DONEGAL’S prolific swimmer, Anne Marie Ward (43) has become one of the first people ever to successfully swim the freezing waters of the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia.
Slowey restored to Fine Gael
FINE Gael General Secretary, Tom Curran, has confirmed that membership of the Party whip has been restored to Councillor Terence Slowey.
Hospital flood threat was known about for years
THE HSE, planning authorities and the Department of the Environment knew there was a serious flooding threat at Letterkenny General Hospital for at least ten years, the Donegal News can reveal.
Possible A&E at Letterkenny hospital by weekend
THE Manager of Letterkenny General Hospital told a press conference today (Tuesday) that he hopes to have the old Medical Ward 3 operating as an Emergency Department towards the end of the week.
Donegal still hope on McHugh
BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL haven’t given up hope on Mark McHugh’s availability for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter final against Mayo (Croke Park, 4pm). McHugh sat out Saturday’s qualifier win over Laois in Carrick-On-Shannon because of the combination of concussion, dead leg and calf muscle tear sustained in the Ulster final. Advertisement “It depends on his recovery, […]
Jim hits out at player treatment
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JIM McGuinness says he is ‘fearful’ of one of his Donegal players being left with a ‘serious injury’ if referees do not clamp down on the increasingly robust challenges they’re feeling. As he surveyed a 0-14 to 0-8 qualifier win over Laois that shot his team into an All-Ireland quarter-final, McGuinness gave […]
It’s Mayo again for Donegal
CHRIS MCNULTY IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON MAYO. It just had to be Mayo, didn’t it? Donegal are back in Croke Park in an All-Ireland quarter-final and will face off with Mayo on Sunday (4pm) in a repeat of the 2012 All-Ireland final. Advertisement Champions Donegal successfully navigated Saturday evening’s All-Ireland qualifier with Laois in Carrick-On-Shannon, pulling away […]
Report: Improved Donegal back on track
DONEGAL 0-14 LAOIS 0-08 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT PAIRC SEAN MACDIADMADA THE murky world of the All-Ireland qualifiers are no place for demanding perfection. What Donegal gave on Saturday evening in claustrophobic Carrick-On-Shannon was a performance that was far from perfect, but at least there were plenty of signs of improvement. Most especially when faced […]
English sets sensational p.b to make World ‘A’ standard
MARK English produced a sensational personal best in London tonight to make the A standard for the World Championships.
Sailor’s amazing luck
A SAILOR from the Azores who had to abandon his yacht in mid-Atlantic just over a month ago, yesterday (Thursday) spoke of his delight at being reunited with the 35 foot boat in Downings, County Donegal last Sunday. Dino Silva was sailing from his home in the Azores to Iceland, intending to come back via […]