A charity that provides food to the poorest parts of the world has been given 1,560 reasons to smile by a kind-hearted Letterkenny schoolboy. James Curran, son of Seamus and Sharon Curran who run the Jaycee’s XL store on the Long Lane, began his fund-raising crusade last year after watching the BBC’s Children in Need. […]
Stars to align for big charity dance at the Clanree
The charity ‘Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital’ is set to benefit from a night of music and dance being held in the Clanree Hotel. On September 20 singer Evelyn Gallagher will team up with long-time music partner Hugh McLean to perform all their best known songs and hits. They will be joined by friends including […]
Letterkenny comic store suiting up for super birthday
LETTERKENNY’S Sector 001 Comics will celebrate its first birthday tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 6pm. Not satisfied with giving away free treat-bags and balloons for children, free donuts and water and of course some free comics, Sector 001 is having a sale. There will be ten per-cent off the marked price of all comics, action […]
Donegal talent to be showcased at Strabane Danceathon
DONEGAL performers will be among the talented line-up at Strabane’s first ever Danceathon which will see 12 hours of non-stop dancing through the decades this weekend. More than 100 participants will showcase their dance skills in St Patrick’s Hall on Saturday, August 31 from noon until midnight, in aid of well known local charities. A […]
Sadness at the passing of Theo Crossan
“Thoughts and prayers are with the Crossan family on the death of their father Theo Crossan.”
Status yellow rainfall warning issued for Donegal
IF you are heading off to Electric Picnic tomorrow you will want to pack an umbrella. And a poncho. And a couple of changes of clothes. Met Eireann has just issued a status yellow rainfall warning for ten counties including Donegal. The warning comes into effect tomorrow morning at 6am and will remain valid for […]
End of the road for Dan McDaid’s mobile shop
LONG before the advent of discount supermarkets like Aldi, Tesco and Lidl, rural Ireland depended on mobile shops. The sight of the van trundling up the lane was a welcome one for families living in the most isolated parts of Donegal. Not only did the mobile shop deliver groceries, the owner brought a fresh social […]
The Murray brothers bring Canadian jazz star to Falcarragh
The concert takes place tomorrow night in the Shamrock at 10pm.
ISPCA hoping to find owner of rabbits found in Buncrana
THE ISPCA has put out a call for the owner of two rabbits found on the loose in Buncrana to come forward. The ISPCA responded to a call from a member of the public about two rabbits on the loose in the Woods Estate near Buncrana. The animals had been sighted by a number of […]
Donegal doctor’s fears over ‘normalisation of gambling’
FORMER Finn Harps footballer Dr Darragh McGee has voiced concerns over the normalisation of gambling which, he insists, has become culturally embedded in the modern world. Dr McGee, an assistant professor at Bath University in England, has conducted a major study which focuses on the impact of gambling on young men in the cities of […]