Headline acts for Sea Sessions 2019 revealed


IF it is a pick-me-up you need during these cold winter days then look no further than Sea Sessions 2019. With Bundoran still reverberating from this year’s surf and music festival, the Sea Sessions team has already revealed their three hot headliners for next June. Among those set to top the bill are Sigrid, Clean […]


Donegal County Councillor cleared of assault


A Donegal County Councillor accused of assaulting two men during a night out in Letterkenny has been found not guilty. Independent Councillor John O’Donnell had earlier been cleared of punching Emmett Gallagher in the Sultan Takeaway during the early hours of February 23 2015. Following a trial that lasted five days at Letterkenny Circuit Court, […]


Top award for Harvey’s Point hotelier


A career which began with a three month summer job in 1989 at a small local hotel has seen a Donegal woman rise to the pinnacle of the Irish hospitality sector. Deirdre McGlone, Managing Director at Harvey’s Point Hotel, has been honoured as a ‘thought leader’ in tourism and hospitality by the prestigious All-Ireland Business […]


Man who knifed drinking partner 17 times to learn fate


A Donegal man stabbed 17 times in a frenzied attack suffered such horrific injuries that ambulance personnel were unable to tell if he was male or female. Kristian Shortt spent several days in intensive care after being set upon by Kenneth Broe on a night out in Letterkenny. Broe, of Alderwood Green, Springfield, Tallaght, will […]