A LETTERKENNY man who was the driving force behind the town’s twinning with Rudolstadt has been recognised with a prestigious accolade. Karol Kerrane was presented with an Honorary Officer Award for the part he played in securing the hugely successful partnership that has grown up between his native Donegal and the German town he has called home for over a decade. […]
Polar opposite: Ardara man Sean living in Antarctica
Premium
By Harry Walsh AT the southern edge of the world, in Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Rothera Research Station clings to an outcrop of rock surrounded by towering glaciers and ice-covered mountain ranges. This is the British Antarctic Survey’s largest base, and home to one of the longest-running and most important climate studies on earth. Advertisement […]
Photo Special: Daniel O’Donnell stars in Kincasslagh Christmas concert
Our photographer Eoin McGarvey attended a very special concert held in Kincasslagh on Sunday night. Daniel O’Donnell was joined by the Burtonport Variety Group and Fr Pat Ward for a selection of inspirational and Christmas songs.
SPECIAL FEATURE: The Mummers – a surviving tradition
Premium
WHATEVER your beliefs and however you celebrate, Christmas is a deep, highly peculiar repository of old traditions drawn from all over (mainly Northern Europe) and mixed together into localised ones that are often fun but sometimes hard to understand these days. One such tradition, now a fairly vestigial one, is Mummering (or Mumming), which was […]
FRESH TAKE: Lack of public scrutiny of family law courts does little to help the process
Premium
Many people have little idea what happens in family law courts. They may be aware they deal with domestic abuse, family breakdown and the safety of adults and children, but the scale of what comes before them each day, and the reality of how people experience the process, remains largely cloaked in silence. One of […]
Teresa’s new book was a surprise from her children
Premium
A CARRIGART woman has proven it’s never too late to follow a creative dream, with the publication of her first book at the age of 78-years-old. Teresa McGinley, who has long held a love for storytelling, told the Donegal News that creative writing has been a hobby of hers since her retirement. Over the years […]
International music highlights link between diverse nationalities
by Sean Hillen PROBABLY never in the annals of musical history has a Ukrainian saxophonist-cum-accordionist and an Irish bodhrán player come together as a highly-entertaining duet. But they did this week at a celebratory Yuletide event at Garradh Colmcille in Falcarragh attended by women, men and children representing diverse nationalities including Canadian, South African, American, […]
A Winter Wonderland at Scoil Mhuire gan Smál
IT seems a long time ago now but back in the deepest days of Covid – a time of isolation when on the run into Christmas, the festive season was all so different. With schools closed, there was no chance for the children to get together. There was no carol singing. No Christmas plays. But when […]
Donegal man honoured for his Irish language activism
A special event has been held in honour of a Donegal man remembered as a great Irish language activist. It was a full house at the Hub in the village of An Craoslach on Thursday night where people gathered to honour Niall Mac Giolla Bhrighde. Mac Giolla Bhrighde is best remembered as a local farmer […]
‘It’s inspiring to see the pride and progress of Irish in our community’
DONEGAL AIRPORT (Aerphort Dhún na nGall) is celebrating the prestigious Q-Mharc Gnó le Gaeilge certification, a recognition they received because of their dedication to the Irish language. The certification requires businesses to offer full bilingual services, both spoken and written, and signifies awareness of and commitment to bilingualism in business and culture through language. “This is […]