TV presenter Timmy Mallet says Donegal border is ‘bonkers’!


By Dionne Meehan A WELL-KNOWN TV personality found himself in Donegal this week and discovered some of the complicated issues facing those who live along the border. TV presenter Timmy Mallett was spotted in the county as he cycles around Ireland and the UK for charity. Advertisement Best known for presenting popular children’s programmes such as […]

Car without tax for six years seized


GARDAÍ from Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit seized a vehicle which was without tax for six years. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test was also expired for four years. Fixed Charge Penalty Notices will be issuedGarda. Advertisement These cars were detected today during multi-agency checkpoints with the RSA and Customs. During these checkpoints, another driver was arrested […]

Simon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach


Ireland has a new Taoiseach with Simon Harris officially appointed Ireland’s 16th and youngest ever Taoiseach at the age of 37. His appointment was confirmed today during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin. Earlier, TDs in the Dáil backed his nomination to become the country’s new Taoiseach by […]

Donegal man in court after over £1.2m worth of cannabis found in furniture van


A van driver arrived at Belfast Port with more than £1m worth of herbal cannabis stored among boxes of paint, a court heard on Monday. Police seized the haul after stopping 41-year-old Jonathan Paul McDaid’s vehicle as he got off a ferry from Liverpool on Sunday morning. McDaid, of St Judes Court in Lifford, Co Donegal, appeared […]

McConalogue heads up Blaney’s EU parliament campaign


DONEGAL Minister Charlie McConalogue has taken on the significant challenge of seeing Senator Niall Blaney elected to the European Parliament. The two Fianna Fáil politicians, in a joint statement, confirmed that the current minister for agriculture will act as Senator Blaney’s Director of Elections. “Niall is a good friend and a tremendous public representative. His […]

Summit 2 Sea for MND 


TWO weeks from now, on Saturday, April 20, a unique sporting event will take place throughout the island of Ireland, at a coast or on a hilltop near you. The April 20th All Ireland Event is to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). The All Ireland challenge is the brainchild and […]

Moya Brennan receives prestigious Donegal Person of the Year award


By Eoin McGarvey GAOTH Dobhair’s Moya Brennan became the 45th recipient of the Donegal Person of the Year award at a gala event in the Bonnington Hotel, Dublin on Saturday night attended by just short of 450 guests. Moya was joined on the night by her husband Tim Jarvis, daughter Aisling, and son Paul, together […]

Hollywood star Liam Neeson describes Donegal as ‘very beautiful’


By Dionne Meehan HOLLYWOOD megastar Liam Neeson has spoken of his time spent filming in Glencolmcille in an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “That’s in County Donegal, way up in the North-West of Ireland,” Liam explained to the audience. Advertisement He described the Gaeltacht area as being “very beautiful”. Originally from Ballymena, the actor […]

Major new appointment for Aisling Arnold of Arnold’s Hotel


Aisling Arnold has been elected as the new Chair of the Donegal Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF).  Aisling, who is the General Manager of Arnold’s Hotel in Dunfanaghy, says she is honoured to be elected into the position.  She takes over from former Branch Chair Paul Diver.   Advertisement Aisling Arnold is a fourth-generation […]