Teenage victim Arlene Arkinson was murdered 32 years ago this week By Sean Murphy A MURDER victim’s family will return to a Donegal seaside town where the innocent teenager was last seen before she died at the hands of a serial killer. Advertisement Arlene Arkinson was only 15 years old when she vanished without trace […]
Mum who is to row across Atlantic reveals she’s no expert
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By Sean Murphy THE mum braving the wild Atlantic way from the Canaries to the Caribbean in a rowing boat has admitted: “I’m not a seasoned rower”. Sharon O’Donnell and her sons Evan and Glenn, from Arranmore, are to row nearly 5,000 kms over eight weeks in a challenge dubbed the “World’s Toughest” to raise […]
Communities urged to help with back-to-school costs
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By Sean Murphy CRIPPLING back-to-school costs can be helped if people stick together, it is claimed. A politician who helped to spearhead a hugely successful uniform swap initiative has said it could be rolled out county-wide. Advertisement Cllr Gary Doherty is Donegal council cathaoirleach and told the Donegal News the idea could help families across […]
Emotional farewells at funeral of Donegal accident victim
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THE devastated family of a man who tragically died in a sea festival last weekend said emotional farewells at his funeral today. Damien McGuinness (55), from Killybegs, died in Castletownbere, Co Cork, during the town’s annual Festival of the Sea last Saturday. Damien, who is predeceased by his father Peter, was buried by his mother […]
Tip O’Neill awards recognise two Donegal ambassadors
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THE two Donegal people chosen for this year’s Tip O’Neill awards are the head of the world’s largest global law firm and an outstanding community champion. Brendan ‘Tiny’ Vaughan, from Carrigart, founded the Donegal Hospice Calendar in 2011 in memory of his mother and helped to raise €240,000. His extraordinary commitment to community and charity, […]
Brave family to row across Atlantic in “World’s Toughest” challenge
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A BRAVE mother and two sons are to row nearly 5,000 kms for up to eight weeks from the Canaries to the Caribbean in a challenge dubbed the “World’s Toughest”. The family, from Arranmore Island in Donegal, are undertaking the epic row to raise money for the RNLI. Sharon O’Donnell and her sons Evan and […]
Campaigner wants no schoolchild left behind
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By Sean Murphy ONE of the county’s foremost campaigners for children with special needs has called for the authorities to make sure no-one is left behind as schools return. Several outraged parents have complained publicly in recent years that their children missed out on a place at school due to a lack of special classes. […]
Sadness as world’s oldest pub landlady from Donegal dies
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By Sean Murphy A DONEGAL woman known as the world’s oldest pub landlady has sadly died. Nancy Murray, from Muff, was 96 when she passed away last Tuesday, July 28. Advertisement The Donegal great-grandmother worked behind bars for over for half a century and was boss of Peveril of the Peak pub in Manchester, England, […]