A teenage sailor who honed her skills in Rathmullan is hoping to flutter past the opposition at the British National Championships. Olivia Drulard is from Florida but has spent all of her 14 summers in Donegal visiting her grandmother, Glenalla woman Maisie Mortimer. It was while on holiday in Rathmullan in 2015 that Olivia began […]
Letterkenny Folk Festival is back with a bang
IT was an international event that attracted high profile names and thousands on to the streets of Letterkenny – now the town’s Folk Festival is being revived to mark the 50th anniversary of the original. After months of organisation, a committee is busy finalising the programme for the festival which will run from Thursday evening, […]
A look back on the Ardara Show since 1904
A look back on the Ardara Show since 1904 As one approaches the show grounds at Sandfield, Ardara the stomach tightens with anticipation: the marquee resplendent in white against the stunning backdrop of this unique landscape. The second Saturday in August is a special day in the “Town of Festivals” as the annual Ardara Agricultural […]
Council adjourns as mark of respect for Manus Kelly
DONEGAL County Council has adjourned its July meeting in Lifford this morning as a tribute to the late Manus Kelly. Yesterday marked one month since Mr Kelly lost his life while participating in the Donegal International Rally. Sympathies were paid from across the political spectrum this morning and announcing his intention to adjourn until this […]
The Donegal doctor who helped put man on the moon
‘I am rather proud of being a small detail in what was a really huge machine’ FIFTY years ago today the world held its breath as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin prepared to step on to the surface of the moon. In one Donegal household the knuckles were whiter than most though as the two […]
Late Donegal man gives three people the gift of life
A Dungloe man who died suddenly in Scotland has given three people the gift of life by donating his organs. Connell Boyle passed away last Friday following an accident at his home in Stepps on the outskirts of Glasgow. His brother Hugh said yesterday that Connell was a deeply generous man in life and that […]
Dungloe leading the way with ‘Going Green’ initiative
DUNGLOE is once again leading the way with its bid to go green just days before the town’s most famous festival kicks off. This is a joint initiative between Donegal County Council and Dungloe Tidy Towns Committee who have been working with businesses, schools and community groups to encourage them to sign up to the […]
‘The garden is part of you and you’re part of it’
THEY say flowers make people better, happier and more helpful. Nowhere does that apply more than in the green-fingered world of Andy Donnell. For almost a century the Donnell family has been sculpting Dunmore Gardens, regarded as one of the finest walled gardens in Ireland. For the last 65 of those years, Andy Donnell has […]
Owner of ‘Ireland’s best curiosity shop’ laid to rest
TRIBUTES have been paid following the passing of one of Rathmullan’s best known characters, Alfie McCollum. Mr McCollum ran the Old Courthouse curiosity shop in the town for over 40 years. The shop’s eclectic nature made it a magnet for tourists and, on occasion, television crews. Advertisement Following a visit in 2014, Joe Mahon of […]
Alert over non-native salmon in Donegal’s rivers
INLAND Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have made an appeal to the public to be vigilant over the presence of non-native pink salmon in Donegal rivers. In 2017 the non-native fish species unexpectedly appeared in unprecedented numbers with at least eight confirmed sightings in Donegal over a four week period. IFI is now again making an appeal […]