THE last resident living in the Croaghs in the heart of the Bluestacks was laid to rest in Edeninfagh Cemetery this week. John McLoone (87) was born in the famous valley which had over 300 people at the 1911 census and a primary school. It is now empty of all but sheep. Local folklore was […]
New district judge appointed to Letterkenny
SOLICITOR Éiteáin Cunningham has been appointed as the new district judge for Letterkenny. Ms Cunningham has been appointed to the role by President of Ireland Michael D Higgins. She takes over the post in District 1 (Donegal) following the departure of Judge Raymond Finnegan. He was reassigned to District 5 (Cavan/Monaghan) in November after only […]
Bundoran’s Waterworld set to splash again
A RECRUITMENT drive is underway at Waterworld in Bundoran following the announcement that the popular indoor water park is set to reopen in April. Waterworld has been closed for two years due to Covid-19 but in a post on their Facebook, the facility announced they will be reopening on Saturday April 9. The reopening comes […]
‘Rats bigger than cats’ at old Raphoe dump
DONEGAL County Council has been asked to tackle the old dump at Raphoe once and for all after it was claimed that there are “rats bigger than cats” at the site. Cllr Frank McBrearty said fly-tipping remained a problem at the old dump which has become overgrown with trees. “I want to see the dump […]
Missing teen found safe and well
A teenager who had been missing from Manorcunningham has been found safe and well.Gardaí had put out an appeal for the whereabouts of Ronan Quinn.“An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance with this matter,” they said after locating the 16-year-old.
Mayor sends best wishes ahead of Sports Star Awards
THE Cathaoirleach and Chief Executive of Donegal County Council have extended their good wishes to the Donegal Sports Star Committee ahead of this Friday’s virtual awards ceremony. This year marks the 46th annual awards ceremony with the first event held in the Milford Inn in November 1976. Last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the […]
Second book from author Joseph Cannon
A Donegal man has put pen to paper for a second time to chronicle his musings of life during lockdown. ‘The Thoughts and Poems of Joseph Cannon’ is a follow up to the Carrick native’s previous collection ‘Miscellany of Thoughts and Poems of Joseph Cannon’, a work that raised thousands of euros for three worthy […]
Gardaí appeal for information about missing teenager
GARDAÍ are continuing to appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Ronan Quinn. Ronan has been missing from Manorcunningham since Friday evening. He is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen Ronan was wearing a grey […]
Ramelton woman co-ordinating Mary’s Meals Ireland
THE Donegal woman heading up Mary’s Meals in Ireland has described the charity’s move into poverty-stricken Yemen as a “momentous day”. Patricia Friel from Ramelton is Executive Director of Mary’s Meals Ireland, an organisation that now feeds children in 20 of the poorest countries in the world. Patricia began volunteering with the charity nine years […]
Council to discuss dogs on county’s blue flag beaches
DONEGAL’S canine fraternity has blasted plans to ban dogs from blue flag beaches during peak summertime hours. Donegal County Council will table proposals this week that could see such a prohibition come into force. The move comes following a directive issued by An Taisce. The heritage charity has written to all local authorities advising that […]