A DARING gang stole over €7,000 worth of jewellery in what gardai have described as a well planned and executed operation.
Donegal people no longer the oldest
DONEGAL has lost its tag as having the oldest population in Ireland. According to census figures released yesterday (Thursday) Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim now have higher percentages of elderly.
The benefits of a good week in Donegal
THE saying that March ‘comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb’ has been well and truly proven in Donegal this week.
Public meeting to support cancer charity
A PUBLIC meeting is to take place in Letterkenny on Friday in the hope of gathering much-needed support for a children’s cancer charity.
Thomas Pringle ‘honoured’ to lead independent grouping
DONEGAL South West TD Thomas Pringle has been elected as the leader of the Independent group in Dáil Eireann. Deputy Pringle, a former county councillor from Killybegs, will assume the role after the Easter recess on April 18.
Jury in rape trial resume deliberations
The jury in the trial of a Donegal man accused of raping a woman when she was a girl resumed for its second day of deliberations this morning.
Parents blamed for teen boozing
PARENTS are being blamed for for the rpesence of drunken children staggering helplessly on the streets of Donegal on St Patrick’s Day.
Finn Valley parents to hold protest over transport scheme issue
THE Finn Valley School Transport Action Group is holding a protest march tomorrow (Saturday) to voice its anger over changes to be implemented in the Finn Valley as part of the government’s Post Primary School Transport scheme.
Major seminar on heritage in tidy towns
A MAJOR seminar focusing on heritage in Tidy Towns will take place in Letterkenny Saturday.
Deadline approaching for Development Plan submissions
MEMBERS of the public have until 4.40 pm on Friday, March 30, to make submissions or observations regarding the proposed material alterations Draft County Donegal Development Plan.