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 […]
Two Donegal men scoop GAA President’s Awards
Two Donegal men are among the recipients for Gradaim an Uachtaráin 2021.
“Bertie was such an ordinary man with so much more to offer”
Rory Kennedy recalls the life and times of the late, great Bertie Fisher
325 women at The Castle in Newtowncunningham
THE Mother and Baby Homes Report published today found that The Castle in Newtowncunningham was not a traditional mother and baby home but a supported hostel for women and children
McMullan presented with keys of €400,000 house in Dublin
The winner of the recent Win Your House In Dublin Draw has been presented with the keys to his new house in Citywest.