By Dionne Meehan AFTER years of serenading couples on their big day, Inch Island’s David Craig has decided to step away from his career as a wedding singer. Shifting his focus to new projects, David, who is a brick-layer by trade, announced he will be releasing new music as a solo artist in the coming […]
The way we were
SEPTEMBER 13, 1975 Meevagh’s modern boatyard, a big step forward in Rosgoill AN industrial upsurge in the Rosgoill peninsula promised by an advanced factory has been given the welcome seal of reality by the expansion of a traditional craft in the boatyard at Meevagh, on the scenic Atlantic Drive. Advertisement At the time the company […]
St Eunan’s reunion rekindles old memories and lifelong friendships
By Paddy Walsh THEY came from Sydney, Australia; from Florida and Martha’s Vineyard, U.S.A.; and even from Kilmacrenan, Ireland. For many of them, they hadn’t seen each other for half a century but last weekend over 40 of those who ventured through St. Eunan’s College during the years 1970-75 met again for their 50th reunion. […]
Channel Hopper: Task could be one of the more memorable shows of the year
Task Sky Atlantic, Monday, 9pm The Newsreader BBC2, Thursday, 9pm Rob And Rylan’s Passage To India BBC2, Sunday, 9pm. Advertisement The Records Show RTE1, Sunday, 6.30pm. Mark Ruffalo has been playing the Hulk for so long that for a few minutes his character in Sky Atlantic’s new drama Task feels a bit strange somehow: he […]
The Third Degree: Helping the next generation of musicians
Hi Richard, thank you for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself please? I’m originally from the BelfastLisburn area. I started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 13, having been shown my first few chords on the guitar by my sister. I played in various bands over the […]
Granddaughter’s pride at opening of new Kay McNulty Data Centre
By Paddy Walsh JUST over a century since the young Kathleen Rita McNulty left her native Creeslough with her family for a new and, as it turned out, remarkable life in the United States, her grand-daughter stood in front of the facility at Letterkenny ATU that bears her grandmother’s name. Behind her on the window, […]
Largest ever intake of students highlights growing demand on Errigal College
By Róise Collins AS Letterkenny’s population grows, so does the demand for inclusive education and at the centre of it all is Errigal College. With surging enrolments, a growing demand for co-education and a forward-looking STEM programme, their future is bright but it depends heavily on the delivery of a new school building. Advertisement In his […]
Paddy Diver: From campaigner to health guru
by Louise Doyle PADDY Diver is regarded as a community hero. His name has long been synonymous with tireless campaigning for the thousands of people in Donegal whose lives have been affected by living in homes built with defective concrete blocks. The Inishowen man led an ‘army’ to the country’s capital in 2021 to call for […]
Donegal author Joanne debuts AI Playbook at Las Vegas Conference
“AI is the biggest workplace transformation since the Internet, but it isn’t about coding, it’s about communication.” That’s the message from Downings native and Harvard Kennedy School graduate Joanne Sweeney, who took to the stage in Las Vegas last week to share insights from her new book, AI Playbook. Fresh from delivering a keynote at […]
Success of Relay for Life Donegal celebrated at presentation event
By Paddy Walsh SERVICES and initiatives that benefit from Relay for Life Donegal received a massive boost this week when it was announced that €222, 831 was raised from the event held last May. It brings the total generated since Relay got underway in the county 2012, to over €2 million – an astonishing figure […]