IRELAND’S love affair with Down Under may be on the wane but for some Australia continues to be the land of opportunity. Firmly in that category is Donegal man James Anthony O’Donnell. The 34-year-old traded Manorcunningham for Perth in 2011 – at the second time of asking – and has carved himself out a career […]

A new documentary is to examine how the Tory Island community is fighting to preserve its unique way of life. Toraigh: Creag Bheag i Lár na Farraige, which airs tomorrow night, reveals how it is more than just the sea that can separate island life from the mainland. Tory Island is a unique location, a […]

THERE were double celebrations for one lucky Donegal family who won €40,000 on the Winning Streak TV gameshow on Saturday night, just four weeks after they welcomed a new baby into the world. Louise Mills from Culdaff was feeding her four-week-old boy Jamie while watching Winning Streak on TV. She paused the show at the […]

A missing persons appeal has been launched following the disappearance of Barry Stevenson. Mr Stevenson was last seen in Applegreen, Lisfannon, shortly before 11pm last night. Urging people to help locate him, his son Barry junior said, “Last night – Friday – at approx 10.45pm my dad went to Applegreen to buy cigarettes. In Applegreen […]

A lack of facilities at a special needs school in Letterkenny has forced teachers to close the gym and turn it into a classroom. The drastic step has been taken by teachers at Little Angels School which caters for 100 young people with autism, moderate to severe learning difficulties and for children with complex medical […]

LIVVY Curran may have dyspraxia but she is a force to be reckoned with after becoming a junior jiu jitsu black belt. Despite the movement and co-ordination difficulties that come with having dyspraxia, the 14-year-old Ramelton teenager is able to throw her opponents around the mats as well as any of her jiu jitsu classmates. […]