‘We can’t repeat mistakes of past when building houses’


DONEGAL County Council has been urged not to repeat the mistake it made a decade ago when thousands of houses were built but not the roads to support them. Sinn Féin’s Gerry McMonagle said that during the noughties – 2000 to 2009 – it had been a case of “development at the cost of infrastructure”. […]

Tory Island’s car graveyard to be cleared


AS many as 70 abandoned vehicles will be taken off Tory Island over the coming weeks, having accumulated over several years. Under current rules, those wishing to bring a car on to Tory must pay €40. But in a bid to head off a repeat of the vehicle graveyard which has built up, the Tory […]

Cllr calls for border towns to be ‘readied for Brexit’


TOWNS closest to the Strabane/Lifford border need to be in a position to grasp economic opportunities thrown up as a result of businesses leaving the North because of Brexit, a Donegal councillor has said. Cllr Paddy McGowan was speaking at the recent launch of the draft County Donegal Development Plan for 2018-2024 which sets out […]

Creationist roadshow in Letterkenny this Saturday


A creationist organisation with an event that teaches children how humans and dinosaurs once existed on earth together will be in Letterkenny this weekend. The ‘Prehistoric Preachers Dinosaur Roadshow’ is hosted by Creation Ministries, an organisation that preaches the belief that the world is only 6,000 years old. The fundamentalist Christian group – which describes […]

Rathmullan and Ballybofey set for battle on Sunday


Rathmullan Celtic are preparing to take on Ballybofey United this Sunday for a chance to get their hands on the Brian McCormick Cup and while player-manager, Dara Patton, admits that he expects the game to be a difficult encounter, he says he is looking forward it. “It’s been a long time coming now,” said Patton. […]

Donegal actress Amybeth McNulty to make Netflix debut


AN American audience will get its first glimpse of a young Donegal actress this evening as she takes the lead role in a new Netflix series. Letterkenny teenager Amybeth McNulty saw off competition from almost 2,000 auditionees to clinch the part of Anne in the eight episode drama of the same name. Based on Lucy […]