COUNCILLOR Frank McBrearty has launched an explosive tirade after a motion he tabled was withdrawn without him being officially notified. The Raphoe independent rose to his feet during a council meeting this week to loudly berate Cathaoirleach Nicholas Crossan and Director of Services Joe Peoples. In a diatribe that lasted several minutes, Councillor McBrearty used […]

A Tyrone businessman is creating jobs in West Donegal through the expansion of his bacon company. Mervyn Kennedy, whose father William was from Kilmacrennan, owns Kennedy Bacon, an Omagh-based firm that supplies cooked and streaky rashers to retailers including Spar and Musgrave. Kennedy Bacon also make ‘bacon bits’ – the little chunks of meat used […]

DONAL Kelly has officially taken his late son Manus’s seat on Donegal County Council. Mr Kelly momentarily struggled for words this morning as he spoke of his pride at being able to take up the role his son was elected to in May. Father-of-five Manus was killed when his car left the road on the […]

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 […]