FOR the five MacGinty children nose bleeds have always been a normal part of everyday life. Down the side of their father’s chair, in his coat pocket, in his bedroom – there was always a bloodstained hankie. Paudric MacGinty spent the best part of his 68 years not knowing what was wrong with him. And […]
The Donegal church that could be yours for just €65,000
IF you have ever fancied living in a church then your prayers have finally been answered. A stunning former Congregational Church of Ireland building in Castlefinn, County Donegal, has just been placed on the market with an asking price €65,000. Standing on more than half an acre of land, the church was constructed with solid […]
Getting behind the headlines
“We did a lot of research before my loved one came here in August, and the improvement in them has been fabulous. The staff are just unbelievable.”
Get involved this Saturday on National Library Day
THIS Saturday Donegal’s libraries are taking part in the first ever National Library Open Day. Libraries are open most days of course but on Saturday a special invitation is being issued to everyone to come in and see what is on offer. Branches, which normally open every Saturday between 10am and 2.30pm, will have events […]
Falcarragh growing group seeks plots of land
The centre is located on an eight acre site which was once covered in glasshouses where tomatoes were commercially grown in the 1960s.
Gardaí praised after two incidents brought to safe end
THE Garda Representative Association has praised officers in Donegal following a safe conclusion to two incidents involving firearms. Donegal’s GRA spokesperson Brendan O’Connor said it was a credit to his colleagues that no one was hurt on either occasion. The first incident began on Wednesday and centred on a private dwelling in Letterkenny. A media […]
New safety drive lets young people under the car bonnet
AN innovative new project aimed at giving young people hands-on experience of a car before they get behind the wheel has been launched in Letterkenny. District Judge Paul Kelly officially cut the ribbon on The Garage Project at Pinehill Industrial Estate on Tuesday evening. Garage is a six week course that enables teenagers to get […]
Video of dying brother ‘will haunt family forever’
THE family of a man who died of a drug overdose at a house party in Donegal have revealed how his final moments were captured in a “very disturbing” video. James Devlin passed away on May 26 2018 after spending the night partying with four friends in Ballybofey. An inquest held last week into Mr […]
Search underway following discovery of human remains
GARDAI and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches at Bunbeg beach following the discovery of human remains earlier today. A Garda spokesperson told the Donegal News: “Gardaí and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches along the coastline following the discovery of human remains on Bunbeg Beach, Donegal, today 18th February 2020. […]
BREAKING: Human remains discovered on Bunbeg beach
Human remains have been discovered on Bunbeg beach today.