St Patrick’s Day parade guide


THOUSANDS of people across the county will turn out to support their local St Patrick’s Day parade today. Committees have been busy organising the festivities over the last few months and there is events planned right across the county. LETTERKENNY This year the Letterkenny St Patrick’s Day parade will celebrate Celtic Culture in anticipation of […]

Carrigart man’s play heads for Derry’s Playhouse


  CARRIGART man Martin Jim McFadden will bring his play ‘Don’t Go There’ which chronicles his incredible battle with the bottle, to Derry’s Playhouse later this month.   In his play, Martin gives an insight into the dark reality of addiction and how alcohol controlled him, damaged him, almost killed him – and did kill […]

Council paid almost €123,000 to security firm


DONEGAL County Council paid a security company almost €123,000 for the surveillance of homes that were destroyed and needed to be evacuated after the August floods. The figures provided to the Donegal News under Freedom of Information Act show that more than €700 a day was paid by the Council to the company for 24-hour […]

Packie Bonner’s Italia ’90 save voted top Irish moment


PACKIE Bonner’s penalty save at the Italia ’90 World Cup has been voted the favourite Irish moment ever, according to a new survey. One in five people (21 per cent) of those who took part voted for the Burtonport native’s save against Romania. Advertisement Other favourite moments included the vote to legalise same-sex marriage in […]