THE five star Solis Lough Eske Castle has been named the nation’s favourite hotel in County Donegal, according to trivago.ie.
Wind farm developer told to be wary of rare birds and Barnesmore
THE developer behind plans to build Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm has been told they must take the nearby Barnesmore Gap and a nesting site of a rare bird of prey into consideration when submitting their planning application.
Revenue seizes cigarettes, spirits and beer in Donegal and other counties
IN an intelligence-led operation today (Monday) officers from Revenue’s Customs Service, assisted by An Garda Síochána, seized 524,500 cigarettes, 745 litres of spirits, 185 litres of beer, 3 vehicles and cash totalling €29,810. Revenue detection dogs Harvey, Frankie and Ben also assisted in the operation.
Local artist and campaigner to appear on Al Jazeera network
A LOCAL performance artist who went ‘viral’ last week with a Youtube video of his speech about water charges and austerity is to appear before millions on television screens across the world tomorrow night.
Date set for brave Paul’s life-changing operation
MARCH 3 has been confirmed as the date when a young Killygordon boy will undergo a life-changing operation in America to help him walk for the first time.
€10,000 for Letterkenny Youth and Family Service
Letterkenny Youth and Family Service to receive €10,000 funding for their minibus service from Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Stolen dogs returned after social media campaign
A LETTERKENNY family whose dogs were stolen in the early hours of Saturday morning have been reunited with their family pets thanks to a major campaign on social media.
Donegal GAA Convention: Aideen Gillen is new secretary as Board report healthy finances
AIDEEN Gillen was elected as the new Donegal GAA secretary at Sunday’s annual Convention in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal town on a day that saw three new members join the executive.
Letterkenny hospital spends €280,000 on private ambulances
LETTERKENNY General hospital spent over quarter of a million euro on private ambulances last year, primarily for non-emergency transfers of patients to external hospitals in Dublin and Galway.
Ballybofey man fits out pubs around the world
A BALLYBOFEY man who diversified from the contracting business, to designing and fitting out Irish pubs, hotels and restaurants across the globe, has been hugely successful. John Heverin returned from Chennai in India last week where the company he owns with Eamonn Cullen – Ól Irish Pubs Ltd – is fitting out a 6,000 sq […]