More than 250 older people competed this week in the 13th annual Active Retirement Ireland National Bowls Competition, which took place at the Gleneagle INEC Arena in Killarney, Co Kerry. Active Retirement Ireland has 516 local Active Retirement Associations in communities across Ireland, including in Donegal, bringing together older people who organise social events and […]
New whale species for Ireland washes up in Donegal
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has today confirmed that a species of whale, never before recorded in Ireland, washed up in Donegal last weekend. The body of a female Narwhal was retrieved by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, working with regional staff in the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The Narwhal is […]
Come Farm With Me series set to conclude with ‘bumper’ webinar next week
Agri Aware’s Come Farm With Me series is set to come to a conclusion for the academic year with a ‘bumper’ webinar taking place next Wednesday, November 26 at 11am. All five farmers taking part in this year’s series are set to join a live webinar to answer questions from primary school students tuning in […]
Taoiseach and Tánaiste announce over €50 million for 10 new Shared Island programmes
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris today announced that the Government has made allocations of over €50 million from the Shared Island Fund for 10 new projects to be delivered as part of the initiative over 2026-2030. Making today’s announcements, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: “The Government has today made a funding commitment of over […]
€8 million PEACEPLUS boost for community-based alcohol addictions services in the border region
The Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) Partnership has launched its €8 million PEACEPLUS-funded Community Alcohol Detox + Project (CAD+). CAD+ is a collaborative cross-border project comprising five partner organisations who will work with community and voluntary sector organisations, to support 1,000 people impacted by alcohol dependence, and their families / carers. The project is supported […]
Man became ‘Banksy’ causing graffiti damage to Letterkenny buildings
Letterkenny District Court this week heard how a young man turned into street artist ‘Banksy’ when he graffitied a number of local premises. John Hallisey, (26) Rock View Wood Road, Ballincollig, Cork, is charged with five counts of criminal damage on April 7, 2024 at Permanent TSB, Main Street, McGettigan’s Hotel, Upper Main Street, Fonez, […]
Donegal parents urged to have their say on the future of primary school provision by completing landmark survey
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee has today called on all parents and guardians in Donegal to take part in a landmark survey that will help shape the future of primary school provision in the county. The online survey – the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Ireland – seeks the views of […]
Donegal man who sexually assaulted his partner’s best friend while she slept to be sentenced
By Declan Brennan A Donegal man who admitted sexually assaulting his partner’s best friend while she slept on a sofa in his home has been remanded in custody for sentence next January. Richard Walsh (32) of Lisminton, Ballintra, pleaded guilty earlier this month at the Central Criminal Court to the sexual assault of the woman, […]
Postmortem examination to be carried out on body of fisherman
GARDAÍ are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of a fisherman, whose body taken from the water off the west coast of Donegal yesterday afternoon. At approximately 1.25pm, a report was received of a man overboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Arranmore. The man, aged in his 40s, was airlifted to […]
