by Kate Heaney THE cost of renting prefab buildings for schools in Donegal has cost €1,098,888 this year to the beginning of December and the figure is expected to increase next year. That is according to Minister for Education Norma Foley who, in replying to a Parliamentary Question(PQ) in early December revealed that the expected […]
Calls for crash barriers to be installed at dangerous junction in Churchill
By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL councillor is calling for crash barriers to be installed at Keelogs junction in Churchill following “yet another” accident over the Christmas period. With the motion previously passed by Donegal County Council, work was unable to be carried out due to the lack of funding. Advertisement Now calling for road safety […]
Donegal’s Claire Irwin returns to new series of RTÉ’s Room to Improve
Architect Dermot Bannon is back and building again with a new series of Room to Improve, returning on Sunday, January 7. Buncrana businesswoman and quantity surveyor Claire Irwin joins him once again for this new series, which will run for four weeks and features builds of all different shapes and sizes, with varying budgets, grants and […]
Donegal angler hooks Ireland’s, and perhaps Europe’s, first salmon of 2024
BY JEROME HUGHES A Donegal angler, having landed the inaugural salmon of 2024, not only claims the Irish crown but potentially secures a European one as well. James Kenny, who made the catch from River Lennon near Ramelton on New Year’s Day, told Donegal News it came as a complete surprise. Advertisement “I was bumming […]
Huge numbers attend Cllr Noreen McGarvey’s funeral
THE great respect and affection for the late Councillor Noreen McGarvey was reflected in the huge attendance at her funeral in St Columba’s Chapel, Acres, Burtonport on Monday morning, filling both the church and the community centre. Family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues, fellow councillors and many figures from across the political spectrum gathered to pay […]
Brian and Betsy reach Belmullet
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL News photographer Brian McDaid is hoping to hit Killarney in Co. Kerry later today as he continues on his Drive of Ireland fundraiser for Donegal Hospice. The Letterkenny man, who hit the road on his charity run on Tuesday morning, has been clocking up the miles since in his trusty Toyota Passo […]
Donegal schoolgirl wows Jools Holland Hootenanny audience
BALLYBOFEY teenage blues singer and guitar player Muireann Bradley received a standing ovation on her debut television performance on the hugely watched Jools Holland Hootenanny new Years Eve show in BBC2 on Saturday night. This week the 17-year-old described performing on the show with superstars such as Rod Stewart as a “really amazing experience”. Muireann’s performance […]
Emotional Jason sets out on gruelling Atlantic challenge
By Diarmaid Doherty Letterkenny man Jason Black took to the water yesterday morning to start his latest gruelling challenge which will see him row 5,000kms across the Atlantic Ocean. The 52-year-old endurance athlete is part of a unique fundraiser in which he hopes to row across the ocean from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to […]
Ruby McCloy – the Ramelton woman for whom Mulroy will always be home
By Diarmaid Doherty Ruby McCloy still remembers looking out the window of her Mulroy family home and seeing the strange car, with three young men inside, pulling into the street outside. Little did the 18 year old Ruby McElhinney realise, but her visitors were on a mission. Advertisement “There weren’t many people with cars back […]
Tea party held to mark John’s heart transplant anniversary
Work colleagues in the Radiology Department at Letterkenny University Hospital held a charity tea party to celebrate a wonderful milestone before Christmas. Staff member John Peoples underwent a heart transplant 21 years ago – and to mark the anniversary, he was joined by family members and colleagues at a special event organised by Annamarie Brogan […]