Arnolds Hotel scoop top industry award


On Tuesday evening at the Irish Hotel Awards 2018, in the glamorous surroundings of The Heritage Killenard, Arnolds Hotel beat off stiff competition to win Best 3 Star Hotel in Ireland for the very first time. The popular family owned hotel was also shortlisted for Best Coastal Escape and Best Hotel Bar. Speaking after the […]

Almost half of post offices offered exit deals


  ALMOST half of the post offices in Donegal have been offered exit deals by An Post.   Out of the 76 post offices in the county, 36 received a letter from An Post last week offering them a redundancy package while the remaining 40 have been offered a new contract.   The decision on […]

It’s official: Donegal people living longer than ever


  THERE really is something in the Wild Atlantic Way air it seems with more Donegal people than ever before living beyond their 100th birthday.   New figures show there are currently 50 people in the county aged 100 and over, second only to Galway.   In another first, the number of centenarians Ireland-wide has […]

‘Dr Lane saved my life’


    A TERMON man who was told he was clinically dead for five minutes after suffering cardiac arrest has said only for the heroic actions of  Letterkenny doctor Gerry Lane, he would not be alive today.   Benny Trearty remembers the longest day of the year – June 22 –  like it was yesterday. […]

O’Domhnaill to take over mayoral chain of office


  FIANNA Fáil councillor Seamus O’Domhnaill is to take over the chain of office as the next mayor of Donegal.   The Falcarragh man will replace Sinn Féin’s Gerry McMonagle when members of Donegal County Council meet for their annual general meeting in June.   In keeping with an inter-party pact Fianna Fáil is entitled […]