Lillis is from Gort a’ Choirce, and now lives in Galway.
Brave Livvy grapples her way to jiu jitsu black belt
LIVVY Curran may have dyspraxia but she is a force to be reckoned with after becoming a junior jiu jitsu black belt. Despite the movement and co-ordination difficulties that come with having dyspraxia, the 14-year-old Ramelton teenager is able to throw her opponents around the mats as well as any of her jiu jitsu classmates. […]
International expert panel at LYIT’s Green Day
WITH over 20 exhibitors already secured, Letterkenny Institute of Technology’s (LYIT) Green Day is once again set to be of huge interest to businesses, households and students from all over Donegal, Derry and Strabane. Green Day will take place in LYIT on Thursday November 28 from 9.30am to 2.30pm and along with the extensive range […]
Details of €9 million Riverine Project start to emerge
THE co-ordinator of the Riverine Project says it has the potential to be a “very magical place”. Claire McCallan outlined details of what the €9 million scheme could look like to a meeting in Lifford on Tuesday. The Donegal County Council official used the gathering primarily to thank the public for its help in getting […]
Adventurer returns to Donegal for book inspiration
THE GREAT nephew of singer Bridie Gallagher is set to spend the next six months living in Donegal as he pens a book about becoming an outdoor adventurer. Derek Cullen, who is from Dublin but has strong family connections in Creeslough, will live in a cottage near Malin Head where he hopes to not only […]
Residents to meet over plans to extend digester plant
A meeting will be held in Cloghan on Monday night to discuss the planning permission granted for the extension of a digester plant close to residents’ homes. Despite strong objections from householders, Glenmore Generation Ltd was recently given the go ahead to build three new digesters at its plant outside Ballybofey. The Glenmore Action Group, […]
€7.5 million announced for Burtonport and Killybegs
MORE than €7.5 million has been announced this morning for two new harbour projects in Burtonport and Killybegs. Confirming the substantial windfall, Donegal Minister Joe McHugh described it as “massive investment boost” for the areas. “This is a huge investment in two major plans – Killybegs and Burtonport and the coastal and Gaeltacht regions of […]
Great Donegal ambassador Gay Byrne passes away
One of Donegal’s greatest ambassadors, veteran RTÉ broadcaster Gay Byrne, has passed away this afternoon after a long battle with illness.
Sinn Féin to hold public meeting on insurance reform
On Thursday 7th November, at 8pm in the Finn Valley Centre, Stranorlar, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty will be hosting a public meeting on the party’s insurance reform plan to take on the industry and end the rip-off.
Emergency services at crash near Donegal Town
THE emergency services are in attendance at a crash this morning near Donegal Town. The N15 is closed in both directions just outside Donegal Town near the Drumlonagher roundabout. Meanwhile in Letterkenny, it’s slow approaching the Polestar roundabout from the Dry Arch side. The N56 is also slow heading into the town from the Mountain […]