YOUNG Donegal fashion designer Dominic Sweeney has launched a new fashion label ‘Aphrodisiac and Greed’ in France. Dominic Sweeney and co-founder Maëva Picart launched their 35 day pre-order crowdfunding campaign at ulule.com yesterday. Speaking to the Donegal News from Paris, Dominic said seeing his label on t-shirts was the culmination of years of hard work. […]
Dunfanaghy businesswoman celebrates her 100th birthday
A WELL known Dunfanaghy businesswoman celebrated a huge milestone at the weekend when she turned 100. Mary Mc Auliffe, founder of Mc Auliffe’s Craft Shop, has been heavily involved in the local community through her fundraising for good causes and working tirelessly to ensure a community centre was established in the village. Mary Brigid Mc […]
Some people ‘easing up’ after getting the jab
DONEGAL people who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination has been urged to keep following the guidelines, amid concerns some may be letting their guard down too soon. Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health for the North West, was responding to reports that some people who have received jabs in recent weeks had […]
Man hands over €10k in court following vicious attack
A man has handed over 10,000 euro in court to another man who he viciously attacked causing “serious and lasting damage” to the injured party. Anthony Cantwell of Gortlarry, Carndonagh, had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Andrew Davenport on Stephen’s Night, 2017. Cantwell had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Andrew Davenport. […]
Donegal author looks back to ‘difficult days’
“I hope without bias, people will read and learn what it was like to live through those difficult days from both sides of the divide.”
Ongoing concerns over ICU capacity in Letterkenny
LETTERKENNY University Hospital implemented its Covid-19 emergency escalation plan in recent days amid ongoing concerns over capacity in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Yesterday, there were 78 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital with six patients with Covid-19 in the ICU while two non-Covid patients also require critical care. There are normally 5 critical care […]
Donegal finalist of national short story competition
Donegal County Library Service would like to congratulate finalist in the Irish libraries national Summer Stars short story competition John McLoone on his wonderful and imaginative story. His story can be seen on the libraries social media pages Facebook @DonegalCountyLibrary and Twitter @DonegalLibrary. The competition, part of the annual Right to Read programme which took […]
Innovation award for Donegal man
SLIGO-based tech firm Ward Automation, owned and run by Donegal native John Ward, has won the Manufacturing and Design category in the annual Irish Times Innovation Awards. Details of the winners of this year’s awards were announced last week at a virtual ceremony. Ward Automation designs and builds cutting-edge production equipment for manufacturing industry with […]
Ghostly rectory to feature in BBC series
A NEW television series, set to air this weekend, will feature the paranormal happenings at a former Church of Ireland rectory in Newtowncunnigham. Entitled ‘Afeared’ the three-part programme begins on Sunday night with historian Dr David Hume and writer Darren Gibson visiting Sharon Rectory. The BBC Two Northern Ireland series sets out to investigate the […]
Huge sadness at passing of Dr Tom McGinley
Dr McGinley founded The Foyle Hospice in Derry after being moved by a visit to an 18-year-old man who was dying of terminal cancer.