IRELAND’S Minister for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, is one a two day visit to Donegal. The Limerick TD begins his trip shortly with a visit to Finn Valley Sports Centre and the site of the new Finn Harps stadium. From there he moves to the Donegal Sports Partnership on Pearse Road before travelling on […]

HUMAN hands have been blamed for igniting an overwhelming majority of the wildfires that swept rural parts of Donegal recently. Firefighters experienced their busiest spell in years as blazes broke out in dozens of locations, most significantly in Inishowen. Last Sunday alone, 18 blazes were reported to Fire Service personnel. Those were flanked by 13 […]

A ROAD remains closed this afternoon following a serious collision in Ballintra. The crash between a lorry and car happened on the Ballyshannon – Donegal Town road earlier today. At least one person is thought to be seriously injured. Advertisement Gardai in Ballyshannon have confirmed the road remains closed and diversions are in place. There […]

A DONEGAL hotelier has said he will continue to fly the Union Flag for his British guests despite online calls for a boycott of his business. Brendan Rohan unfurled the flag outside the Corcreggan Mill near Dunfanaghy last week following the arrival of visitors from England. The Corcreggan has been in business since 1990 and […]

DONEGAL County Council has been urged not to repeat the mistake it made a decade ago when thousands of houses were built but not the roads to support them. Sinn Féin’s Gerry McMonagle said that during the noughties – 2000 to 2009 – it had been a case of “development at the cost of infrastructure”. […]

AS many as 70 abandoned vehicles will be taken off Tory Island over the coming weeks, having accumulated over several years. Under current rules, those wishing to bring a car on to Tory must pay €40. But in a bid to head off a repeat of the vehicle graveyard which has built up, the Tory […]