First salmon of 2019 caught on Donegal’s Lackagh River


THE first salmon of 2019 has been caught and released on the Lackagh River in Donegal, Inland Fisheries Ireland has confirmed. Michael McCann of Templeard, Derry, landed the first salmon in the Garden Pool on the Lackagh at 9.25am on New Year’s Day. The salmon, which weighed approximately five pounds and was caught on a […]


Investigation under way after woman’s body found


A post mortem is to be carried out following the discovery of a woman’s body in Donegal. The body of the woman, aged in her 50s, was found outside a house at Cruckakeehan near Annagry on Thursday afternoon. She was discovered at around 3pm and her body was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital for a […]


Headline acts for Sea Sessions 2019 revealed


IF it is a pick-me-up you need during these cold winter days then look no further than Sea Sessions 2019. With Bundoran still reverberating from this year’s surf and music festival, the Sea Sessions team has already revealed their three hot headliners for next June. Among those set to top the bill are Sigrid, Clean […]


Donegal County Councillor cleared of assault


A Donegal County Councillor accused of assaulting two men during a night out in Letterkenny has been found not guilty. Independent Councillor John O’Donnell had earlier been cleared of punching Emmett Gallagher in the Sultan Takeaway during the early hours of February 23 2015. Following a trial that lasted five days at Letterkenny Circuit Court, […]