JOHN B. Keane’s “The Field” comes to the Grianán for four nights next week thanks to Letterkenny Pantomime Society.
Keane based the story on the death of a wiry fifty-year old bachelor farmer, Moss Moore who was found murdered in rural Kerry in 1959 after a ten-day search. His badly beaten body was recovered hidden in a ravine twenty yards from his cottage.
Tickets: 'Pleasant surprise for clubs'
BY CHRIS MCNULTY
THE Donegal GAA Board has received a total allocation of 14,715 tickets for the All-Ireland final.
Councillors: what they earn and are they worth it?
SPECIAL REPORT: KATE HEANEY
AS the country faces cuts to HSE services and further tax increases in the budget the Donegal News asked five members of Donegal County Council this week if they would be prepared to give up their remuneration packages.
Council to consider gay marriage issue
BY KATE HEANEY
MEMBERS of Donegal County Council will be asked to support gay marriages when they meet again on September 17.
School traffic worries increase
BY C.J.MCGINLEY
THE daily traffic chaos around schools in Letterkenny is now at crisis point. With several thousand students at the four secondary and primary schools in the Sentry Hill area hundreds of drivers are fighting a daily battle of wits to contend with ridiculous parking and lengthy tailbacks.
Anger at Annagry Post Office move
THERE was anger and sadness in Annagry on Friday after the local Post Office closed for the last time – having been run by the same family for 130 years.
Heartbreak and dignity
HEARTBREAK and dignity marked the funeral yesterday (Thursday) of Donegal fan Andrew Duffy, who tragically lost his life following Sunday’s semi-final win in Dublin.
Donegal fever: 'Cowboys' warned
AS A 30,000 strong army of Donegal supporters prepares for Croke Park this Sunday, the Donegal County Board has warned that legal action will be taking against persons or companies who are producing Donegal merchandise using the official Donegal GAA logo.
Daniel O’Donnell company profits double
NEW company accounts for Daniel O’Donnell reveal that the Kincasslagh man’s main firm has almost doubled its accumulated profits to €5m in the past three years.
More community welfare clinics could close – Dept.
THE Department of Social Protection has strongly defended its decision to close the local Community Welfare Clinic in St Johnston.
Sinn Féin County Councillor, Cora Harvey, described the closure of the clinic at St Johnston Resource Centre on Wednesday as another “attack on rural Donegal”.