Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Stranorlar this week to make it as easy as possible for anyone who has yet to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, to get vaccinated. People who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in […]
Waterboys cancel gig on “health and safety” grounds
A gig by the legendary Waterboys was cancelled last night with the band citing “health and safety” issues. The band was scheduled to play Gaoth Dobhair as part of the Fomhair Festival however their performance was pulled at the last minute. Support act Clann Mhic Ruairí did play but much to the disappointment of those […]
Donegal man helping the next generation expand in Asia
WHEN Downings man Declan MacFadden left boarding school in Coláiste na Croise Naofa, Falcarragh, he stepped out into the world, by his own admission, as green as the fields. He would go on to study bio-chemistry in University College, Galway, before work took him to a variety of jobs in Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork. He […]
Donegal puppies begin journey to become Guide Dogs
THE first litter of Donegal Guide Dog puppies have started their journey to becoming a guide dog for a person who is vision impaired, or an assistance dog for a family of a child with autism. This journey for the ten pups started last week when a group of ‘home socialisers’ took them for a […]
Skifjord tragedy remembered forty years on
ON Sunday morning members of the Byrne family will gather for 11am Mass in the Church of St Joseph & St Conal, Bruckless to pray for the souls of Francis Byrne and his son Jimmie. It will be the 40th anniversary of the night the two Byrnes and three fellow fishermen drowned when the Skifjord […]
Date confirmed for reopening of Lifford greyhound track
CONTRACTS have been signed which will enable racing to recommence at Lifford Greyhound Stadium on Sunday March 6. The new owners are Lifford Greyhound Racing Club -Canaradzo Ltd – a syndicate with well in excess of a hundred years of greyhound experience between them. Harry Findlay, the driving force behind the plan to bring racing […]
Technological University for North West confirmed
A new Technological University has been confirmed for the North West. It follows an application from LYIT, Galway-Mayo and Sligo. The announcement has just been made by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris who says the the move will “increase higher education access, drive enhanced regional development and increase opportunities for students, staff, […]
Carbon tax ‘penalising’ people living in rural Donegal
THOSE living in rural Donegal do not have a choice when it comes to driving a diesel or petrol car, motorists have claimed. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe announced in last week’s budget that the carbon tax will increase by a further €7.50, bringing it up to €41 per tonne of carbon for some fuels. In […]
Council issue warning over overgrown hedges
AS winter 2021 approaches Donegal County Council has issued warnings to a number of landowners to cut back overgrown road-side hedges, tress and briars. Overgrown hedges can impair driver visibility and overhanging branches can cause damage to high sided vehicles such as lorries, ambulances and fire engines. Last week, the Council erected notices at the […]
MacGill School goes online for a second year
DR Mike Ryan, who has led the global response to Covid-19, and Mary Ellen McGroarty, the Mountcharles-born leader of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, are among the speakers at next week’s annual MacGill School. Now in its 41st year, the MacGill School will be online for the second year from Wednesday to Friday. When […]