BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN his youth, Jim McGuinness was a keen basketballer. Time was when those striking black locks were as familiar on the court as they were on a pitch. The young McGuinness played a lot with the now-defunct club in Glenties; the trophy cabinet at home contains several schools titles, won while playing […]
Homeless problem growing in rural areas
HOMELESSNESS in parts of rural Ireland including Donegal is increasing and is more hidden, more stigmatised and more difficult to endure than being homeless in towns or cities, a report has found.
Call for army to help gardai
THERE has been calls for the army to be deployed along the border to help gardai tackle growing criminality.
Silence over multi-million dump works
DONEGAL County Council is remaining silent about a multi-million euro ‘remediation’ project at the old Lifford dump.
A true ‘Warrior’ who battled great odds
SIX years ago, Mark McCollum, a 47-year-old father of two young girls was informed that, without surgery, he had only weeks to live.
Bundoran RNLI assist six teenagers
THE volunteer crew of the Bundoran RNLI lifeboat were yesterday evening, July 17, paged by Malin Head Coast Guard to the aid of six teenagers who had been cut off by the tide at the West End of Bundoran.
Dessie Larkin appointed Letterkenny’s first ever Town Centre Manager
DESSIE Larkin has been officially appointed as Letterkenny’s first ever Town Centre Manager.
Donegal family wanted for new TV show
THE search is on for a family from Donegal to take part in a new TV series which would follow them on a sun holiday to Spain at the end of this month.
Donegal looking to win a ‘dream double’ in Clones
DONEGAL supporters head to Clones in search of a rare double on Sunday with the county’s minor and senior footballers in Ulster final action, as Declan Bonner’s minors face Armagh and Jim McGuinness’s seniors meet Monaghan.
Three year sentence for pipe bomb soldier
A SOLDIER who was found in possession of a pipe bomb and ammunition in a flat over a Burnfoot petrol station earlier this year has blamed an anti-malaria drug for the change to his personality.