A STIRRING night of amateur boxing at the Deele College sports hall on Saturday night drew a capacity crowd foreign a fundraising tournament in aid of the Christian McCullagh fund.
Jim McGuinness: ‘Donegal focus is firmly on Derry game’
JIM McGuinness says that his Donegal squad remains ‘fully focussed’ on the May 25th Ulster Championship opener with Derry at Celtic Park and the Glenties man is ‘looking forward’ to meeting Brian McIver’s Division 1 finalists in three weeks’ time.
Spraying weed killer is ‘pointless’ and ‘aesthetically hideous’
A WELL-KNOWN local environmentalist has described the indiscriminate spraying of weed killer along roadsides and on private property as “aesthetically hideous” as well as “pointless.”
McAteer could face further charges
CONVICTED Anglo Irish banker Willie McAteer from Rathmullan could face new criminal charges over an €8.2m director’s loan he received just hours before the Government rushed through the bank guarantee.
Tragic young crash victim named
THE young woman killed when her car collided with a bus on the main Letterkenny to Derry Road yesterday has been named locally as Siobhan Hutcheon from Ardmore Manor in Muff.
Woman killed in road traffic accident
GARDAI have appealed for witnesses after a woman in her thirties was killed when the car she was driving collided with a bus in Donegal earlier today.
Report: Finn Harps stunned as Shamrock Rovers B secure smash-and-grab win
Finn Harps fell to defeat against Shamrock Rovers B at Finn Park on Friday night
HSE paying €81,000 per year to rent ‘McGinley building’
IT is costing the HSE €81,000 a year to rent the new Out-Patients Department of Letterkenny General Hospital in Scally Place, it has emerged.
Killygordon man charged in relation to huge drugs seizure
A KILLYGORDON man appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court today charged in connection with the discovery of more than €400,000 worth of cannabis herb in nearby Castlefinn.
Gardai launch Bank Holiday road safety blitz
DONEGAL Gardai launched their biggest road safety blitz of the year today and urged motorcyclists and motorists to slow down this May Bank Holiday weekend.