By Dionne Meehan FOR the last four decades, the Carlin sisters from Castlefinn have shared an unbreakable tradition. By supporting their beloved Donegal team side by side at every match, Collette, Roisin and Brid have accumulated a lifetime of unforgettable memories. Advertisement Influenced by their late father who was heavily involved in the local GAA […]
Young Donegal fans rap praised by Kneecap star
By Róise Collins TWO Donegal super fans have earned the praise of Kneecap’s JJ Ó Dochartaigh following their performance of a catchy Irish rap they penned ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland final. Lily-Mae Ní Ghallachóir (11) from Gaoth Dobhair and Béibhinn Nic Giolla Chearra (9) from Chloich Cheann Fhaola performed their rap in support of […]
From classroom dreams to Croke Park
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By Dionne Meehan MICHAEL Murphy’s primary school teacher Philomena Barron is beaming with pride as she prepares to watch her former pupil, the child she once taught and encouraged, take to the pitch in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship this weekend. The 85-year-old Manorcunningham woman taught the Glenswilly legend on the lead up to his […]
Flying the flag for Donegal – and Eugene
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By Aoife Doherty THE McGettigan family home was full of laughter, smiles and memories on Tuesday afternoon. Family members, sporting their Donegal jerseys, gathered at their Ard O’Donnell home to deck their house in green and gold. Advertisement And taking pride of place is a Donegal flag belonging to Eugene McGettigan, whose death last August […]
Handpan music to soothe the soul
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RANN NA FEIRSTE’S adopted son Harald ‘Mór’ Juengst has released a new CD, ‘Handpan Music to Soothe the Soul’. Harald ‘Mór’ Juengst was behind the beautiful Healing Hands CD for ‘Doctors Without Borders’, which has raised close to €12,000, and featured a selection of top class traditional and folk musicians and singers from Donegal. Among them were Mairéad […]
Donegal artist invited to Anfield to present tribute to Liverpool star
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By Róise Collins A DONEGAL artist says he is thrilled to be heading to Anfield tomorrow to present two handcrafted copper pieces to the current Premier League champions. Gaoth Dobhair man Neil Ferry and his 17 year old daughter Aoife, both lifelong Liverpool fans, say the invitation is “a dream come true.” Advertisement Neil created two […]
The Way We Were
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By Aoife Doherty 1975, July 19 Council chairman calls for enquiry into dole abuses Advertisement THERE were further allegations of abuses of social welfare payments when the Letterkenny Urban Council met this week. There has been considerable controversy over the dole payments for several weeks, and from around Donegal there have been reports of some […]
EXCLUSIVE: My 10-hour stint on the beat with gardaí in Letterkenny
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By Louise Doyle THE increasing challenges our frontline services are under is undeniable, but on Saturday night I saw this firsthand when I was given the opportunity to accompany Letterkenny gardaí on the beat. Setting out at 6pm in an unmarked car with Garda Stephen Campbell and Garda Stephen Carroll, of the Roads Policing Unit, they tell […]
Dunfanaghy swimmers launch their ‘Dippers Den’
by Evelyn Cullen THE sun was splitting the rocks last Friday morning as local swimming club, Dunfanaghy Dippers, officially opened their new changing shelter, which they have hailed the ‘Dippers Den’. But whether the sun is shining or it’s raining from the high heavens doesn’t make a blind bit of difference to this hardy bunch, who swim […]
Exhibition pays tribute to the untold stories of those who emigrated to Scotland
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By Róise Collins A SCOTTISH accent is not unfamiliar in any corner of the county, but last Friday evening, they were out in force at Donegal County Museum for the launch of a major exhibition celebrating the work of Donegal men and women in Scotland. Few families in Donegal were spared the heartache of emigration. […]