A SPECIAL court was held in Letterkenny yesterday evening to deal with the vastly increased number of arrests made by gardai over the Rally weekend. The Donegal News can reveal that the number of people arrested is expected to be double that of last year which was 56. The increase was in public order and […]
New wristband bonus for All Ireland Rowing Championship
WITH plans well underway for the All Ireland Rowing Championships to be held in Ballyshannon for the second year running, Donegal County Council has joined forces with the Donegal Bay Rowing Club to produce wristbands for visitors that will allow them to access exclusive special offers from local businesses. Seamus Maguire, Chairman of Donegal Bay […]
The Coronas ready to hit Donegal this weekend
The Coronas are set to return to Donegal this weekend to headline the much anticipated surfing music festival, Sea Sessions. With the release of their fifth studio album going to number one, and selling out Bundoran’s famous festival, the Donegal News caught up with front man Danny O’Reilly a few weeks ago, to see how they were getting […]
In search of a quieter life in west Donegal
Last week, she opened a gift shop ‘Harbour Road’ in Bunbeg and she’s now looking forward to experiencing life at a vastly different pace
Kind hearted Mikaela donates birthday money to charity
FOR most seven-year-olds birthday money means sweets and toys. But for one kind hearted Donegal schoolgirl it was an opportunity to give back to the hospital where she has been receiving treatment for Spina Bifida. Little Mikaela Breen from Convoy presented half the money she received for her seventh birthday to Temple Street Hospital and […]
Dancing with joy after wedding in Budapest
Catherine Gallagher, daughter of Michael Gallagher and the late Kay Gallagher, Carrick, Carrigart, married Oliver Sakka in Saint Stephen’s Basilica.
Major garda operation for Donegal International Rally
Last year, 56 people were arrested over the course of the rally weekend – more than double the corresponding figure for 2015 (23).
Special guests of Roy Keane at big Ireland match
Ronan Sweeney, from Letterkenny, sustained significant spinal injuries in an accidental fall from his bedroom window in Sligo last year
Buncrana pier tragedy inquest to be held in November
Five members of the one family tragically lost their lives when their car slipped off Buncrana pier into Lough Swilly on March 20, 2016.