incident released


The two people arrested in connection with the alleged Slieve League incident have been released without charge. Gardaí in Ballyshannon continue to investigate an incident that occurred in the Slieve League / Killybegs area in between Saturday,  June 24 and Sunday,  June 24, 2023. Gardaí have confirmed the two people arrested in connection with this […]


FLAIR APPARENT: Palettes to get creative with this summer


If you’ve ever considered experimenting with your make up look, Summer is a brilliant time to try something new. While a few lucky people can wear whatever lipstick colour they want, most of us are restricted by what lipsticks look best with our skin tone. Eyeshadow is a different story, almost everyone can wear a […]


Fanad Day Care Centre gets go-ahead for extension


DONEGAL County Council has given the green light for an extension to Fanad Day Care Centre. Applicant Patrick Sweeney, Chairman of Fanad Day Care Committee, lodged plans with Donegal County Council in April for the construction of an extension to the facility at Rinmore, Ballylar, to enclose existing external ramp with all associated site works. […]


Enhanced summer capacity on Donegal to Dublin bus


Bus Éireann has  announced increased capacity on Expressway Route 32/32X (between Monaghan and Dublin) for a 10-week period. Passengers travelling each way between Monaghan to Dublin will benefit from increased capacity which will include four new additional daily trips. This additional capacity will not change the current route timetable but add additional coaches to the […]


Donegal Mountain Rescue issue warning after Errigal call out 


DONEGAL Mountain Rescue Team has issued a warning to hikers after a group of walkers required assistance on Errigal.  On Saturday June 24, DMRT were tasked by An Garda Síochána to Errigal mountain. A group of walkers had set out from the Miners Path on Muckish to cover the Seven Sisters trail and, once atop […]


Kitchen of GAA club ransacked


GARDAÍ in Milford are appealing for information after the kitchen of the GAA Club in Milford was broken into and ransacked. The kitchen was covered with various substances such as coffee, milk and washing up liquid during the incident, which occurred at the GAA Club on the Moyle Road sometime between 10pm on Monday, June […]


Expansion of veterinary medicine at Donegal ATU would be ‘transformative’


THE expansion of veterinary medicine at Donegal ATU has been welcomed as “transformative” for the North West. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue TD, have confirmed that a number of options to expand third level places for […]


Donegal County Council Staff Walk from Malin to Mizen!


In keeping with Donegal County Council’s Health and Wellbeing Plan and following on from the success of last year’s pilot workplace walking challenge, Donegal County Council Chief Executive, Mr. John G McLaughlin launched the Walk and Talk Staff Walking Challenge in April this year. The campaign was rolled out over a four-week period, through the […]