THE ‘Walk with M.E.’ fund-raising event for Downstrands Family Resource Centre and the Kevin Bell repatriation trust on St Stephen’s Day has raised €33,215. The ‘Walk with M.E’ event was organised by Ardara man John Ross Molloy who lost his older sister Mary Ellen in a horrific car accident in Australia just a few days […]
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. […]
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 […]
New-look Poor Farmers auction raised over €31,000
THERE was a different look to the annual Ardara Poor Farmers Auction which took place on Tuesday night. The event, which is traditionally held in Teague’s Bar, was moved to Brockagh Mart this year with all bids coming in online. Advertisement A total of €31,220 was raised on the night with all proceeds going […]
Over 50% of Donegal hotels will not reopen this year
THE decision not to allow inter-county travel until one week before Christmas has been cited as one of the main reasons why many hotels in Donegal will remain temporarily closed for the remainder of this year. More than half of Donegal’s sixty plus hotels have decided not to reopen in the coming days despite the […]
Melbourne and Donegal to unite for Mary Ellen
A DONEGAL family is planning a major fundraiser, ‘Walk with M.E.’, for Downstrands Family Resource Centre and the Kevin Bell repatriation trust on St Stephen’s Day. The ‘Walk with M.E’ event will see people from across Donegal and Melbourne come together and walk 5k to raise funds for two very worthy causes. Event organiser John […]
Bishop urged to halt sale of community building
Fr Philip Daly, CC, Kilclooney, said it was ‘financially necessary’ to put the old school building at Ballykilduff on the market.
Gallagher’s Bakery launchs new range of sourdough bread
ARDARA-based Gallagher’s Bakery is looking to shake-up the packaged bread industry with the launch of a new range of everyday handcrafted sourdough bread products. Gallagher’s Bakehouse new sourdough bread range features a unique, lighter sourdough flavour well-suited to everyday consumption. These breads are prepared using traditional baking methods, including a sourdough starter which is allowed […]
Oscar lives to bark another day following rescue effort
THE owners of a Labradoodle got a scare last Thursday afternoon when the dog became trapped on Deadman’s Island at Loughros Mor Bay in Ardara. Local businessman Matthew Whyte received a report of two dogs needing help at about 1pm. The dogs, father and son Buddy and Oscar, first entered the water near the Ardara […]
Marathon man Desmond is walking 100 miles for charity
DONEGAL pensioner Desmond Campbell is a marathon man who has travelled miles and miles – many of them by foot, some of them by bike and quite a few of them while virtually standing still. During the course of his travels, he has helped people in extraordinary ways. Campbell, 76, grew up in Ardara but […]