Council backs call for independent meat regulator


DONEGAL County Council has backed calls by the Beef Plan Movement for the establishment of an independent meat regulator. Councillor Tom Conaghan received unanimous support when he tabled a motion before the local authority on behalf of the campaign group. Chair of the Donegal Beef Plan Movement, John Meehan, said the appointment of a regulator […]


Remembering Terry’s Quest for victory


“TO talk of drama is to speak of the very essence of the Grand National, but in the long and compelling history of this extraordinary race there have been few finishes to match the breathtaking late, late surge by the favourite Rough Quest on whom Mick Fitzgerald seized the most spectacular of victories.” So wrote […]


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 […]