A councillor has gone back to school in a bid to enhance west Donegal’s fortunes in the food industry. Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig vowed to take up culinary classes following discussions with Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Caisleáin Óir Hotel in Annagry about developing the west of the county as a ‘food destination’. […]
Donegal teen takes to virtual stage in Child Talks 2020
INDIA Kennedy (17) from Laghey took to the virtual stage last Friday as a participant in the third annual Child Talks event. Advertisement Child Talks is an annual Ted Talks style event, organised by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children (OCO) that aims to elevate the voices of children and young people […]
Death of one of the last veterans of the ‘Emergency’
ONE of the last veterans of the ‘Emergency’ has died. James Callan from Rooskey near Convoy passed away on Wednesday. He was 94. Mr Callan was a former member of the Local Defence Force (LDF), a military organisation that existed from 1939 until 1946. Advertisement The LDF was a volunteer branch set up to support […]
Viewers to see Sinead’s Glor Tíre performance…at last
A transmission fault cut short singer Sinead Black’s big moment in the Glor Tíre spotlight but viewers will get to see it tomorrow night. The Letterkenny woman was in Dublin on Tuesday for the grand final of TG4’s hit country music show. But just as she launched into her song her performance was cut short […]
Local school receives message from David Attenborough
GEOGRAPHY students at the Royal and Prior Comprehensive School in Raphoe received a letter in the post this week from broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough. The 94-year-old documentarian, whose work includes: Life on Earth, Planet Earth and his most recent documentary, A Life on Our Planet, wrote to the students as part […]
Death of John Joe Doherty in Sydney
THE death occurred after a short illness on Sunday evening of John Joe Doherty, Sydney, Australia and formerly from Ray, Manorcunningham. John Joe (84) spent his early days as a butcher in Patterson’s Butcher’s Shop in Main Street, Letterkenny, before travelling with his girl-friend Rose McGarvey from Termon to Australia in 1958. The couple married […]
Peadar O’Donnell book back in print after 83 years
A book by prominent Donegal writer and activist Peadar O’Donnell is available in print again after being out of circulation for over 80 years. First published in 1937 by Methuen, ‘Salud! – An Irishman in Spain’ is the only first hand account by an Irish writer of the opening months of the Spanish Civil War. […]
Gardaí issue fresh appeal over Lifford assault
A year on from an incident where a man was assaulted in his home in Lifford, gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for information. The aggravated burglary and serious assault took place at a house on the Coneyburrow Road one year ago today, November 18 2019. At approximately 7.35pm on the evening of Monday November […]
Council pay out almost €19m under Restart Grant Schemes
ALMOST €19m has been paid out in grant funding to businesses across Donegal this year under Restart Grant Schemes. The grant, administered by Donegal County Council, is to help businesses with the costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, over 4,000 individual grant payments to the value of €18.6m have been paid since the […]
Lotto winner surfaces six days before ticket expires
A Donegal lotto winner has come forward to claim their prize of more than €100,000 days before it was due to expire. National Lottery headquarters issued an urgent appeal recently for the owner of the €120,000 ticket to come forward. The lucky docket was purchased in Ballyshannon in August and was due to expire next […]