THERE’S a definite hippy vibe about Kinnegar beach these days thanks to a vintage Volkswagen camper van which has been converted into a coffee cart which also sells t-shirts and tote bags. Loser is a clothing label and coffee van founded by friends Aille McSherry and Ciara Finnegan. “The overall idea of the brand is […]
Flights could resume at Donegal Airport on July 19
FLIGHTS between Donegal and Dublin could resume as early as next week. Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton has confirmed that negotiations have opened up with a ‘preferred bidder’ willing to take on the flight route. The boost comes less than a month after the collapse of Stobart Air which resulted in an immediate cessation of Government funded […]
Donegal couples eager to move weddings to Omagh hotel
AN Omagh hotel has received several enquiries from Donegal couples who are eager to move their wedding to the North due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Currently, only 50 people are allowed to attend a wedding reception in Donegal, while in the North, venues are risk assessed on the number of guests permitted and are able […]
Minors account for 30% of sex assault cases in Donegal
ALMOST a third of all attendees at Donegal’s Sexual Assault Treatment Unit last year were under the age of 18. The annual report on the service shows 78 individuals sought out the Letterkenny facility in 2020, a 29 per-cent drop on the previous year. Twenty three of Donegal’s sex assault complainants were children under 18. […]
Full capacity protocol implemented at LUH
THE Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy this week with high numbers of people attending. There is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital and we regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the ED to an acute bed in the hospital. The full […]
Donegal voted ‘most scenic place in Ireland’
Donegal has been voted as the most scenic place in Ireland. Travel experience booking platform GoAdventure.com has released the 2021 list of the ’15 Most Scenic Places in Ireland’, as chosen by top Irish travel photographers and Instagrammers and Donegal topped the list. A spokesperson said, “As the nation gears up for a domestic travel […]
Pop up Covid test centre opens in Buncrana this morning
THE HSE will be operating a free “Pop up, walk-in/no appointment necessary” COVID-19 test centre located at Nailors Row Car Park behind Cockhill Health Centre in Buncrana on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The pop up test centre will operate behind Cockhill Health Centre from 11am to 7pm and caters to all ages (under 16s accompanied). The HSE […]
‘We were grounded but it’s time to fly again’
A DONEGAL aerial dancer has been flying high since coming through the London School of Contemporary Dance. Chantal McCormick, from Ballybofey, is the founder of Fidget Feet, an aerial circus performance company. For the past decade, Chantal and her team have been coming to Donegal each summer with their Irish Aerial Dance Festival. From Today, […]
Owencarrow rail disaster memorial to be unveiled
A piece of a train that crashed near Creeslough almost a century ago will form part of a memorial to those killed. A commemorative stone is to be unveiled tomorrow (Wednesday) at the site of the Owencarrow viaduct where on January 30, 1925 high winds derailed two of the rail coaches. Four people were thrown […]
Cathal Magee’s delight at return of Lifford dog track
JAMES Magee only stopped at the border to catch a train to Belfast. Instead he ended up buying a pub and opening a dog track – a track that today is rated among the best in the world. After a two-year absence greyhounds are set to return to Lifford and no one is more delighted […]