A win this weekend would help move Donegal that little bit further away from the relegation zone ahead of remaining games against Monaghan and Mayo
Plans revived for €100 million data centre
PLANS for a €100 million data centre at Bridgend have taken a step forward this week with confirmation that negotiations are taking place with an anchor tenant. A planning application has been submitted to Donegal County Council to renew the permission for the development which was originally granted back in 2013. Dungiven […]
Tory Island hotel to stay closed at Easter
THE OWNERS of the hotel on Tory Island have decided not to reopen for Easter because of the uncertainty surrounding the ferry service. Patricia Doherty, owner of Tory Island Harbour View Hotel, said they will be reviewing the situation after that. Ms Doherty said they do not want their guests getting into […]
Kube reopens 16 months after massive garda operation
The Kube building at Thorn Road, Letterkenny, welcomed its first new clients – five enterprises which hope to employ up to twenty people – this week
Department issue statement on Tory ferry crisis
THE Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht issued a statement this afternoon on the ferry options for Tory island following on from the islander’s rejection of the 44-year-old vessel the Queen of Aran. The three options put forward by the Department include the building or purchase of a new vessel within two to three […]
Meet the team behind Donegal’s first board game
THE young team behind Donegal’s first board game will be in Letterkenny Shopping Centre tomorrow (Friday). Hotspots is the brainchild of Loreto Convent students Emma Howard, Alannah Sweeney, Aifric Ní Fhearraigh and Jade McCollum. A Monopoly-style game, Hotspots takes the player on a journey across the county, passing landmarks like Fanad Lighthouse, the […]
Would you like to be part of Donegal’s first ever Choir of ages?
Veronica McCarron of ‘Britan’s Got Talent’ fame has come on board to conduct Donegal’s first ever ‘Choir of ages’
Celebrating the women of The Rosses
THE priceless contribution of women to community life in The Rosses area will be celebrated this week with a special day of events. With International Womens Day, March 8, falling during Seachtain na Gaeilge the community around CDP Na Rosann in Dungloe decided it appropriate to pay tribute to the area’s female population. […]
Retired teacher killed in house fire
A RETIRED teacher was killed in a house fire in Inishowen over the weekend and Gardai say they are not treating the incident as suspicious. Gerry McCabe, a former teacher at Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana, was found at his home in Iskaheen on Saturday. A Garda spokesperson said Gardai in Buncrana launched an investigation after […]
Donegal nurse bags €23,000 on Winning Streak
Bernie McGuigan, (44), is originally from Mountcharles in Donegal. She works in a GP practice in Malahide village.