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 […]

Thunderstorm warning for Donegal


A YELLOW warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Donegal.  The warning comes into action at 12 noon and will remain in place until 10pm. Met Eireann are warning of heavy showers with thunderstorms likely. Advertisement Possible impacts include spot flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.  

Donegal to face Tyrone on Saturday


Donegal will face old rivals Tyrone in the Preliminary quarter-finals on Saturday evening.  The fixture has been confirmed for this Saturday with throw in at 7pm in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Donegal will welcome the home advantage and a win will take them through to the quarter finals. Advertisement Full Draw: Kildare v Monaghan Cork v […]

Pub licensee must pay over €16,000 in damages for illegally showing Sky Sports


A Donegal pub licensee has been ordered to pay over €16,000 in damages for Sky Sports infringements. Joseph McFadden, licensee of the Swilly Inn, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, has been ordered to pay €16,188 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in the premises.  It follows a successful legal action taken by […]

Extremely busy weekend for Gardaí in Donegal


IT was a very busy weekend for An Garda Síochána with close to seventy arrests made up to yesterday evening as thousands of visitors flocked to the county for the 51st Donegal International Rally. A significant policing plan including air support and additional Garda resources from the North Western Region and National Units was rolled […]

Pringle welcomes President Higgins’ comments on neutrality


INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has welcomed President Michael D Higgins’ remarks on neutrality and the Government’s Consultative Forum on International Security Policy. It comes as the government is preparing to hold Consultative Forums this week on Irish Neutrality and President Michael D Higgins voiced his concerns about deviating from Ireland’s traditional policy on neutrality. […]

Consultancy firm offering ‘pro bono’ services to Creeslough project


Donegal County Council, the Creeslough Working Group and the Creeslough Community Association supported by Arup have presented a Draft Village Plan and Draft Community Regeneration Project for public consultation.   The process to prepare the Village Plan is being led by the multi-disciplinary and international consultancy service Arup who are offering their services pro bono […]

Winning Lotto ticket worth over €6m sold in Inishowen


The National Lottery has confirmed that Donegal’s newest Lotto multi-millionaires purchased their winning ticket, which was worth €6,373,878, in Inishowen.  Saturday night’s Lotto draw marked the fifth Lotto jackpot win of 2023 with the €12,747,756 taking the title of largest amount seen in the game this year. The Donegal and Westmeath jackpot winners have made […]