Personal trainer with a special mission


A STRANORLAR-based personal trainer specialising in inclusive fitness is helping those in the community who need it most.
Paul Smyth opened his studio in May of last year and since then has been working with clients from the age of eight to their mid-70s who would otherwise never have an opportunity to get into a gym.


It was a lucky lunchtime for one Donegal punter


A County Donegal native made it a lunchtime to remember today when they took a punt on their lucky numbers and walked off with a four-figure sum. The anonymous punter placed two bets in a County Donegal BoyleSports shop on Wednesday lunchtime and their first wager was a €5 accumulator on numbers 5, 15 and […]


Donegal surf school on board with environmental message


A Donegal surf school is embracing the drive to eradicate plastic by becoming one of the first outlets in the world to stock wooden boards. For a decade now NaRosa Surf School, based in Dunfanaghy, has been drawing ocean-lovers from across the globe to Donegal’s coast. And in many ways it has been the lightning […]


Mac Giolla Easbuig calls for murder accused’s release


DONEGAL Independent Councillor Micheal Mac Giolla Easbuig (above) has called for the immediate release of John Downey following his arrest last night. The 66-year-old was taken into custody over the murders in 1972 of two UDR soldiers in Enniskillen. He is expected to appear before Dublin High Court this afternoon before being extradited to Northern […]


Youth Service hoping to buy old Letterkenny cinema site


  DONEGAL Youth Service has hinted at expansion plans if it is successful in purchasing the building it is headquartered in. The Youth Service has occupied the second floor of La Scala House on Letterkenny’s Port Road since 2006. In recent days however the three storey building has been put on the market with a […]


Donegal man to appear in court over 1972 UDR murders


DONEGAL man John Downey will appear before the High Court in Dublin this afternoon over his alleged involvement in the murder of two Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldiers in Enniskillen more than 40 years ago. The 66-year-old is also being held on suspicion of aiding and abetting an explosion. Lance Corporal Alfred Johnston and Private […]