Donegal beach among ‘Ireland’s Most Instagrammable beaches’


SILVER STRAND Beach in Malin Beg is the country’s second most Instragammable beach.  The Social media team at Digital Funnel have today just released a list of Irelands Most Instagrammable Beaches. By examining hashtag mentions on the Instagram platform, Digital Funnel have found that Inch Beach, Dingle comes out on top with 28,324 Instagram mentions, […]


Irish government to invest £44.5m in Derry’s Magee Campus


Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council and Co-Chair of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership Cllr Patricia Logue has today welcomed the announcement of significant cross border funding for Ulster University’s Magee Campus in Derry to further expand higher education on both sides of the border. The £44.5m investment from the Shared Island […]


Public meeting in Clonmany tonight to discuss water outages


A PUBLIC meeting is being held in Clonmany tonight to discuss the ongoing issues with the areas water supply.  The public meeting is being held at 8pm in the Clonmany Community Centre. A spokesperson for the meeting said, “Join us this evening at 8pm here in Clonmany Community Centre to talk about the continuous issue […]


Donegal COPD pilot scheme awarded European prize


A HSE pilot scheme in Donegal has been awarded the “European Federation for Airway Disease and Allery’s Patient’s prize for Digital COPD.” The first of its kind, the Community Virtual Ward gives community virtual ward support to individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in their own home. The services are offered as an alternate […]


Council issue warning over dangers of bonfires


DONEGAL County Council is warning people to be aware of the dangers of bonfires ahead of St John’s Eve.  June 23 is St. John’s Eve a night rooted in ancient traditions. In olden times a fire was lit at sunset and had to be watched and tended until early morning. Traditionally fires were built using […]


Road safety warning amidst orange weather alert


The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to take extra care when using the roads following an orange weather warning by Met Éireann. The orange weather warning is for thunderstorms and very heavy showers producing significant rainfall accumulations over short time periods from 1pm to 6pm today (Tuesday, 20 June). The heavy […]


An Garda Síochána to immediately begin process of purchasing bodycams


MINISTER for Justice Helen McEntee has today announced that An Garda Síochána is to immediately begin the process of procuring bodyworn cameras for frontline Gardaí. Following a Cabinet meeting at which Government discussed how to equip An Garda Síochána with the necessary tools and technologies to build stronger, safer communities, Minister McEntee said Garda Commissioner […]


World’s greatest Coldplay tribute band coming to The Alley Theatre


COLDPLACE who have been hailed as the world-leading tribute to the iconic Coldplay, will be delivering a show full of lasers, confetti canons, Xylobands, and of course, the famous Coldplay anthems at the Alley Theatre on Thursday July 6. Coldplace are a tribute band whose quality and experience on the tribute scene are second to […]


Maintenance work set to begin at Errigal


MAINTENANCE  work is set to be carried out at Errigal. The contractor will occupy most of the car park with a pedestrian route through it for hikers leading to the mountain from June  20 2023 until mid-September 2023 A Helicopter lifting operation is scheduled to start on July 5 and last for three days, depending […]