A SCHOOL bus was extensively damaged by fire after a school run in Letterkenny yesterday (Thursday) morning.
Celebrating trad music in the Bluestacks
A CELEBRATION of the strong tradition of Irish music in the Bluestack Mountains will take place this weekend near Glenties.
Tributes paid to late James White, hotelier and former TD
FINE Gael County Councillor Barry O’Neill has expressed his sadness at the passing of James White, former TD and leading hotelier, describing Mr White as “one of his great friends, inspirational to all those he represented, a great employer and generous to many organisations”.
Anraí raises €7,000 for mountain rescue
THE August Bank Holiday weekend ‘Errigal 1000’ event by Carrickfin businessman and adventurer Anraí Ó Domhnaill has raised an impressive €7,000 for Donegal Mountain Rescue Team (DMRT). Speaking at the cheque presentation, DMRT treasurer, Mr Gerard Murray, was highly impressed by Anraí’s efforts and the generosity of all those who participated. “Anraí came to us […]
Primary schools in Donegal are among the most overcrowded in the country
THE Secretary General of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has claimed this week that primary schools in Donegal are among the most overcrowded in the country.
Dunfanaghy event on RTE’s Nationwide Wednesday
PART of RTE’S Nationwide program tomorrow (Wednesday) evening will be broadcast from Dunfanaghy featuring the commemoration of the American aircraft which beached there in 1942.
Donegal Gardai Mizen to Malin Cycle in memory of deceased colleagues.
Approximately ninety (90) cyclists, former colleagues and friends of the late Gardai Robbie McCallion Letterkenny Garda Station and Garda Gary McLoughlin who was attached to Buncrana Garda Station, lost their lives whilst on duty in Donegal in 2009 are cycling the length of the country in their honour.
WDC offers business loans €5,000 to €25,000
THE Western Development Commission (WDC) has launched a call for applications under its Micro-Loan Fund for Creative Industries. The fund is a pilot initiative, allocating €1m over a three year period from the Western Investment Fund to the creative industries sector.
Drumkeen man wins €30,000 ‘Car or Cash’ on Winning Streak
A POPULAR Drumkeen man won a car worth €30,000 on the Car or Cash segment of the Winning Streak Game Show on RTE last Saturday night.
Donegal’s belief gives Jim McGuinness the answers he sought
BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT CROKE PARK THE jist of Jim McGuinness’s half-time pep talk appeared to have centred on two questions. The Donegal manager addressed his players after they appeared back to the sanctuary of the dressing room 1-8 to 0-10 in front after hitting a purple patch late in the half. Advertisement McGuinness posed […]