The 81-year-old Gaoth Dobhair woman was left shaken after the incident in the early hours of Sunday, October 17, which caused two of her car tyres to rip apart.
Gaoth Dobhair musician wins An tOireachtas song contest
A Gaoth Dobhair sean-nós musician has been named this year’s winner of the An tOireachtas’s Newly Composed Song competition. Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde picked up the €1,000 first prize along with a bonus €500 for his piece Dhá dTrian Catha an Misneach (Two Thirds of the Battle is Hope). Regarded as one of the finest sean-nós […]
Letterkenny University Hospital under extreme pressure
The hospital is currently treating a significant number of very sick patients and as a result there are fewer patients well enough to go home.
Missing Newry woman last seen in Ballybofey
PEOPLE living in east Donegal are being asked to report any sightings of a woman missing from Northern Ireland since Tuesday. The family of Martina McEvoy say she was last seen in Ballybofey. “The family of Martina McEvoy from Newry are worried about her welfare,” said a PSNI spokesperson Advertisement “Martina has not been seen […]
Donegal man to represent US at World Tapas Championship
A DONEGAL man has been selected to represent the United States at the World Tapas Championship in Spain next week. Joseph McFadden from Dunfanaghy, who works as the Executive Chef at Margaritaville Resort in Orlando, is one of fifteen chefs from around the globe who will be vying for the title in Valladolid. The son […]
President of Donegal Women in Business looks forward
LIKE many restaurant owners, Jo Daly started her career in the kitchen. While there, she discovered her love for leadership, training and development. In 2001, she took over the Harbour restaurant in Donegal Town with her business partner Debbie O’Reilly before going on to buy their own premises, Quay West, in 2016. It’s been […]
Firm fined €40,000 following 2018 Gweedore fatality
A County Fermanagh company has been fined €40,000 following a fatal incident in Gweedore almost three years ago. At Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court this morning Judge John Aylmer imposed the penalty on Deane Public Works Ltd over the tragedy at the Hydro Race Bridge, Gweedore on January 15.The company pleaded guilty to Section 8(2)(e) contrary […]
Donegal Hospice fulfils patient’s wish to return home
Donegal Hospice, the National Ambulance Service and the Defence Forces were able to grant a Donegal man his last wish of returning home to spend his last days in his beloved Donegal. Patrick (Pat) Diver from Church Street, Ramelton, who had rarely left Donegal and had never been on an airplane, was referred to […]
Sewage concerns for Gweedore hotel developers
DONEGAL County Council has sought further information on a proposal to redevelop the former Seaview Hotel in Gweedore. The Bunbeg Revitalisation project, being developed by Dublin-based property developers Vesada Private, will see a €20 million investment to include the former Seaview and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair Hotels. Phase 1 of the project will see the construction […]
Properties raided over suspected pyramid scheme
TWO properties in Donegal have been raided as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged pyramid promotional scheme. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), helped by gardaí, swooped on the premises on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the CCPC said it had carried out the searches “as part of an ongoing investigation into an […]