THE average price for good quality farmland in County Donegal last year was €13,400 per acre, while it was €5,000 for poor quality land, according to a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors and Teagasc. At €20,000 per acre, Co Waterford had the most expensive average price for high quality farmland in the […]
Dáire Ó Baoill nominated for Player of the Week
Dáire Ó Baoill has been nominated for the GAA.ie Player of the Week for his performance against Derry on Saturday. The Gaoth Dobhair clubman hit two superb lobbed goals as he finished the game with a tally of 2-1 as Donegal upset Derry in Celtic Park. Ó Baoill was influential in the win and his […]
James and Neven Maguire cook up a special thank you to Beaumont Hospital
Six years ago this month, James Maguire from Illistrin in Letterkenny was admitted to Beaumont Hospital with a suspected head injury after having a serious accident in Dublin City. After several brain scans at Beaumont Hospital, it was discovered that James had a bleed and swelling to the left side of his brain and was […]
Donegal’s Chelsea Evans gets ready for Glór Tíre final
Donegal Country singer Chelsea Evans has reached the Grand Final of Glór Tíre, TG4’s long-running, hit Country Music programme.
Three Donegal students earn Ulster Schools All-Stars
Abbey Vocational School duo Seanán Carr and Kevin Muldoon and St Columba’s Comprehensive, Glenties student Finnbarr Roarty have been named in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools GAA Football All-Star team for 2024. Carr captained the Abbey Vocational School to the MacLarnon Cup title and the Paddy Drummond Cup as they won the All-Ireland Schools Senior […]
Donegal man in court after over £1.2m worth of cannabis found in furniture van
A van driver arrived at Belfast Port with more than £1m worth of herbal cannabis stored among boxes of paint, a court heard on Monday. Police seized the haul after stopping 41-year-old Jonathan Paul McDaid’s vehicle as he got off a ferry from Liverpool on Sunday morning. McDaid, of St Judes Court in Lifford, Co Donegal, appeared […]
Donegal Minor hurlers turn on the style in second half
Donegal 5-13 Louth 1-5 The Donegal minor hurlers took a while to get going but they blew away Louth in the second half in the U17 Development League in Convoy on Tuesday. The Daithi Roberts managed side were wasteful in the first half with 12 wides and went into the break 0-5 to 0-2 ahead […]
Derby win for Keadue Rovers
Keadue Rovers 4 Gweedore Celtic 2 Keadue Rovers came from behind to defeat rivals Gweedore Celtic at Central Park on Sunday. The visitors took the lead through Jamie Doherty’s free kick but an Aidan McHugh brace and an own goal saw Keadue hit three goals in ten minutes. Advertisement Aidan Brennan made it 4-1 in the […]