By Dionne Meehan WELL-KNOWN TV personality Timmy Mallett has had a busy week exploring Ireland’s ‘forgotten county’ as his pedal-powered pilgrimage nears an end. Best known for presenting popular children’s programmes such as Wide Awake Club, Wacaday and Around the World in 80 Seconds, the 68-year-old has spent the past few months cycling around the […]
Luxury Raphoe mansion is now worthless because of defective concrete blocks
BY JEROME HUGHES ON the open market it should have a price tag of more than €1 million but instead a luxury 3-storey house in Raphoe has just been declared worthless by professional valuers due to its crumbling walls and foundations. The home is owned by Rosalind and Frank McBrearty. Advertisement In his hayday Frank Snr was […]
Meehan’s Gunning for Road Safety
Declan Meehan, independent candidate in the Milford Electoral Area, was seen with a gun outside Ramelton last week. No, not that type of gun. This was a speed gun. Why? Well, he has said that he wanted hard data to present to the roads engineers at Donegal County Council to entice them to address a […]
Donegal Darkness into Light events to be ‘bigger than ever’
by Louise Doyle THE need for the work of Pieta has “never been greater”, the executive campaigner of Pieta North West in Letterkenny has said. Emma Murphy was speaking as communities across Donegal are preparing to share the sunrise on Saturday morning in support of Darkness into Light, the charity’s annual flagship fundraiser. Advertisement A […]
Dungloe to strike a chord with visitors this weekend at Donegal Fleadh Cheoil
BY JEROME HUGHES DUNGLOE is gearing up for a jam-packed weekend of music, dance, and cultural celebration as Fleadh Cheoil Dún Na nGall 2024 kicks off from tomorrow until late Sunday evening. The festival is set to attract competitors, musicians, singers, bands, and cultural enthusiasts from all over. Advertisement Dungloe is said to be buzzing […]
Sinn Féin’s Ó Fearraigh calls for Muckish toilets
SINN Féin local election candidate, Cllr John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh, is calling for the installation of toilets at the newly developed car park located at the base of Muckish Mountain in Creeslough. Cllr Ó Fearraigh is highlighting the necessity for restroom facilities, particularly due to the increasing number of tourists visiting the area. “A number […]
Conference to discuss future of local pubs
By Kate Heaney VINTNERS from across Ireland will gather in Ballybofey next week for their annual conference – and topping the agenda will be the future of rural pubs and how those in the trade are having to deal with changes in people’s attitudes to socialising. President of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) John Clendennen said […]
Donegal drivers dust off desert debris
MOTORISTS in Donegal are noticing a peculiar phenomenon – their vehicles coated in yellow/orange sand and dust, suspected to have blown in from the Sahara Desert. The Sahara dust is settling on cars and windows, courtesy of prevailing climate conditions. An astounding 200 million tonnes of mineral dust are lifted from the Sahara annually. While […]
Diocese reissues apology after former Raphoe priest sentenced
FORMER Donegal priest, Eamonn Crossan, from Letterkenny, was sentenced yesterday for crimes committed against a minor. Crossan (73), a former priest of the Diocese of Raphoe, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court via Videolink yesterday, where a five-year sentence was imposed on him. In the wake of the sentencing, Monsignor Kevin Gillespie reiterated an apology on behalf of the […]
Former priest sentenced for sexual abuse of boy
A 73-year old former parish priest has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for the repeated sexual abuse of a young boy over a period of six years. Eamonn Crossan, a native of Letterkenny, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse representative of a total of 52 counts. […]