A HEARTBTROKEN family’s hopes of locating a missing loved one safe and well are fading with efforts now focused on recovering the body. The family, which includes famous Donegal Piper Christy Murray, has appealed for help to find the remains of Christy’s nephew who disappeared last month. Ronan Strain (36), from Raphoe, is believed to […]
Deaths in Donegal, Monday morning, June 29
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Bernard (Bernie) Meehan, Mountcharles Josephine McGinley (née Brady), Milford Advertisement Sheila Geaney, (née Doogan), Falcarragh Marian Mc Daid, (née Duffy), Dunfanaghy Christopher Murdock, Moville May Coyle, Dunfanaghy Catherine (Kay) Clarke (née Noone), Quigley’s Point Michael (Mick) McGahan, Raphoe John O’Donnell, Derrybeg and formerly Churchill Bernard (Bernie) Meehan, Mountcharles The peaceful […]
‘No community can afford to lose such a vital service’
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By Róise Collins BUSINESSES have voiced growing concern over the possible closure of Annagry Post Office, warning the loss of the service would have far-reaching consequences for the local community. The future of the post office remains in doubt ahead of the retirement of long-serving postmistress Breid McCole on July 31. Advertisement An Post has confirmed […]
Killybegs firefighter loses home and all possessions in devastating blaze
A KILLYBEGS firefighter and his family have been left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after fire destroyed their home on Thursday night last, June 26. Fergal Gatins, a member of Killybegs Fire Brigade, his wife Niamh, and their six children, ranging in age from 10 to 24 years, lost their home and […]
What not to miss at this year’s Earagail Arts Festival
The Earagail Arts Festival is packed with world-class performances from across the globe. It presents a vibrant programme of music, theatre, circus, visual arts and community events across Donegal from July 10 to 25. For full programme details and bookings, visit the eaf.ie website. The Donegal News has reviewed the exciting programme of events for all […]
‘I may as well go full throttle now’
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By Róise Collins A YOUNG Buncrana man who became an overnight star after being called up on stage by Zach Bryan at a sold-out Belfast concert has performed his first ever gig in Donegal. Paul Hegarty, who has since been dubbed ‘Paul from Donegal’, is still buzzing after being invited by the American superstar to […]
Schoolboy’s manners as Gaeilge earns him prestigious award
By Tommy Curran Fionn Mac Pháidín, a 6th class pupil of Scoil Chnoc na Naomh, Derryconnor was this year’s recipient of Corn Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh. The cup was initially awarded by the school in 2017 in memory of the late Séamus Mac Géidigh, a well-known broadcaster and regional manager of Radió na Gaeltachta in Derrybeg. […]
Yoga expert helping abuse victims to heal
By Sean Murphy DOMESTIC violence campaigners have revealed the bighearted support of a yoga expert is helping abuse victims to heal. Melissa Devenney of the the Hot Fox Studio in Letterkenny revealed how the healing of an adult abuse victim’s child manifested when she said yoga was the “first time she’d felt really safe in […]
From the archives: The Way We Were
Róise Collins delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear June 26, 1976 TO INVESTIGATE LETTERKENNY’S TOURISM POTENTIAL Advertisement THE angry reaction of many people in Donegal, particularly in Letterkenny, to the recently published North-West Region Tourism plan which designated Letterkenny as a secondary zone would seem to have had an […]
Young and old to get €200,000 funding
A NEW €200,000 intergenerational programme has launched to bring together young and old through a range of activities. The SPACE (Social Participation and Combating Exclusion) programme, funded through PEACEPLUS and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), is for 375 participants. Delivered by Donegal Local Development CLG (DLDC), it will pair participants under 18 […]