Edward O’Reilly gave us an insight into the Dunfanaghy Youths dressing room
Renewed searches for doctor who disappeared in 2009
AN Garda Síochána have commenced a land search and excavation in the Milford District in relation to a Tyrone woman who vanished a decade ago. Dr Deirdre O’Flaherty from Ballymagorry outside Strabane disappeared from an isolated beach at Kinnego Bay on January 11 2009. She had been staying with her husband and children at their […]
First salmon of 2019 caught on Donegal’s Lackagh River
THE first salmon of 2019 has been caught and released on the Lackagh River in Donegal, Inland Fisheries Ireland has confirmed. Michael McCann of Templeard, Derry, landed the first salmon in the Garden Pool on the Lackagh at 9.25am on New Year’s Day. The salmon, which weighed approximately five pounds and was caught on a […]
Female artists to sing out in aid of Donegal Hospice
A CONCERT in aid of Donegal Hospice featuring a host of some of the finest local female artists takes place in An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny next Sunday. The Nollaig na mBan concert will see top female musicians including Moya Brennan, Henry Girls, Maria McCormack and Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh, of Altan, come together for a […]
BREAKING: Man dies in workplace accident
Gardaí and Emergency Services were called to the scene shortly after 8.30am this morning and an examination of the scene is being carried out by Garda
Dunlewey secures international event for 2019
The famous village of Dunlewey in the heart of the Donegal gaeltacht will host one of the five races in the Skyrunner UK and Ireland Series in 2019.
Letterkenny Trad Week – It’ll be anything but bodhran!
THE Donegal News is proud to be the official media partner of Letterkenny Trad Week 2019, which is presented by the Regional Cultural Centre and An Grianán Theatre. The week-long festival – January 19 to 27 – features a great mixture of new talent on the rise, stalwarts of Irish and other Celtic traditional music, […]
Funding boost for Local Sports Partnerships
FINE Gael Councillors Terence Slowey and Martin Harley have announced more than €100,000 funding for Local Sports Partnerships to promote participation across the county. “This €105,000 funding is a huge boost to the county as the money will go to promote sport and physical activity among people with disabilities, disadvantaged communities and people who are […]