By Paul McElwee AS the fifth annual Donegal Camino gets underway on Sunday, organisers are appealing for casual walkers and seasoned ramblers alike to sign up for the remaining days. This seven-day walking festival will see participants traverse the highways and byways of Donegal, taking in stunning hills, coastal routes, and loop walks. It is […]
The Way We Were
Róise Collins delves into our archives to bring you the news from yesteryear. AUGUST 23, 1975 Advertisement RETURNED TO ATTEND MASS ON THEIR NATIVE INISHCAORACH OVER 100 people from around the west coast of Donegal paid a visit to the now deserted Iniscaorach on Sunday last. They made the trip to take part in […]
A vigil for Sudan held in Letterkenny
by Paddy Walsh OVER 3,800 miles away from a country that is facing “one of the world’s most devastating humanitarian crises”, with thousands of lives lost and millions of its population displaced, a group gathered in Letterkenny on Saturday afternoon in support of Sudan – the nation forgotten and ignored by the international community and media. […]
‘Regeneration model faces road blocks’
By Louise Doyle THE success of a locally-led heritage regeneration project to challenge dereliction could be replicated as a model for regeneration but currently faces a number of road blocks, including the under funding of local authorities. That’s the view of Donnan Harvey, secretary of Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter, in response to the findings of the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report. […]
‘We have made our home in Donegal – why wouldn’t we learn the language?’
NETHERLANDS native Myriam Rommers has signed up for the next course to learn Irish with Líonra Leitir Ceanainn alongside her partner Domhnall Mac Cionnaith from Belfast. Originally from the Netherlands and living in Letterkenny for close to 20 years, Myriam has made good progress in learning the language. “We have made our home in Donegal, […]
Donegal well represented at Festival Interceltique de Lorient
By Róise Collins THE delegation who represented Ireland at the recent Festival Interceltique de Lorient have returned from yet another hugely successful stint in southern Brittany. From sean-nós and sea shanties to sport and cinema, Lorient which describes itself as the capital of the Inter-Celtic world, was a hive of Celtic culture and celebration. Advertisement Beyond […]
When rocks became altars, and the heather became pews
By Eoin Mc Garvey OVER 100 people attended a special Mass in the middle of the bog between Loughanure and Dungloe on Sunday afternoon to remember the priests and the community who were forced to have Mass in hidden places during the penal times. Ailt an Scathláin is located in the bog just off the […]
A new chapter in a life of faith for Fr Damien
By Paddy Walsh IN a café somewhere in Glasgow as the coffee beans percolated a seed was sown. The young Damien Nejad was enjoying a chat with his aunt, Grace, when she asked him what he had planned to do in his life. Advertisement “I might go and study business or something like that,” he […]
‘I’ve made sense of my life by looking back’
Falcarragh man Danny McFadden’s memoir ‘Wilder Shores’ is a poignant story about triumphing over childhood trauma and addiction
Funding secured for Donegal water events this weekend
A number of water-related events in Donegal have received a financial boost. The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality, has awarded €2,870 to events in Donegal. Overall, €30,665.25 in funding has been allocated to 82 events in 24 counties under the ‘Water Heritage Day […]