A young GAA player was removed by the Rescue 118 helicopter from a Co Donegal GAA pitch after suffering a fall on Thursday. The girl was taking part in an U16 game at Downings GAA ground when the incident happened at about 9pm. Advertisement It is understood the girl fell awkwardly and hurt her […]
Falcarragh festival ready for lift off
Residents and visitors alike are set to be spoilt for choice at the sixth annual Falcarragh Festival. Organisers have put together another fantastic and inclusive line up full of home-grown talent as well as international acts. Friday sees a jam packed timetable of things to see and do taking you from 11am until the wee […]
Water outage for over eight hours in Letterkenny
Residents and businesses in Letterkenny have voiced their distress following a water outage which is expected to last over eight hours. Irish Water have confirmed water is expected to be back on around 4pm today, after repairs to a burst water main have caused disruptions to High Road, Ard O’Donnell and surrounding areas in Letterkenny. […]
Fr Ted actor puts himself off the road
Fr Ted actor Gerard McSorley put himself off the road following his prosecution for a speeding offence. He was fined today (Wed) €100 for driving at 69 kilometres in a 60-kilometre per hour zone on the R257 at Cnoc an Stollaire, Bunbeg, last October 20. McSorley, who played Fr Todd Unctuous in the tv series, wasn’t […]
Irish Water warns Donegal again to conserve water
Irish Water is reiterating its request to residents and businesses in County Donegal supplied by Lough Colm and Lough Fad to continue to conserve water and minimise water usage for the foreseeable future due to the unseasonably dry weather conditions. Two meetings took place last Friday July 7 with elected representatives from the impacted […]
Rossnowlagh set for annual twelfth parade
The rolling hills of County Donegal and a spectacular coastline provide the backdrop to what must surely be the most attractive setting for any Twelfth parade. The annual Twelfth parade in Rossnowlagh takes place tomorrow (SAT) – four days before the traditional demonstrations in Northern Ireland. Advertisement Around 50 lodges from Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim […]
McHugh welcomes 44 extra SNAs for Donegal schools
Children with special needs in Donegal will benefit from 44 extra Special Needs Assistants in local schools, a Fine Gael TD and Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh has said today. Advertisement The allocation is part of a national provision of 975 additional SNAs which will be available for allocation to schools over the […]
Donegal architect returns home for Earagail Arts Festiv
With the Earagail Arts Festival just days away, Donegal born and now Danish based artist Eamon O’Kane has been talking about his exhibition ‘Exploring Architecture’ which is set to open in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny on Saturday, his early memories of growing up in the wonderful setting of Cavanacor House and how this has […]
Donegal had the most coastal clean ups in Ireland
Donegal had the highest number of volunteer beach clean-ups nationally during the Coca Cola Clean Coasts week, which ran last month from June 2 until June 11. 135 registered beach cleanups took place throughout Ireland, with 22 taking place around the coastal area’s of Donegal. This included the 10 mile Wild Atlantic Way Coastal Clean-up […]
Chinese takeaway forced to close down in Dungloe
A Chinese takeaway in Dungloe has been shut down but the Food Safety Authority. The Golden Palace, under the ownership of Mr Tom Chen, was ordered to shut up shop on Tuesday June 27th. Under the Food Safety Authority Act 1998, the Health Service Executive issued the closure. Advertisement The popular and busy takeaway […]