FAMILIES who are considering fostering should do one thing immediately: “ask the question, send the email, make the phone call”, according to a Donegal mum. The Donegal News last week revealed that care shortages are critical amid a nationwide lack of foster families. Non-governmental organisation The Children’s Right Alliance described the crisis as “unacceptable” and […]
GAA fan Darragh completes inspirational 40-club mission
GAA super fan Darragh Crawford has been visiting all of Donegal’s GAA clubs and has now heroically finished his epic challenge. Darragh (24), who has a rare chromosomal disorder, launched his 40-club quest two years ago by visiting Downings GAA in July 2024. He completed his club crusade on Tuesday past at his hometown club […]
Donegal woman going for gold at Transplant Games
A BRAVE transplant patient needs a lifesaving kidney but she has vowed that won’t stop her at the European Transplant Games. Mum-of-four Louise McDevitt-Farrelly, from Donegal, has been on dialysis since April 2025. She is one of 25 athletes with Team Ireland at the Games, which are scheduled to start in Holland this Sunday, June […]
Donegal man tragically killed in America remembered
A YOUNG Donegal dad who was knocked down and killed in the United States is to be poignantly remembered by his family. Father-of-two Damien O’Brien was only 35 when he was hit by a car as he walked home near Huntington Beach in California last year – just two months before his third child was […]
Gang’s operation busted with cash and cocaine seized
A MULTI agency Garda crackdown on Donegal criminals resulted in significant seizures of cash and Class-A drugs. The money, cocaine, cannabis, and suspected Ecstasy tablets amounted to a combined €250,000. Checkpoints were carried out by Revenue and Garda immigration and roads policing units in the Milford and Dunfanaghy areas, gardai have revealed. Advertisement One man […]
Donegal divided as Dáil votes to scrap abortion waiting period
By Jonathan Magee DONEGAL’S five TDs split along party lines on one of the most politically charged votes in recent years, as the Dáil passed a bill on Wednesday to remove the mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion services. The county’s two Sinn Féin TDs, Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, voted in favour of […]
Tattooists behind domestic violence initiative speak up
MEET the trailblazing tattooists who are helping vulnerable women not to get inked up. Women’s support The Donegal Uplift Project last week revealed in the Donegal News that females were being forced to get tattoos. The charity also reported how that the women are being helped by a female tattoo designer who identifies people getting […]
Donegal rally fans warned “roads are not a playground”
RALLY fans are in pole position to enjoy the best ever instalment of the county’s world famous motoring event that started over a half a century ago, say organisers. But gardai have warned them: “The road is not a playground.” Seven people have tragically lost their lives on Donegal’s roads this year and gardai this […]
Taoiseach to hear Creeslough public inquiry appeal
TAOISEACH Micheal Martin has agreed to meet the devastated Creeslough families in their campaign for a public inquiry. The possibility of a State inquest, like the Stardust inquest, about the 10 Creeslough victims’ tragic deaths has also been suggested. Both developments emerged today when the relatives took their campaign for truth and answers to Dublin. […]
Local news publishers among the most trusted sources
THE award-winning Donegal News and other local newspapers have been highlighted as highly valued sources of trusted news. The papers are identified in a prestigious new report on news in Ireland by international news agency Reuters. The Reuters Digital News Report 2026 has found that local newspapers and their online channels are among the most […]