Music legend Buddy Holly will be brought to life over five nights at the Balor Theatre from this evening (Tuesday), thanks to the pupils of St
Columba’s College in Stranorlar.
Gweedore Hotel visitors’ books now available online
TWO visitors’ books for the Gweedore Hotel from the years 1842 to 1874 are now available online. The 19th century Gweedore Hotel was hugely popular with wealthy tourists from Ireland and abroad. The hotel was owned by Lord George Hill, brother of the Marquess of Downshire, and he acquired much land in the north west […]
Pat Heaney: A man of many roles laid to rest
The funeral took place on Friday last of Pat Heaney, a key founder of RNLI services in Lough Swilly
Anti-social behaviour in Market Square under spotlight
“It is an area that has seen quite a bit of anti-social behaviour and we have received complaints of that nature.”
Bishop makes first official visit to Tory island
The helicopter service, funded by Roinn na Gaeltachta, is a great addition to the island and its people
Almost 40% of social housing offers rejected
OVER 600 offers of social housing in Donegal have been refused by families or single people since 2013 – a refusal rate of almost 40%. In Donegal, 672 families and single people refused social housing out of 1,800 offers made from 2013 to date. The number of refusals in Donegal covers over 22% of the […]
Migrating swans electrocuted near Donegal village
FIFTEEN swans have been found dead near Carrigans after flying into power lines.
Probably the best Irish skipper ever…
Peter Mc Laughlin and his team at Donegal Signs in Muff have put together their own little tribute to Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman
Two Donegal County Archive Collections available online
TWO Donegal County Archive collections have been digitised and are now available online. The collections include information on Fanad Health Club, 1931 – 1935 and the Social and Cultural Study of Crofter Life on the West Donegal Seaboard, a thesis by Patrick O’Neill in 1940. The Fanad Life Club collection includes a sheet outlining the […]