This Sunday, August 24, Donegal Railway Museum will host the flagship event in their Heritage Week programme, the Road to the Railway Vintage Car and Tractor Run. This year, they’re teaming up with the Bluestack Foundation, with half of all proceeds from the run and raffle going to supporting the incredible work they do for […]
John and Nora honoured by new plaque in Burtonport
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TWO great Burtonport community servants were remembered on Saturday afternoon when plaques were unveiled in their memory in the community garden at the rear of the Burtonport Community Centre, writes Eoin McGarvey John Mc Gee and Nora Houston died earlier this year just ten days apart. Nora, a former postwoman in the Burtonport area, passed […]
Raging wildfires force Donegal woman to flee her Greek home
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By Róise Collins A DONEGAL woman has spoken of the terrifying moment she was forced to flee her home in Greece as devastating wildfires swept through the city of Patras last week. Emma Ní Domhnaill, originally from Gaoth Dobhair, was evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning after waking up covered in ash and […]
Oasis ticket hunt a great boost for Donegal hospice
A draw for Oasis tickets raised more than €4,000 for the Donegal Hospice. The hospice was given two tickets last week for the much-anticipated Oasis concerts at Croke Park over the weekend. There was a huge demand for the tickets for the sold-out reunion gigs for the Gallagher brothers and their band. Advertisement As a […]
Climber rescued after suffering leg injury on Errigal
A climber was rescued yesterday after suffering a leg injury on Mount Errigal. The alarm was raised shortly before 5pm and members of the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team responded to the call-out. “The team call out coordinators utilised the PhoneFind system to precisely locate the casualty. The location data was received by 17:01, allowing for […]
Parents urged not to let children drive quad bikes
GARDAÍ are appealing to parents to ensure their children are not driving quad bikes, following the seizure of a vehicle from a youth in Milford. Gardaí from Milford Roads Policing Unit seized a quad bike from a youth this week when they observed it being driven by him on a public road. In light of […]
Refurbishment underway as Gaoth Dobhair hotel prepares for spring reopening
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By Róise Collins WORKS to refurbish and reopen two of Gaoth Dobhair’s hotels as tourist accommodation are progressing, with the Sea View Hotel on track to reopen next spring. The hotel on the main Bunbeg to Derrybeg road will boast a total of 64 rooms, 27 more rooms than the previous hotel. Advertisement The new bedrooms […]
Burtonport’s famous lobster back where he belongs
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By Róise Collins A BELOVED giant lobster has returned to his home, perched on a wall, overlooking the Burtonport harbour. The giant red crustacean, measuring close to eight feet in length, had been fixed to the outside of The Lobster Pot for close to 35 years. Advertisement But late last year the original lobster was […]
Donegal pre-school services to benefit from €4.2 million lunch scheme
Fifty-four Donegal pre-school services are to avail of the Bia Blasta lunch scheme which was been unveiled by the Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality, Norma Foley. Bia Blasta (Delicious Food) is a €4.2 million programme that will provide nutritious daily lunches to 25,000 preschool children in disadvantaged areas. The scheme is part of Equal […]
Lives potentially at risk at one of Donegal’s oldest bridges – claim
Lives are potentially being put at risk due to serious structural cracks on one of Donegal’s oldest and most historic bridges. That’s according to Aontú’s Letterkenny Rep, Mary T Sweeney who says she is so concerned about expanding cracks on the Oldtown Bridge in the town, that she has written to the County Engineer seeking […]