There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,764 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Tuesday 28th July, the HPSC has been notified of 14 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 25,942* confirmed cases of […]
Friends set to walk tall in memory of Carn man Pete
THE friends and family of an Inishowen man who died suddenly earlier this year will be walking tall in his memory this Sunday. Pete Hartin was just 38 when he passed away from a cardiac thromboembolism on May 18. In his memory and to support two very good causes, his family and pals are planning […]
Row erupts over funding of Sinn Féin’s Donegal office
THERE was an angry exchange in the Dáil yesterday over the funding of politics after the Taoiseach said a Sinn Féin office in Donegal had been established with American money. The Irish Independent reports that Micheál Martin made the claim – which prompted a furious denunciation from SF spokesman on Finance Pearse Doherty – after […]
Vigilance urged over growing theft technique
The warning comes following the theft of €2,000 worth of clothing from a store in Lettterkenny on Thursday, July 23.
Donegal whiskey distillery fills its first cask
The resurgent Irish whiskey industry has a new feather in its cap with the announcement that Donegal is once again distilling whiskey. In the shadow of the imposing mountain of Sliabh Liag, a double distilled smoky spirit made from Irish peated malt has been filled into a first fill bourbon oak cask by Sliabh Liag […]
Ready and gable: Pub’s wall gets new look
A new mural on the gable wall of a restaurant and bar outside Carrigart has drawn admiring glances from passers-by in recent days. Renowned Armagh artist Dean Keane was given the gable of the Olde Glen Bar as his canvas and the finished product is a nod to Kinnegar Brewing. Local and visitors alike looked […]
Tyrone GAA star in court on dangerous driving charge
TYRONE GAA star Cathal McShane has appeared before a court in Donegal charged with dangerous driving. The 2019 All-Star full forward was summonsed to appear before Letterkenny District Court this morning after being arrested for speeding. He was pulled over at Dromore, Letterkenny, on Sunday. No further details of the alleged offence or the speed […]
Donegal properties on market for as low as €40,000
TWO apartments and a number of residential properties in Donegal are among the lots to go under the hammer at an online auction this week. BidX1, the digital property investment platform is hosting two online auctions on July 28 and 30. Two two-bedroom apartments situated in the Atlantic Point Apartments, Atlantic Way, Bundoran go to […]
Bundoran RNLI receives call of bodyboarders in trouble
THE volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI was called out yesterday afternoon to reports of bodyboarders in trouble at Rossnowlagh Beach. Just after 2.05pm, the crew was alerted to the situation by Malin Head Coast Guard who had received an emergency call. Within minutes the crew had assembled at the lifeboat station and launched the ‘William […]
Design proposals sought for Letterkenny’s Market Square
Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Donegal County Council presents a competition for the reimagining of the public space at Market Square, Letterkenny. The competition is inviting concept design proposals for Market Square, Letterkenny, that embrace architecture and design in creating great places that people want to experience and spend time in. The […]