A DONEGAL born Missionary has been recognised with the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad 2020. Stranorlar native Fr Kevin O’Hara of the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society received his award last week in the category of Peace, Reconciliation and Development. Sr Pat Murray also received a similar award in the same category The […]
Lifford preparing to switch on for Christmas
LIFFORD is to have its first Christmas lights switch on in years. Volunteers took to the streets recently to begin erecting the newly purchased festive illuminations. The lights are the result of a fundraising campaign by the recently formed Lifford Clonleigh Community Collective Group (LCCCG). In a bid to bring some cheer to the area […]
Bishop of Raphoe calls for lifting of public Masses ban
THE Bishop of Raphoe is calling on the government to lift the ban on public worship, put in place as a measure against Covid-19. All churches across Donegal closed in late September as part of the Level 3 lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, religious services have moved back online. The […]
Gallagher’s Bakery launchs new range of sourdough bread
ARDARA-based Gallagher’s Bakery is looking to shake-up the packaged bread industry with the launch of a new range of everyday handcrafted sourdough bread products. Gallagher’s Bakehouse new sourdough bread range features a unique, lighter sourdough flavour well-suited to everyday consumption. These breads are prepared using traditional baking methods, including a sourdough starter which is allowed […]
‘They are putting our collective progress at risk’
THE Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern that the average daily 5 day Covid-19 case count is rising. It is now over 400 per day. “This is a worrying development which has persisted for the last few days. We are seeing a number of things which concern us. There are examples of small numbers of […]
Donegal people abroad and their plans for Christmas
At this time of year Donegal people living abroad would normally be booking flights and arranging annual leave for Christmas, but doubt has been cast over the annual trip home for the festive season. As Europe is gripped by a second wave of Covid-19, it remains to be seen whether people will be able to […]
Prestigious award for young Letterkenny artist
LETTERKENNY artists Mantas Poderys has won the prestigious KPMG Award as Royal Ulster Academy Young Artist of the Year 2020. The award comes eleven years after Mantas (28) won the overall prize in the Texaco Children’s competition with oil painted self-portraits in 2009. It was another series of self-portraits that secured this latest award for […]
Sinead within touching distance of Glór Tíre trophy
SINGER Sinead Black says she intends to enjoy the experience after making it through to the final of Glór Tíre. The Letterkenny woman was put through to the last leg of TG4’s popular country music competition on Tuesday night. She will return to the stage this coming Tuesday in the hope of clinching the top […]
Concerns for water supply after peat slippage
DONEGAL County Council has confirmed that Lough Mourne and the drinking water supply in the Finn Valley has not been contaminated following a peat slippage this afternoon. Serious concerns had been raised about the impacts of the incident at the Meenbog Windfarm near Barnesmore Gap on water supplies after material ran into the Mournebeg River. […]