There’s no doubt that everybody’s talking about the movie Kneecap at the moment. It premiered on Thursday night and is currently running at Century Cinemas, Letterkenny as well as around the country, the UK and beyond. What is the big deal and what is everybody saying about it? Well in order to find out just […]
Mayor hosts special reception for Gabriel Dolan
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Lilian Barr, held a special reception on Wednesday in the Guildhall for well known Lifford businessman Gabriel Dolan. The reception was organised in recognition of Gabriel’s significant contribution over the years to the Strabane/Lifford Business Community. Gabriel was joined at the special ceremony in the Mayor’s […]
PICTURE SPECIAL: Manor goes ‘Old Skool’ for charity
ALL roads led to Manorcunningham last Sunday for Sallybrook Commercial Centre’s charity Old Skool Sunday in aid of ‘Breaker Breaker’ and the Donegal branch of MS Ireland.
Minister McConalogue confirms opening of €20 million scheme for suckler farmers
DONEGAL minister, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that the 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme announced last month is open for applications. The Beef Welfare Scheme will support farmers in meal feeding suckler calves before and after weaning, and in vaccinating against clostridial diseases and/or calf pneumonia. Meal feeding will be paid at a rate of €35 per […]
Donegal entries sought for the 2024 National Organic Awards
BORD BIA is calling on Donegal organic food and drink producers to enter this year’s National Organic Awards. Set to take place on Thursday, October 7, the National Organic Awards, held in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, celebrate the achBievements of the increasing number of organic growers, producers, and manufacturers […]
Letterkenny firm launches digital voucher platform for small businesses
A Letterkenny based start-up has launched what has been described as ‘a cutting-edge web platform’ designed to empower small businesses and sole traders to compete on an equal footing with the big stores and the multi-nationals when it comes to issuing vouchers. Founder of Gojas, the company behind the venture, Patrick McArt said he got […]
Letterkenny Busking Festival: A springboard for superstars
Before she became a household name on New Year’s Eve 2023 by performing at Jools Holland’s ‘Hootenanny’ show on BBC Two, Muireann Bradley performed at Letterkenny Busking Festival. Asked if she would be performing this year Toni Forrester CEO of Letterkenny of Chamber of Commerce laughed ‘We were thrilled to have Muireann last year but […]
MAG calls on minister to meet homeowners
THE Mica Action Group have called on Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien to meet with owners of defective block homes here in a public forum, when he visits the county. Over a year ago the minister’s secretary replied to correspondence from MAG saying the minister would be in Donegal towards the end of last year but […]
Gaoth Dobhair couple celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
GAOTH Dobhair couple Frances and Noel Hamer recently celebrated their 60th diamond wedding anniversary. They were married in the former St Francis Church in the Gorbals area of Gasgow, on June 27, 1964. Surrounded by their family, the couple enjoyed a special blessing in their home by Fr. Brian Ferry PP., Derrybeg.