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. […]
Pot luck as Ardara teenager prepares for China trip
Ronan Whyte will travel to China in early July ahead of the competition which gets underway on July 7
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 […]
Rovers looking to end season with silverware
THIS time last year, Letterkenny Rovers were preparing for the biggest games in their club history.
Passenger numbers on the increase at Donegal Airport
DONEGAL Airport has recorded a 17 per-cent increase in passenger numbers on its Donegal/Dublin route in the first quarter of 2017, according to new figures. Aer Lingus Regional has operated the Donegal Dublin route on a Public Service Obligation (PSO) basis since February 2015 and in this time the airline has seen consistent growth on […]
FIVE MINUTES WITH… Ryan McCleary
Ryan McCleary gave us an insight into the Whitestrand dressing room
DEATH: The late Eunan ‘Busty’ Blake
Eunan ‘Busty’ Blake was a dedicated football man who gave so much of his time to the club and he was hugely respected throughout the game
Palestinian flag to be flown at council offices
THE Palestinian flag is to be hoisted outside Donegal County Council’s office in Dungloe after elected members passed a motion yesterday. Members of the Glenties Municipal District voted to fly the Palestinian flag at Dungloe Council offices as a show of solidarity to the some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike while imprisoned in […]
Claimed benefits while he had €300,000 in the bank
A JUDGE was stunned when he heard a 63-year-old man with savings of nearly €300,000 wrongly claimed over €26,000 in social welfare. Judge Paul Kelly noted that there were people, like lone parents, in desperate need struggling to survive on a pittance from the State. He added: “It must be very galling for people like […]
Retired Donegal Garda awarded €50,000 compensation
Shots fired over the heads of some gardaí, had “sparked off” a set of emotions in Garda Pat Cavanagh as he had never experienced throughout his career