Workplace worries as Donegal covid cases hit 150 daily


OUTBREAKS in workplaces in Donegal are contributing to a surge in Covid-19 cases with between 130 and 150 cases now being reported daily.  Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health for the north west has warned people not to let their guard down as the virus remains very prevalent across all areas of the county […]


Couple celebrates wedding ‘overseas’


INISHBOFIN hosted its fifth wedding celebration earlier this month with around 60 guests packing the small refurbished church. Local man Eamonn McGinley wed his sweetheart Mary B Magee from Derryreel in the island church, Teach Pobail Mhuire na nGrás, on August 7. Family members and a few friends were ferried from Magheraroarty by Harry Coll […]


Second generation of golden eagles soaring over Donegal


TWENTY years on from the reintroduction of the golden eagle into Ireland in Glenveagh National Park, the project has been successful with five pairs in the county this year and at least one chick fledged. Lorcan O’Toole, who has worked on the Golden Eagle Trust since it began, said he is confident the golden eagle […]


Church gem in Creeslough reaches major milestone


ST Michael’s Church in Creeslough will mark a big milestone this weekend when it will turn fifty on Sunday.  The iconic structure was the fifth in a series of seven churches designed by renowned architect Liam McCormick. The church was built by John Hegarty as a replacement for the old church at Doe. The church […]


New family opts for life on Donegal island


AFTER years of crossing continents and timelines a family of four is settling into life on Arranmore. French man Jean Pierre Trocmé, New Yorker Marie Benedict and their two sons Finn (15) and Taidhg (14) Trocmé moved to the island permanently two weeks ago. Due to Jean Pierre’s job with the French embassy the family […]