A teenager who had been missing from Manorcunningham has been found safe and well.Gardaí had put out an appeal for the whereabouts of Ronan Quinn.“An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance with this matter,” they said after locating the 16-year-old.
Mayor sends best wishes ahead of Sports Star Awards
THE Cathaoirleach and Chief Executive of Donegal County Council have extended their good wishes to the Donegal Sports Star Committee ahead of this Friday’s virtual awards ceremony. This year marks the 46th annual awards ceremony with the first event held in the Milford Inn in November 1976. Last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the […]
Second book from author Joseph Cannon
A Donegal man has put pen to paper for a second time to chronicle his musings of life during lockdown. ‘The Thoughts and Poems of Joseph Cannon’ is a follow up to the Carrick native’s previous collection ‘Miscellany of Thoughts and Poems of Joseph Cannon’, a work that raised thousands of euros for three worthy […]
Gardaí appeal for information about missing teenager
GARDAÍ are continuing to appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Ronan Quinn. Ronan has been missing from Manorcunningham since Friday evening. He is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen Ronan was wearing a grey […]
Ramelton woman co-ordinating Mary’s Meals Ireland
THE Donegal woman heading up Mary’s Meals in Ireland has described the charity’s move into poverty-stricken Yemen as a “momentous day”. Patricia Friel from Ramelton is Executive Director of Mary’s Meals Ireland, an organisation that now feeds children in 20 of the poorest countries in the world. Patricia began volunteering with the charity nine years […]
Council to discuss dogs on county’s blue flag beaches
DONEGAL’S canine fraternity has blasted plans to ban dogs from blue flag beaches during peak summertime hours. Donegal County Council will table proposals this week that could see such a prohibition come into force. The move comes following a directive issued by An Taisce. The heritage charity has written to all local authorities advising that […]
Glenswilly writer’s new play to debut this week
A local playwright’s debut work exploring the exhilarating highs and heart-wrenching lows of the Donegal Rally takes centre stage in Letterkenny this week. Patrick Quinn’s ‘Revved’ runs for four nights at An Grianán Theatre from Wednesday. A former St Eunan’s College student, 25-year-old Patrick studied at Queen’s University before training at the Royal Welsh College […]
Top Donegal rally team revving up for the new season
A LETTERKENNY based rally team has grown to become one of the biggest and most professional rallying outfits in the country. Run by Philip Case out of the Carrygally Business Park, Lismonaghan, the PCRS team has built a strong reputation in Ireland and the UK over the past sixteen years. In more recent times, the […]
Win a field in the Donegal Gaeltacht for £1
A FIELD is to be raffled on St Patrick’s Day to provide funds to build hurling and camogie facilities in Derry. Na Magha CLG have acquired the two-acre field outside Doochary and is selling tickets to win the ‘pound field’. Club officials are asking gaels to support the only surviving hurling club in Derry city […]
Challenge looming for church as priest numbers dwindle
A Donegal priest says a major challenge is looming for the Catholic church as the number of people turning to the priesthood continues to dwindle. Fr John Joe Duffy revealed that when he signed up for the National Seminary at Maynooth in 1995 there were close to 200 students. Today that figure stands at just […]