A BRICK was thrown through the window of a security guard’s car assigned to the Caiseal Mara Hotel in Moville last night. Gardai confirmed they are investigating the incident which took place shortly before 8pm. The hotel, which was damaged in an arson attack last month, is set to accommodate 100 asylum seekers. The security […]
Finn Harps sign four more players
Manager Ollie has brought Caolan McAleer back to Finn Park after the Omagh native spent last season with Sligo Rovers.
Mick Blake tackles issue of clerical abuse in new song
LETTERKENNY singer Mick Blake is attracting praise from survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes for tackling the thorny issue in his new single. The Fallacies of Men is written from the point of view of an ageing priest who, on nearing his death bed, questions whether he could have done more to protect those […]
Champions Travel – Pictorial Spread
The award winning Letterkenny business Champions Travel held a customer appreciation day recently with replica Trophys from the World Cup, Champion’s League, Premier League and FA Cup. They also announced new sponsorship of the Donegal Ladies Underage teams. See our gallery for some of the pictures taken on the day.
Funeral of man killed in crash on Thursday
THE FUNERAL of the young man killed in a car crash near Barnesmore Gap on Monday night is to take place on Thursday. The man has been named locally as John Gallagher of Croaghlin, Killybegs who died when the van he was driving crashed into a vacant house at Cashelnavene near Ballybofey. Gardaí are appealing […]
Man in his twenties killed in road accident
Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his late twenties died in a single vehicle collision last night just north of Barnesmore Gap. The accident happened at around 11.15pm at Cashelnavene, near Ballybofey. The man, who was the sole occupant of a van was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood the van collided […]
Randox to host career open day on Christmas Eve
Do you have a flair for science? Are you an electronic, mechanical or software engineering expert? Or, perhaps, you are a mastermind of manufacturing know-how. There are world-leading careers on offer for world-leading candidates at Randox Teoranta in Dungloe this December.
Letterkenny named country’s most enterprising town
Letterkenny was announced as the overall winner of the 2018 Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Town Awards. Celebrating its entrepreneurial success Letterkenny took home the trophy and a cash prize of €33,000.
Storm Diana brings gale force winds
A STATUS yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal as gale force winds are expected tomorrow. The weather disruption is down to Storm Diana with south to southwest winds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of between 90 to 110 km/hr. The weather warning will come into force at 5am tomorrow morning and […]
Canada’s cannabis smokers rolling up to sample Donegal
FOR decades Donegal has been getting the thumbs up from Canadian tourists but it is now proving a hit with the country’s pot smokers too. It is some weeks since the North American country moved to decriminalise cannabis and suppliers have been struggling to keep up with demand. A strain of the narcotic that smokers […]