On top Down Under…


Shaun ‘Yank’ Boyle talks football, work and life in the land of Oz By Frank Craig It’s a little over a year since former county minor Shaun ‘Yank’ Gallagher and his partner Clodagh Molloy departed west Donegal in search of adventure and a shot at life in Australia. Advertisement However, they’d only just landed in […]

Woman scoops €30k on scratch card bought in Letterkenny


A woman has recalled the moment she realised she had won €30,000 on a scratch card bought from a Letterkenny filling station. The lucky winner, who asked not to be named, hit her good fortune on a Diamond Bingo Doubler scratch card. She purchased her €3 winning ticket at McFadden’s Service Station in Letterkenny. Advertisement […]

County’s thatch provision at ‘critical point’


THE future of thatch in Donegal has reached a “critical point” according to the county’s heritage officer. Joseph Gallagher made the comments during the launch of this year’s Thatch Repair Grant Scheme. Now in its third year, the scheme assists owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. Advertisement The […]

Rory Gallagher Festival postponed until 2022


THE organisers of the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival have confirmed they are postponing until 2022. The annual rock and blues festival was scheduled to go ahead between June 3 and June 6  3rd – 6th June 2021 owever the organising committee has moved to defer the event in the interest of safety and to […]

‘Where is our support’ asks mobile home owner


MOBILE home owners are in for at least another six weeks of misery with restrictions on non-essential travel effectively barring them from caravan sites. Van owners endured a disrupted summer in 2020 and will miss out on the traditional season opening date of St Patrick’s Day again this year. Some sites have remained open throughout […]