New €2.4million lifeboat for Lough Swilly


BY C.J.MCGINLEY The RNLI has announced that Lough Swilly lifeboat station in Buncrana is to be the first in Ireland to receive the new Shannon class lifeboat.  The €2.4M lifeboat is the first class of lifeboat to be named after an Irish river, recognition by the charity of the role of Irish lifeboat crews and […]


Report: Donegal minors defeat Dublin to reach first ever All-Ireland final


DONEGAL 1-12 DUBLIN 1-11 REPORT BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT CROKE PARK THIS was a performance and a win borne out of sheer character and a refusal to accept defeat – the very ingredients Declan Bonner has instilled in this young side. The reward for beating Dublin is an appearance in what will be Donegal’s first […]


Donegal V Dublin in bottle-top battle


BIG match madness has gripped Donegal in many ways in the run-up to Sunday’s semi-final including the knitting of ‘Innocent’ bottle-top hats in the colours of the two teams.


Priest seeks Donegal links to US mill tragedy


AN American based priest arrived in Letterkenny this week with the hope of tracking down the descendants of former residents of his hometown – Belleville, New Jersey who were killed in a gunpowder explosion


Contact council on NPPR to freeze penalties


DONEGAL County Council advises that making contact with their offices or the NPPR Bureau by e-mail or telephone before the deadline can freeze any additional penalties that might otherwise come into effect on 1st September.