Two Donegal students win Texaco art awards


TWO Donegal students have won top prizes in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition. In the 12-13 years age category, Kerri Doherty (13), a pupil at Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town, won third prize for her artwork entitled ‘In Memory of Granny’. Kerri’s work was described by final adjudicator Professor Gary Granville as “a loving […]


Neeson ‘Taken’ by plight of Ukranian refugee children


UKRANIAN children settling in south Donegal have received a visit from Hollywood royalty. Liam Neeson and Ciarán Hinds are among the cast of ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ which is currently being shot in Glencolmcille and surrounding areas. When they became aware of the Ukranian children adjusting to life in Donegal after fleeing […]


Council issues alert as work to begin at two junctions


DONEGAL County Council staff will be carrying out work at two Letterkenny junctions over the next few days. Traffic loops and traffic lights are being installed at Pearse Road/Justice Walsh junction and traffic management will be in place. The work is scheduled for 8am to 7pm today (Monday) and again tomorrow. Advertisement “It is advised to […]