Intercultural Platform hits out at ‘racist’ candidate


A Donegal intercultural organisation has slammed what it describes as “racism and hate speech” by one of the county’s election candidates. The Donegal Intercultural Platform has stopped short of naming the male candidate but does accuse him of using “ignorance, scare-mongering and lies to create fear and spread anti-‘foreigner’ and anti-migrant hysteria”. “It is deplorable […]

Double success for Letterkenny clubs at national finals


ST EUNAN’S and Letterkenny Gaels GAA club are celebrating after capturing historic All-Ireland Scór na nÓg titles at the INEC, Killarney last weekend. The current Donegal and Ulster and All Ireland champion in recitation/storytelling Síofra Harvey’s powerful rendition of Bandraoi Loch an Dúin saw her claim the ultimate accolade much to the delight of her […]

Punters gamble on Grainne Gallanagh for Glitterball


DONEGAL’S Grainne Gallanagh has hot-footed her way up the betting to win Dancing With The Stars after she impressed judges and viewers alike with her performance to ‘Unstoppable’ by Sia on Sunday’s latest instalment. The Buncrana-born model had started the weekend as a relative outsider, but judge Julian Benson described her latest performance as her […]

Dashcam footage sought after fatal crash in Inishowen


GARDAI are appealing to anyone who may have been travelling on the Muff/Moville road between 3am and 4.30am this morning to get in touch. A man in his mid-30s was killed when his vehicle was involved in a single car crash at Three Trees, Quigley’s Point, at approximately 4am. Emergency services and the Coast Guard […]

Gardai appeal following fatal crash in Inishowen


Gardaí have confirmed one person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Donegal this morning. It happened at about 3am between Muff and Quigley’s Point. Part of the road remains closed to allow investigations to continue, with diversions in place. Gardaí have asked for witnesses to come forward and speak to them with any information […]

Noel Cunningham is Donegal’s Person of the Year


NOEL Cunningham is Donegal’s Person of the Year for 2019. The flamboyant hotelier received the award before a packed audience in the Black Door Piano Bar in Dublin on Friday night. He takes over the role from Everest conqueror and adventurer Jason Black.   In a frank interview ahead of the ceremony, Mr Cunningham spoke […]

Ardara’s Michael Maloney is singing from the heart


‘I made a promise to her and I intend to keep it’ – Singer/songwriter Michael Maloney A promise to his mother shortly before her passing has inspired a Donegal singer/songwriter to move into the music industry full-time. Michael Maloney’s debut single ‘What Do You Want to Know’ already has him well on the road to […]