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 […]
Funeral for Lee Early to be held on Wednesday
The Arranmore skipper tragically lost his life on in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Appeal launched for missing Inishowen man
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 […]
Special needs school forced to use gym as a classroom
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 […]
Schoolgirls hoping to strike European Gold in Barcelona
The product is an ingenious way for sports people to keep mouth guards or gum shields clean.
Brave Livvy grapples her way to jiu jitsu black belt
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. […]
International expert panel at LYIT’s Green Day
WITH over 20 exhibitors already secured, Letterkenny Institute of Technology’s (LYIT) Green Day is once again set to be of huge interest to businesses, households and students from all over Donegal, Derry and Strabane. Green Day will take place in LYIT on Thursday November 28 from 9.30am to 2.30pm and along with the extensive range […]
Details of €9 million Riverine Project start to emerge
THE co-ordinator of the Riverine Project says it has the potential to be a “very magical place”. Claire McCallan outlined details of what the €9 million scheme could look like to a meeting in Lifford on Tuesday. The Donegal County Council official used the gathering primarily to thank the public for its help in getting […]
Residents to meet over plans to extend digester plant
A meeting will be held in Cloghan on Monday night to discuss the planning permission granted for the extension of a digester plant close to residents’ homes. Despite strong objections from householders, Glenmore Generation Ltd was recently given the go ahead to build three new digesters at its plant outside Ballybofey. The Glenmore Action Group, […]
€7.5 million announced for Burtonport and Killybegs
MORE than €7.5 million has been announced this morning for two new harbour projects in Burtonport and Killybegs. Confirming the substantial windfall, Donegal Minister Joe McHugh described it as “massive investment boost” for the areas. “This is a huge investment in two major plans – Killybegs and Burtonport and the coastal and Gaeltacht regions of […]