Missing Newry woman last seen in Ballybofey


PEOPLE living in east Donegal are being asked to report any sightings of a woman missing from Northern Ireland since Tuesday. The family of Martina McEvoy say she was last seen in Ballybofey. “The family of Martina McEvoy from Newry are worried about her welfare,” said a PSNI spokesperson Advertisement “Martina has not been seen […]

Donegal man to represent US at World Tapas Championship


A DONEGAL man has been selected to represent the United States at the World Tapas Championship in Spain next week. Joseph McFadden from Dunfanaghy, who works as the Executive Chef at Margaritaville Resort in Orlando, is one of fifteen chefs from around the globe who will be vying for the title in Valladolid. The son […]

President of Donegal Women in Business looks forward


  LIKE many restaurant owners, Jo Daly started her career in the kitchen. While there, she discovered her love for leadership, training and development. In 2001, she took over the Harbour restaurant in Donegal Town with her business partner Debbie O’Reilly before going on to buy their own premises, Quay West, in 2016. It’s been […]

Firm fined €40,000 following 2018 Gweedore fatality


A County Fermanagh company has been fined €40,000 following a fatal incident in Gweedore almost three years ago. At Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court this morning Judge John Aylmer imposed the penalty on Deane Public Works Ltd over the tragedy at the Hydro Race Bridge, Gweedore on January 15.The company pleaded guilty to Section 8(2)(e) contrary […]

Donegal Hospice fulfils patient’s wish to return home


  Donegal Hospice, the National Ambulance Service and the Defence Forces were able to grant a Donegal man his last wish of returning home to spend his last days in his beloved Donegal. Patrick (Pat) Diver from Church Street, Ramelton, who had rarely left Donegal and had never been on an airplane, was referred to […]

Sewage concerns for Gweedore hotel developers


DONEGAL County Council has sought further information on a proposal to redevelop the former Seaview Hotel in Gweedore. The Bunbeg Revitalisation project, being developed by Dublin-based property developers Vesada Private, will see a €20 million investment to include the former Seaview and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair Hotels. Phase 1 of the project will see the construction […]

Properties raided over suspected pyramid scheme


TWO properties in Donegal have been raided as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged pyramid promotional scheme. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), helped by gardaí, swooped on the premises on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the CCPC said it had carried out the searches “as part of an ongoing investigation into an […]

Budget 2022 set to be one of the most challenging


DONEGAL’S councillors have been warned that next year is shaping up to be one of the most challenging in recent history. Rising costs and dwindling income streams have left the local authority struggling to match the budget delivered in 2021. “The expectation must be that we can only do next year what we have done […]

Information event in Ramelton today


DONEGAL County Council has opened an informal public consultation to hear the views of the local community on the preliminary designs for the Ramelton Public Realm Enhancement Scheme ‘Ramelton Re-Imagined’. The scheme, which is being funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, will take a sensitive […]