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Community Alert Scheme proposed for Churchill area

A MEETING will be held in Churchill on Monday night to provide information to the wider community on the setting up of a new Community Alert Scheme.

Jason Quigley to face Howard Reece in pro debut

BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley is set for a professional debut against Howard Reece on Saturday night in the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Quigley, snapped up this year by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, will take on Reece, a 26-year-old Irish American, who hails from Belleview in Florida and who has eight pro […]

5,000 expected as Burt set to host Irish National Sheep Dog Trials

AROUND 5,000 people are expected to ‘flock’ to Burt for the 2014 Irish National Sheep Dog Trials, sponsored by SSE Airtricity, which will take place on the An Grianán Estate from July 24-26.

Irish language scholarships available for learners

PEOPLE who have not had the opportunity to study Irish while at school, or lack the means of attending courses, can now apply for a scholarship to learn the language at two locations in south and east Donegal.

Gaoth Dobhair priest forbids yoga

A LOCAL priest has caused a stir after calling on parishioners to refrain from taking part in yoga, tai chi or reiki.

Last ditch efforts to save whales in Falcarragh

A MAJOR rescue operation is underway after 13 whales have been found washed up at a beach near Falcarragh

Volunteers needed for Church Lane ‘Scrape and Paint’

THE group behind the restoration and rejuvenation of Letterkenny’s historic Church Lane is seeking volunteers for a ‘Scrape and Paint’ facelift of the area, starting this morning.

Killybegs teenager who died in Spain is named

A KILLYBEGS teenager who died while on holiday in Spain last night has been named locally as Ryan O’ Shea.

Fresh calls to be made into alleged planning corruption in Donegal

IT IS expected that a call for an independent public inquiry into alleged planning corruption in Donegal is to be made at a high-profile press conference to be held in Buswells Hotel, near the Dáil, next week.