By Paul Bradley The Bank of Ireland on Letterkenny’s Main Street is not a huge building, but it has a kind of heavy grandeur that makes it one of the most memorable in the town. It’s so firmly seen as “the Bank of Ireland” that it’s almost a surprise to learn that it was originally […]
New rural crime lead vows to keep Donegal under the spotlight
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AN Garda Síochána’s first ever rural crime lead has vowed to use his role to keep the spotlight on rural crime and emerging crime trends in Donegal. Superintendent Michael Corbett was appointed to the part-time role in recent weeks. The development has been widely welcomed by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Deputy President Alice Doyle. The Ballyhea native brings a […]
From the hills of Donegal to the dusty roads of Nakuru
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A DONEGAL woman has penned a moving memoir about her journey from fostering children in Ireland to establishing a children’s home in Kenya. Growing up on a farm just outside Manorcunningham, Bridget Browne was the second youngest in a family of nine. A past pupil of Drumoghill NS and Loreto Convent in Letterkenny, she left […]
Dominic Robb Car Sales celebrates 20 years in business
YESTERDAY marked 20-years since Newtowncunningham man Dominic Robb decided to take the leap and go self-employed. Leaving school at 15-years-old, Dominic star-ted an apprenticeship at a local garage with one dream in mind; to one day open his own business. Having worked his way up through the ranks over the years, he reflected on his […]
Clanree Hotel scoops four awards at the Irish Hotel Awards
CELEBRATIONS are underway at the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny after it secured four prestigious awards at the Irish Hotel Awards. Staff from the Letterkenny hotel travelled to The Johnstown Estate in Enfield on October 20 to attend the awards ceremony, which returned this year with renewed purpose and prestige. The evening marked a powerful tribute to Ireland’s […]
Celebrations in Lifford to mark Red Hugh O’Donnell’s birthday
By Paul McElwee HISTORY came alive in Lifford at the weekend as crowds gathered to celebrate the legacy of Red Hugh O’Donnell, the famed Irish chieftain. The parade began at the Apple Green on Letterkenny Road, with devoted supporters marching through the streets where Red Hugh once lived before fleeing Ireland after the Nine Years War […]
A special return home to Gaoth Dobhair
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By Tommy Curran LAST week Mrs Grace Drummond travelled from Adelade in Australia to Sheskinbeg in Gaoth Dobhair to place the ashes of her mum, Ellen Hughes in the ruins of her former home. In the end bringing her mum’s ashes from Adelade to Sheskinbeg is more than a logical task, it is a pilgrimage of […]
Fresh Take: Secrecy will be the default not the exception if journalists are left outside
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By Sabrina Sweeney Most people in Donegal want two things: safety in their community and accountability of those delivering state services. For years, the Joint Policing Committees offered a public space where councillors, Garda representatives and members of the media could sit in the same room and discuss issues, with opportunities for concerns to be […]
The Way We Were
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Louise Doyle delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. OCTOBER 25, 1975 CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING KILLING SMALL SHOPS IN DONEGAL Advertisement Are Donegal’s smaller shops fading away? In the past three years, 19 shops have closed in west Donegal between Falcarragh and Crolly Bridge. Along the border, a number of smaller […]
The Third Degree: ‘You have to feel the music in every cell of your being’
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In this week’s The Third Degree column, Paul Bradley sits down with composer Vincent Kennedy. Hi Vincent, thank you for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself please? Originally from Donnybrook, Dublin, I now live near the mountains on the city’s edge. When I was 7, in 2nd class in […]