Yuhan was taken to her grandparents home in Fujian, a province on the southeast coast of China, following the tragic death of her father in Glenties
Eany Celtic pulls out of the Donegal League
The Inver based club were unable to travel to play Gweedore United last weekend, resulting in a 3-0 win for the Carrickboyle outfit.
Anti-water charges movement pays tribute to campaigner
THE ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay’ movement that saw off plans to introduce water charges has paid tribute to Donegal campaigner Catherine Shaw following her death. Thomas McGrath, spokesperson for Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (CPWP), described the Lifford woman as “a leader” while Independent Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig said she was an “inspiration”. “Catherine […]
Donegal manager is balancing youth with experience
A win this weekend would help move Donegal that little bit further away from the relegation zone ahead of remaining games against Monaghan and Mayo
Kube reopens 16 months after massive garda operation
The Kube building at Thorn Road, Letterkenny, welcomed its first new clients – five enterprises which hope to employ up to twenty people – this week
Meet the team behind Donegal’s first board game
THE young team behind Donegal’s first board game will be in Letterkenny Shopping Centre tomorrow (Friday). Hotspots is the brainchild of Loreto Convent students Emma Howard, Alannah Sweeney, Aifric Ní Fhearraigh and Jade McCollum. A Monopoly-style game, Hotspots takes the player on a journey across the county, passing landmarks like Fanad Lighthouse, the […]
Celebrating the women of The Rosses
THE priceless contribution of women to community life in The Rosses area will be celebrated this week with a special day of events. With International Womens Day, March 8, falling during Seachtain na Gaeilge the community around CDP Na Rosann in Dungloe decided it appropriate to pay tribute to the area’s female population. […]
No water restrictions tonight but usage levels way up
IRISH Water have said there will be no water restrictions in the County tonight but have warned that consumption levels are still way up. They said the situation is constantly changing due to excessive consumption and high levels of burst water pipes that are symptomatic of the recent freeze and subsequent thaw. Up to eight […]
Fisherman vows to bounce back after devastating fire
HUNDREDS of crab cages and more than 20 miles of rope were destroyed in a fire that almost took out a trawler on a pier at Kerrykeel. Pat Friel’s boat, the Sanmar, sustained considerable damage in the blaze that broke out at Ballywhoriskey last Thursday. The fisherman estimates it will cost him more […]
Recruitment drive launched in Donegal to save curlew
A last ditch attempt to save the curlew from extinction in Donegal has been launched by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The wildlife authority has just begun a recruitment drive for ‘Curlew Advisory Officers’ to work with communities and landowners. The move follows the launch in 2017 of the Curlew Conservation […]