Women’s only multi-sport fun event raises €5,000


AN annual women’s only multi-sport fun event has raised €5,000 for local women’s charities. Taking place on April 27, Donegal Sports Partnership, with sponsorship from Arthur McMahon of Donegal Oil Company, hosted the second Women’s Only Multi-Sport Adventure Challenge at Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre. The event aimed to promote outdoor activity among women […]

Donegal SPAR stores receive top accolade


FOUR Donegal SPAR stores were honoured at the recent SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing. The Donegal stores who received a SPAR 365 Retailing Standards Award are Carl McDaid’s, McDaid’s SPAR Buncrana, Tom Dunleavy, Dunleavy’s SPAR Drimark, Paddy Dorrian, Dorrian’s SPAR Glencar, Letterkenny and Joe and Marie McGonigle, McGonigle’s SPAR Muff. This […]

Man jailed for indecently assaulting male relation over 40 years ago


A MAN who carried out indecent assaults on a young relation of his over 40 years ago has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years imprisonment at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The accused had pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between September 1, 1982, and December 31, 1982. The court heard of the severe impact the incidents […]

Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme payments exceed €1.3m


Donegal County Council has confirmed that grant payments of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme have now exceeded €1.3m, which represents 28 homes being brought back into use. Since the scheme opened in July 2022, 772 applications have been received to refurbish vacant properties. To date, 500 of these have been approved for grant support, […]

Critically acclaimed play by Donegal playwright to open


DONEGAL playwright Ultan Pringle will open his much acclaimed five-star review show, ‘Boyfriends’ in Letterkenny next week. Ultan Pringle will bring his play to his home county following critically acclaimed reviews of it when it was staged in Dublin. The play opens in An Grianán, Letterkenny from Thursday, July 11 as part of Earagail Arts Festival 2024. […]