Warhorse McGee excited about Donegal’s prospects


BY FRANK CRAIG Neil McGee says football has and continues to provide him with a positive distraction from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Donegal legend (34) shows no sign of slowing up even if he concedes that the road behind him is much longer now than what’s in front of him at this level. Advertisement He […]

Anti-restrictions rally attracts about 100


About one hundred people gathered in the Market Square in Letterkenny on a sunny Saturday afternoon to protest against Covid-19 regulations. The protest was organised by a grouping called ‘Time for Truth Donegal’ and was addressed by well known activist Kim McMenamin of Buncrana and the former leader of Direct Democracy Ben Gilroy. One organiser […]

Donegal doing its bit for Abi’s Butterfly Breeze


A Portaferry family is embarking on a virtual ‘butterfly walk’ to Letterkenny in memory of the daughter they lost two years ago. Abi Rogers was just 15 when she lost her battle with mental health issues. To keep her memory alive and to raise awareness of the struggles Abi went through, mum Cathy and step-dad […]

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 […]