By Dionne Meehan A LETTERKENNY councillor fears funding for park wardens will be “a big ask” amid reports of another incident at the town’s Bernard McGlinchey Town Park earlier this week. Cllr. Gerry McMonagle said families should not be afraid to visit the town’s popular parks, but said park wardens are now needed. Advertisement His […]
Glenswilly School celebrates 50 years of education
GLENSWILLY National School will celebrate 50 years of providing education on Saturday with an invitation to pupils old and new to come along and catch up with old friends and see the changes which have happened over the past five decades. Principal Joe Gallinagh issued the call for former class mates to come along and […]
Progress made on new Creeslough community hub
THE new community hub in Creeslough has taken a step forward after councillors gave the development the green light. At this week’s meeting of Donegal County Council, the members voted to approve works on the proposed development of the Creeslough Community Regeneration Project. According to Donegal County Council the village plan will outline opportunities for project […]
‘Without our domestic tourists, I simply would not have survived’
In this week’s Third Degree column, Paul Bradley speaks with Paddy Byrne, Sliabh Liag Boat Trips – a man who lives for the sea, and some decent weather. Hi Paddy, thanks for the interview. Could you tell us a little about yourself, please (briefly, where you grew up, where you learned your skills…) My name is Paddy […]
Short film to highlight Defective Concrete Crisis
Where Will We Go? A short film drama about the Defective Concrete Crisis will premiere at the 7th edition of Disappear Here film festival in Ballyliffin Hotel this Saturday September 30. The film is a hyper-realistic drama that transports the audience into the nightmare of living in a defective concrete home. Screams and uproar seem […]
Donegal cooking up a storm as a top foodie destination
By Róise Collins DONEGAL truly does have it all. Our rugged coasts and rolling hills are not only breathtakingly beautiful but they also offer the ideal environment, climate, and richly diverse landscape to produce a standard of natural ingredients and foods worthy of the growing hype. Almost a decade ago, the Donegal Local Enterprise Office […]
Celebrations at Planet Youth
JOHN PAUL Youth Club, Ballybofey, now known as Planet Youth, wish to invite local artistes to perform at a special event to celebrate 40 years of service to young people in the Finn Valley area. Planet Youth are aware that many former members/leaders are very talented and took part in events such as the No […]
Farmers report missing calves
GARDAÍ are investigating reports of missing calves from the Golan area of Milford. Two farmers contacted Milford Garda Station to report that they both had a calf go missing over the weekend of Thursday, September 21 and Sunday, September 24. Both calves are missing from the Golan area of Milford. Advertisement One of the calves […]
Open Day at Letterkenny Garda Station this weekend
GARDAÍ will host an open day at Letterkenny Garda Station on Saturday. The open day takes place between 12pm and 4pm. A sensory hour will be held between 11am and 12pm, during which time the lights and sirens will not be used. A garda spokesperson said: “Should anybody have any requests/requirements in order to be […]
Criminals target buisnesses in spate of burglaries
GARDAÍ are urging the public to be vigilant for suspicious activity in the wake of a spate of burglaries at businesses in Drumkeen. Between the hours of 9.45pm and 11.45pm on Tuesday, September 19, a couple of business premises in the Trentaboy area of Drumkeen were entered by three males and motor vehicle batteries were stolen […]