FOR the second year running the Earagail Arts Festival will present a unique night of cabaret and cuisine on the opening night, July 7.
A Big Day Out for the family – and it’s free
Every year, the Earagail Arts Festival (July 7 to 22) tries to provide as much free entertainment for the whole family to enjoy – and this year is no different.
New summer school to boost tourism
A NEW summer school which promises to be a huge attraction for traditional music enthusiasts is beginning in Donegal this July.
Rubbing shoulders with stars in NYC
THIS Sunday night, June 3, Gaoth Dobhair’s own Breandán de Gallaí will be rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest stars of the stage as he attends the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards at The Town Hall in New York City.
We should vote No for jobs and growth
AUSTERITY isn’t working in Donegal and in Ireland.: Thousands are out of work across the county, another generation of our local people are being lost to emigration and our small businesses are being strangled.
Yes vote would help change perceptions of Donegal
THE EU Stability Treaty that is the subject of next Thursday’s referendum is a short 11-page text. It proposes to protect individual countries by placing requirements on participating countries to keep borrowings and debts within set limits, and to keep close to balanced budgets. Flexibility is built into the Treaty to take account of economic peaks and troughs in individual countries.
Mickey and Paul 'flash mob' Dublin
SONGWRITERS Paul Brady and Mickey Harte took to the streets of Dublin last Saturday as part of a flash mob that took over Grafton Street briefly around lunchtime.
Double killer could be free within months after surprise return to hospital
DOUBLE killer John Gallagher could be a free man again within months, despite turning himself in after twelve years at large.
Councillors to consider ways to revive Letterkenny’s main street
CLAIMS that ‘planners got it wrong’ in terms of the development of Letterkenny have been sharply rebuked by the majority of councillors on Letterkenny Town Council.
Group questions timing of wind energy meeting
THE Glenties Wind Farm Information Group has expressed ‘grave concern’ over reports that Councillors and Donegal County Council planning staff are to meet with the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA).