Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day raises more than €5,000


  CEO of Alcohol Forum Ireland Paula Leonard has raised more than €5,000 by taking on a swim a day for one month in Donegal’s freezing waters – and has revealed bold plans for another fundraiser. ‘Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day in December for Alcohol Related Brain Injury’ began in Rathmullan. Throughout the month, she swam at beaches across […]


Raymochy Historical Society to hold their AGM


The Raymochy Historical Society are hosting their Annual General Meeting in the Manorcunningham Resource Centre on Wednesday, January 21 at 8pm. Everyone is very welcome to come along. The Society have just completed another successful year that has involved hosting public talks, group outings, collaborating with local schools, clean-ups of our local abbeys and graveyards, […]


Donegal organisations receive €794,500 in Arts Council funding for 2026


The Arts Council has announced its most recent funding decisions as part of its 2026 development programme, awarding grants nationally totalling €72.3 million to 148 arts organisations, arts centres, local authorities and creative initiatives. As part of this, organisations based in County Donegal receive a total of €794,500 in Arts Council funding for 2026. The four organisations in County Donegal which […]


Browne’s Gala awarded Gala Greener Grant


BROWNE’S Gala in Manorcunningham has been selected as a recipient of a Gala Greener Grant, an initiative aimed at supporting retailers in their transition to sustainable technologies. As part of Gala Retail’s nationwide commitment to sustainability, Gala Greener Grants offer financial support to Gala retailers seeking to reduce their energy usage by adopting sustainable technologies, […]


Donegal County Library Service offers Blinkist Premium Free to all library members 


Donegal County Library Service is excited to announce its newest digital offering, Blinkist Premium, now available free to all registered cardholders. Through a partnership with Library Ideas, LLC, Donegal joins libraries worldwide in providing access to Blinkist’s award-winning platform for lifelong learning. Designed for the modern reader, Blinkist offers key insights from nonfiction book, audio, […]


Read DL 2026 launched this week


Read DL 2026 opened this week on Thursday, January 8. It launched on ‘Around the Northwest’ with John Breslin on Highland Radio. The chosen book this year is The boy with big decisions by Helen Rutter. READ DL will continue until March 26. Highland Radio will again broadcast at the closing ceremony in Glenveagh National Park.  […]