ALMOST 90 years after he was born in a small thatched cottage in Ballybofey, a renowned fiddler from a famous musical family spoke this week about the release of his first album, in Western Australia.
Development group opens new section of Muckish Walkway
THIS Saturday a new section of walkways will be officially opened in a picturesque area in West Donegal’s foothills of Muckish.
Gary McDaid to meet Glenswilly players as he considers options
GARY McDaid will sit down with the Glenswilly footballers this weekend to begin the appraisal process which will go some distance into determining whether or not he will remain in charge of the Donegal champions for 2014.
Donegal duo graduate from famous London drama school
THIS Monday The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama will host its annual Graduation Ceremony at The Royal Festival Hall and amongst the new graduates will be two young Donegal talents.
VIDEO: Storm was just a blip – Met Office
DONEGAL County council’s emergency response crews responded to over 25 call-outs, while 3,000 homes endured power outages when the strongest winds of the year whipped across the county on Wednesday and Thursday.
Chloe Magee: Reaching for the stars at 100th Irish Open
Chris McNulty hears from Irish number 1 Chloe Magee ahead of the 2013 Irish Open in Dublin…
Leo’s Mo Bro’s in Meenaleck raise over €3,000 during Movember
STAFF and punters of a well-known West Donegal pub joined forces last month to raised funds and awareness for Men’s Prostrate Cancer but also to raise money for the Donegal Hospice.
Man arrested after copper theft breakthrough
GARDAI investigating a spate of bizarre thefts of valuable copper telephone wire in Fanad area made a major breakthrough this week, it has emerged.
Falcarragh man Seán Ó Cuirreáin resigns as Language Commissioner
THE decision of Falcarragh man Seán Ó Cuirreáin to step down from his role as An Coimisinéir Teanga (Language Commissioner) before the end of his term has been described as ‘a disastrous blow to the Irish language’.
More than 4,000 in Donegal on orthodontic waiting list
DONEGAL Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has described as ‘alarming’ the news that waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in County Donegal have soared by over 900 per cent over the past two years.