A KILMACRENNAN mum, who is the first person from Donegal to receive a Traveller Pride Award for education, has urged others to ‘believe in themselves’. Pamela Cullotty was presented with the Education Award at a recent awards ceremony themed ‘Hidden Voices: a celebration of those less heard’ took place in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. RTÉ presenter, and producer […]
Spoiled votes more common in Donegal than almost anywhere else
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IN an effort to reduce the number of spoiled or invalid votes here in next week’s local and European elections the electoral commission has issued guidelines on how to ensure your vote counts. In 2019 a total of 108,488 ballot papers right across the country, in both elections, were deemed to be invalid. The figures […]
Major U.S. travel show to feature Donegal
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FILMING for the Emmy award-winning U.S. travel series ‘Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi’ has been taking place in County Donegal in recent days for the show’s seventh season. The series, which attracts over 2 million viewers per episode on Public Broadcasting Service, and reaches millions more via the PBS app and website, will bring the […]
PARENTING COLUMN: Water balloon incidents – fun for some, not for others
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By Louise Flanagan DURING the week, Letterkenny Babies Facebook page received the following message: “Milford area. 8.15pm Wednesday, Church Road. Boys were throwing water balloons from the church graveyard over the wall on church road. My car was hit by four; the first hit the windscreen, one hit my wee girl’s window very hard, the […]
The search is on for the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
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THE search is on for the 26th FBD Young Farmer of the Year. Applications and nominations are now open for the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards. The FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards in association with Macra na Feirme, are sponsored annually by FBD and run by Macra in partnerships with the […]
‘A Proper Pint’ has put Sharkey’s Bar on the map
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THE Donegal Première of ‘A Proper Pint’ filmed in Sharkey’s Bar in Annagry is winning international awards and bringing customers from across the Atlantic to view one of the country’s longest family owned pubs with which some share a name. The half hour long documentary came about after US company, also called ‘A proper Pint’, […]
Ten extra beds for LUH Emergency Department
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Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue has said he wants to help “drive on” plans to deliver ten extra beds to Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department. The extra beds are to be provided under the Health Capital Plan for 2024. The project is one of 22 Donegal projects that has been earmarked for funding from an overall […]
Rents continue to rise in Donegal
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The cost of renting a house in Donegal has risen by 13.3 per cent in the past year according to the latest report from Daft.ie published this week. It shows the average rental in the county for a three bed home on May 1 was €1,126. The report details increased prices across the county with […]
More children’s respite beds needed in Donegal – meeting told
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DONEGAL has four registered centres to provide respite beds for children across the county – and services at two of the centres were recently suspended in order to provide emergency accommodation for people with disabilities. At last week’ meeting of the Regional Health Forum, Cllr. Gerry McMonagle asked for an update on the four centres and […]
Carrigart man standing for election in Milford and Letterkenny
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A CARRIGART based farmer is standing in both the Milford and Letterkenny electoral areas as he believes time is running out for “the people to take control of the country”. Vincent Bradley sees the increased number of non-nationals standing in the local elections as a way of diluting the Irish culture and way of life […]