Alien: Earth Disney+ Annika BBC1, Saturday, 9.10pm Bee-Kept RTE1, Sunday, 7.30pm Advertisement In Flight Channel 4, Tuesday, 9pm It’s a bit hard to know what to expect from Alien: Earth, which, after a years-long approach, has finally landed. On one hand, it does bring the shiny, PVC xenomorph to new places (the clue’s in the […]
Community spirit shines at swim in aid of two charities
FIFTY-six swimmers braved testing conditions last weekend for the annual Point to Pier Swim, raising funds for RNLI Lifeboats and Donegal Hospice. The yearly event, which took place on Saturday last, brought Sheephaven Bay alive with excitement and determination. Despite the tough waters, every swimmer reached the shore safely, marking a proud achievement for all involved. […]
Donegal well represented at Festival Interceltique de Lorient
By Róise Collins THE delegation who represented Ireland at the recent Festival Interceltique de Lorient have returned from yet another hugely successful stint in southern Brittany. From sean-nós and sea shanties to sport and cinema, Lorient which describes itself as the capital of the Inter-Celtic world, was a hive of Celtic culture and celebration. Advertisement Beyond […]
The Way We Were
Aoife Doherty delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. If you have a photograph you would like published, send it to editor@donegalnews.com August 16, 1975 Advertisement THE GREAT LETTERKENNY WATER MYSTERY CONTINUES THE great Letterkenny water mystery seems to have baffled everyone, even the experts. It was long since […]
Donegal athletes travel to European Surf Lifesaving Championships
THE Irish Surf Lifesaving Team has set off today for the European Championships in Poland, with Donegal flying the flag proudly through a strong local presence in both the squad and the coaching team. Ellie Martin from Letterkenny and Alan Vaughan from Ballyshannon are among the 24 athletes selected to compete at the highest level […]
Uisce Éireann calls on consumers in Donegal to sign up for free text alerts
UISCE Éireann is encouraging customers to sign up for its free text alert service as it ramps up investment in Ireland’s water infrastructure to unprecedented levels. Planned capital investment of over €10 billion over the next five years in areas such as leakage reductions, repairs to bursts and outages, and treatment plant upgrades will see […]
Weather: Mostly dry today with a few isolated showers
TODAY will be mostly dry with just a few isolated light showers. It will be rather cloudy overall with just limited bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in light or variable breezes. Advertisement Tonight it will continue to be mostly cloudy and it will be mainly dry for most, there’ll […]
School increases bursary to €3,000 in bid to save second teacher
By Róise Collins A SCHOOL in west Donegal is offering a €3,000 bursary to families enrolling new students this September, as part of an urgent effort to retain its second teacher. Scoil an Aingil Choimhéadaí in Keadue launched the initiative in response to concerns over declining enrolment which could see the school fall below the […]
‘I’ve made sense of my life by looking back’
Falcarragh man Danny McFadden’s memoir ‘Wilder Shores’ is a poignant story about triumphing over childhood trauma and addiction
Letterkenny Pipe Band triumphs at World Championships
THE Letterkenny Pipe Band struck a high note at the World Pipe Band Championships over the weekend, competing in the fiercely contested Grade 4B category. The grade, which drew 42 pipe bands from around the globe, was split into two qualifying heats. Letterkenny delivered a standout performance in their heat, clinching first place out of 25 […]