Blaney apologises for attendance at golf event


DONEGAL Senator Niall Blaney has apologised for his attendance at a golf function in a hotel just a day after the government announced new lockdown measures to stop the spread of Covid-19. Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary has already resigned for breaching the public health guidelines. More than 80 people, including the Agriculture Minister, senators […]

Australian company gets shirty over rural Donegal


AN Australian design company appears to have lost its way with a range of Donegal-themed t-shirts based on the movie ‘Straight Outta Compton’. The unusual garments plugging some of Donegal’s sleepier towns and villages are being advertised by Redbubble, a firm that provides a platform for artists to sell their creations. Among the merchandise Redbubble […]

Row erupts over funding of Sinn Féin’s Donegal office


THERE was an angry exchange in the Dáil yesterday over the funding of politics after the Taoiseach said a Sinn Féin office in Donegal had been established with American money. The Irish Independent reports that Micheál Martin made the claim – which prompted a furious denunciation from SF spokesman on Finance Pearse Doherty – after […]

Letterkenny fuel deal attracts keen interest


Tailbacks sprang up within minutes on the outskirts of Letterkenny this afternoon to avail of Applegreen’s special offer of cheap fuel for one hour only. To celebrate its birthday the company was offering petrol and diesel at 24.7 cent. “It was incredible,” said one lady who was quick to the filling station at Bonagee. “The […]

Documentary unearths Donegal’s links to Nazi Germany


A tiny Donegal village and its unlikely links to the Third Reich are explored in a new documentary set to air on BBC 2 this weekend. Nazi sa Gaeltacht is the untold story of a Nazi professor; rumoured to have been a spy, the small village of Teileann in the Donegal Gaeltacht and its location […]

Garda appeal for information on missing Annagry woman


GARDAI are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Ann O’Donoghue (68) who has been missing from Annagry since yesterday. Ms O’Donoghue is described as being 5’2″, with blonde shoulder length hair and of slim build. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Gardai in Milford on 074 915 3060 […]

Man who ‘clamped’ speed van says he did it for a laugh


A Donegal man who ‘clamped’ a GoSafe van says he did it to give people a laugh during lockdown. The clip, which has been viewed thousands of times since being uploaded to social media, shows Mark McGrath approach the speed monitoring vehicle and place what looks like a clamping device on its front driver side […]

Donegal juice firm eyes Sion Mills site for expansion


THE troubled Herdman’s Mill site in Sion Mills could be given a new lease of life with Donegal drinks manufacturer Mulrines in negotiations to open a plant there. Talks between the firm and mill representatives are said to be at an “advanced stage”. And if successful the expansion could lead to the creation of up […]