Number of Donegal couples divorcing more than doubles


  THE number of Donegal couples applying for divorce has more than doubled, according to the latest figures from the Courts Service.    The Courts Service received 117 applications for divorce in Donegal in 2016 compared to just 49 applications the year before.   More and more couples are also applying for judicial separation with […]

Crash closes main road outside Letterkenny


A main road outside Letterkenny has been closed following a crash this morning. The collision happened at the Blue Banks between Kilmacrennan and Illistrin Road. Diversions are via Milford and motorists are being warned to expect delays.

‘No need for alarm’ despite fall in corncrake numbers


  WILDLIFE experts say there is no cause for alarm despite a fall for the third year in a row in the number of corncrakes in Donegal.   Census figures for 2017 show that the number of calling males detected on Donegal’s mainland and its islands dipped last year to just 92, down by 16 […]

Old photograph of Lifford sparks memories of bygone era


  A photograph of Lifford dating back almost 70 years has triggered fond memories of some of the border town’s long gone businesses.   The black and white image from 1950 recently surfaced on the website www.rareirishstuff.com, famed for its vintage collection of antiques, pub decor, posters and other curios.   It reveals a bustling […]

New Donegal spirit to be launched in…Ginishowen


  DONEGAL continues to brew its reputation as one of Ireland’s top producers of fine alcoholic beverages, with a new gin set to be launched this weekend.   Behind the new tipple is the Muff Liquor Company, a business recently set up by Inishowen entrepreneur Laura Bonner and her business partner Tom Russell.   They […]