UP TO twenty Donegal homebuyers who were caught cold by the Spanish property market crash are expected to recoup much of the €3m they paid for holiday homes that were never built. A ruling in Spain’s supreme court in December 2015 opened the way for hundreds of Irish people to claim directly from the banks […]
Donegal fashion designer launches Aphrodisiac and Greed
YOUNG Donegal fashion designer Dominic Sweeney has launched a new fashion label ‘Aphrodisiac and Greed’ in France. Dominic Sweeney and co-founder Maëva Picart launched their 35 day pre-order crowdfunding campaign at ulule.com yesterday. Speaking to the Donegal News from Paris, Dominic said seeing his label on t-shirts was the culmination of years of hard work. […]
Some people ‘easing up’ after getting the jab
DONEGAL people who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination has been urged to keep following the guidelines, amid concerns some may be letting their guard down too soon. Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health for the North West, was responding to reports that some people who have received jabs in recent weeks had […]
Ongoing concerns over ICU capacity in Letterkenny
LETTERKENNY University Hospital implemented its Covid-19 emergency escalation plan in recent days amid ongoing concerns over capacity in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Yesterday, there were 78 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital with six patients with Covid-19 in the ICU while two non-Covid patients also require critical care. There are normally 5 critical care […]
Innovation award for Donegal man
SLIGO-based tech firm Ward Automation, owned and run by Donegal native John Ward, has won the Manufacturing and Design category in the annual Irish Times Innovation Awards. Details of the winners of this year’s awards were announced last week at a virtual ceremony. Ward Automation designs and builds cutting-edge production equipment for manufacturing industry with […]
From Ardara to Dublin’s homeless with generosity
ARDARA Helping Homeless volunteers Gerard McHugh and Daniel Moy travelled to Dublin on Monday with a bus load of essential food items to distribute to the homeless and less fortunate. The pair spent a few hours on O’Connell Street on Monday evening helping to distribute food parcels which had been gathered in Donegal over the […]
‘I wouldn’t want this illness to land on anyone’s door’
A mother has expressed her gratitude to staff in Letterkenny University Hospital after spending two weeks receiving treatment for coronavirus. Maureen Vaughan said that words could not describe her gratitude to the wonderful people who cared for her. The 57-year-old Downings woman, who was taken to hospital by ambulance on Monday, December 28, described those […]
Do we call it the Poisoned Glen or the Poison Glen?
ONE of the most famous landmarks in Donegal is the old church ruins in the ‘Poisoned Glen’, or are they sitting in the middle of the ‘Poison Glen’? Referred to as the ‘Poisoned Glen’ in an official tourism brochure promoting the county, the stunning area at the foot of Errigal in Dunlewey is also called […]
King’s Cross is latest major contract for Donegal man
A DONEGAL company has secured a multi-million pound contract to renew platforms as well as track, signalling and overhead line equipment at London’s King’s Cross Station. Pod-Trak, who specialise in the construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure, was founded by Paul O’Donnell in 2007. It’s a company that saw an opportunity, grasped it and has […]
365 walking challenge for cause close to her heart
BRID Sweeney, a native of Dore who now lives in Loughanure, is currently undertaking a mammoth fitness challenge to raise funds for an ‘Oasis of Peace’ sculpture. Brid is three weeks into her 365 day walking challenge to raise funds for a communal reflection space in Gweedore which will be in remembrance of those who […]