A SMALL family-run hat making business in Donegal has received an unseasonal sales boost thanks to the hit BBC TV series, Peaky Blinders.
No fatal injuries after car crash
GARDAI have confirmed there were no fatalities in this morning’s serious car crash on the outskirts of Letterkenny.
Doherty’s Harcourt profits double
THE Dublin based property group led by Buncrana businessman, Mr Pat Doherty, doubled its operating profit last year.
Ombudsman investigates ‘Mary Boyle’ dig search
A NATIONAL newspaper has reported that an investigation into the digging of a suspected child grave by gardaí with a JCB, instead of traditional forensic techniques, has been launched this week.
Separate Ballintra deaths laid to rest today and tomorrow
THE two men who died in unrelated incidents in the Ballintra area of South Donegal on Friday have both been named and will be laid to rest today and tomorrow.
Sudden death of Ballindrait girl (7)
THE funeral takes place this afternoon of a young East Donegal girl who died at the weekend after taking ill suddenly last week.
Long awaited approval for Gaoth Dobhair sewerage scheme
MINISTER for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, announced on Friday that he has approved the estimated €13 million funding for the long-awaited Gweedore Sewerage Scheme.
Alfie Greene is Letterkenny’s Business Person of the Year
THE local trade and industry community gathered en masse last Friday night for this year’s Letterkenny Business Awards where Alfie Greene of Greene’s Shoes was named Business Person Of The Year and Lance Ball of CT Ball & Sons received the Hall of Fame award.
Colin Murphy’s bailout docu-drama comes to An Grianán
AUTHOR Colin Murphy brings his bailout docu-drama to An Grianán Theatre later this month.