Amateur photographer losing her sight tells her story


A WOMAN who is losing her sight has told her story behind a camera lens. Donegal FemLENS is a powerful  photography exhibition which takes a glimpse into women’s perspectives on a number of topics including loss, lockdown emergence, women in farming, nature and mica homeowners stories. The exhibition was unveiled recently in Donegal County Museum. […]

Fascinating life of late Falcarragh woman recalled


A Donegal woman who spent 70 years as housekeeper and confidant to a wealthy London family lived a life full of happiness, according to one of her friends. Brigid Ferry from Clonbara in Falcarragh died last week in the English capital where she spent almost all her entire adult life. As a young woman Brigid […]

Finding hidden seagrass treasures off Donegal coast


by harry walsh A NATURAL resource which is considered to be more important than the rain forests has been discovered off the coast of south west Donegal. Zostera Marina is a type of seagrass which grows in the inshore areas of the Irish coast. It supports biodiversity, cleans the surrounding water and helps take carbon […]

Donegal woman is one of Ireland’s inspirational heroes


FOLLOWING a nationwide search to uncover Ireland’s most inspirational people, Carmel Doherty from Manorcunningham is celebrating after being named an Inspirational Hero in the Gala Retail and Virgin Media Inspiration Awards. Established to shine a light on those individuals who make Ireland a better place with their selfless acts and inspirational deeds, Carmel stood out […]

Family fundraising in memory of Aimee Devenney (14)


Ahead of the first anniversary of her death, a Donegal community is fundraising in memory of a young girl who died from an asthma attack. Aimee Devenney was a young Donegal girl who died last year at the age of 14 due to an asthma attack. Her mother Michelle was interviewed on Barrscéalta on RTÉ […]

Triple surprise for one Falcarragh farm


WHILE farming can be challenging and difficult, it can also throw in an odd surprise too as one Falcarragh couple found out. Manus and Margaret Gallagher, from Rocktown, got “the surprise of their life” when they discovered their cow Rocky had given birth to triplet calves on Monday night of last week. Speaking to the […]

Proposed Graffy wind farm turned down by planners


LAST week the Donegal News reported on lengthy discussions at the November plenary meeting of Donegal County Council to review the objectives and policies within the County Development Plan for wind turbines. Many councillors spoke on how the county has reached “saturation point” with wind turbines and there was unanimous support for amending the plan […]