HUNDREDS of thousands of wild fish are being “sacrificed” to keep Donegal’s salmon farms in business. That is according to campaign group Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages after figures revealed how, since 2015, over one million wrasse have been taken from bays around Donegal and moved to factories owned by Mowi, formerly Marine Harvest. The […]
Donegal student hits the road for Austin Film Festival
A film edited by a Donegal student will be shown at one of America’s best known film festivals this weekend. Letterkenny man Andrew Scally was the editor on Beautiful Youth, made as part of his final year studying Film and Television Production at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Following the film’s completion, […]
Credit Unions to take on banks with current accounts
THE head of Letterkenny Credit Union has described as “historic” the granting of powers that will enable the institutions to roll out a full range of current account services. The move, fully approved by the Central Bank, marks a significant step forward for credit unions here and is likely to put pressure on the main […]
Gritters in action tonight as temperatures set to drop
DONEGAL County Council’s gritters will be in action this evening as Met Éireann forecasts freezing temperatures. The weather authority is warning that temperatures could get down as low as -1 tonight. And the cold weather looks set to continue with “bright crisp days and frosty nights” predicted for the bank holiday weekend. A Met Éireann […]
Defendant’s non-appearance was due to kidney donation
A Milford man was unable to be in court because he was recuperating in hospital after he had donated a kidney to his daughter. Brian Friel, who is 40 and from Gortmacall, Milford, pleaded guilty at Glenties District Court to driving with no insurance and no licence at Gortnamucklagh, Glenties on November 27 last year. […]
Channel 4 to film boxing documentary in Donegal
A film crew from Channel 4 will be in Raphoe next month as part of a new boxing documentary. Programme makers are tracing the journey of Ludlow and Tenbury boxing coach Martin ‘Paddy’ Brennan who is bringing a team of 14 boxers to Donegal for the latest in a series of international clashes between the […]
Letterkenny gun dealer reflects on a life in firearms
A LETTERKENNY man is closing down his gun business which grew out of a sport he has enjoyed for almost 60 years. John McCrossan returned from working in London in 1960, built his own home and joined Letterkenny Gun Club where it was mostly pheasant they shot on farms belonging to local farmers. Speaking to […]
Divers helped to safety close to St John’s Point
SIX divers had to be helped to safety after their boat broke down off St John’s Point this afternoon. Receiving the call from Malin Head Coast Guard shortly before 1pm, the Bundoran Lifeboat crew, who had just returned from exercise, set out for the scene at the Bullockmore west cardinal marker just west of St […]
Funding puts LYIT on course for university status
LETTERKENNY Institute of Technology could make a bid for university status as early as next year following a fresh funding boost. The institute will receive a significant chunk of a €2.5 million investment announced for three institutes of technology – Letterkenny, Galway and Sligo – collectively known as the Connacht Ulster Alliance. LYIT will receive […]
Play celebrating the Butt Hall opens at the Balor
ONE of Donegal’s most famous ballroom of romance is being brought back to life through the acclaimed ‘Dreamers and Dancers – The Story of the Butt Hall’. Penned by Susan Doherty, the musical play was first performed to packed houses at the Balor ten years ago to mark what was the 50th anniversary of the […]