THIS time last year, Letterkenny Rovers were preparing for the biggest games in their club history.
Passenger numbers on the increase at Donegal Airport
DONEGAL Airport has recorded a 17 per-cent increase in passenger numbers on its Donegal/Dublin route in the first quarter of 2017, according to new figures. Aer Lingus Regional has operated the Donegal Dublin route on a Public Service Obligation (PSO) basis since February 2015 and in this time the airline has seen consistent growth on […]
FIVE MINUTES WITH… Ryan McCleary
Ryan McCleary gave us an insight into the Whitestrand dressing room
DEATH: The late Eunan ‘Busty’ Blake
Eunan ‘Busty’ Blake was a dedicated football man who gave so much of his time to the club and he was hugely respected throughout the game
Palestinian flag to be flown at council offices
THE Palestinian flag is to be hoisted outside Donegal County Council’s office in Dungloe after elected members passed a motion yesterday. Members of the Glenties Municipal District voted to fly the Palestinian flag at Dungloe Council offices as a show of solidarity to the some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike while imprisoned in […]
Claimed benefits while he had €300,000 in the bank
A JUDGE was stunned when he heard a 63-year-old man with savings of nearly €300,000 wrongly claimed over €26,000 in social welfare. Judge Paul Kelly noted that there were people, like lone parents, in desperate need struggling to survive on a pittance from the State. He added: “It must be very galling for people like […]
Retired Donegal Garda awarded €50,000 compensation
Shots fired over the heads of some gardaí, had “sparked off” a set of emotions in Garda Pat Cavanagh as he had never experienced throughout his career
Dog fouling incidents on rise in Letterkenny
Councillor James Pat McDaid is to table a motion at a meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District this afternoon in a bid to tackle the problem.
Historic afternoon ahead for Donegal ladies squad
Dublin’s Parnell Park is the venue for what team manager Michael Naughton has called the biggest ever day for ladies football in the county.
Government to invest €15m in notorious Blue Banks Road
THE Irish Government has ring-fenced €15 million in funding to finally rectify the notorious ‘Blue Banks’ road on the N56. Tenders for the construction of the road between Coolboy and Kilmacrennan will be issued in the coming weeks. It follows a case made to Government by Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh that a new water main […]