DONEGAL man Pete Shovlin has been made Grand Marshall of the Pittsburgh St Patrick’s Day Parade. Mr Shovlin (90) was born in Liskerraghan, located outside Ardara. He emigrated to London as a young man and married here before moving to Pittsburg. He met his late wife Sheila Sweeney at the Shamrock Irish Dance Hall in […]
Work hybrid and live smart in Donegal
Seán Cannon-Earley is Managing Director of Creative Campaigning at Teneo, a global consulting and advisory firm. A Dubliner born and bred, during the second wave of lockdown in early 2021, he was given an extended opportunity to live and work in Donegal and hasn’t looked back! Seán’s new hybrid working approach in Donegal has reaped […]
‘It’s not about grades but using your talents’
SEAMUS Ó Briain has been a stalwart of Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair and the local community for almost forty years. From teaching Construction Studies and Technical Graphics to serving as Deputy Principal and, most recently, as Principal he has done everything he can to sow the seed for his students. “I went to school to learn […]
Donegal mum goes viral with family smowmen decoration
A DONEGAL mother has become an online sensation with her home made Christmas family snowmen decoration. Noreen Maguire placed a pint glass over one of her knitted snowmen on Christmas Day to show that her daughter was isolating. She then added a photograph to the family WhatsApp group for her husband Rory and two daughters, […]
Walkers to remember Mary Ellen Molloy
THE second annual ‘Walk with M.E.’ fund-raising event will take place at venues across Donegal and Australia on St Stephen’s Day. The ‘Walk with M.E’ event is organised by John Ross Molloy who lost his older sister Mary Ellen in a horrific car accident in Australia just a few days before Christmas in 2019. Last […]
Racing ahead in the online marketplace
A London-based entrepreneur says that south-west Donegal will always hold a special place in his heart. Samuel Hunt (28) is co-founder and CEO at Materials Market whose creative solution to ease supply chain issues sparked the interest of seed venture capitalist fund, Fuel Ventures, which invested £1.5m in the new tech start-up last month. Born […]
Plans to open Ireland’s only thatching school in county
THE restoration of thatched cottages on the Wild Atlantic Way in recent years has led to plans to open a school in Donegal devoted to the ancient craft of thatching. The promoters, Narin, Portnoo, Rosbeg Community Co-Operative Limited, say that the thatcher traineeship course in The Dolmen Centre will be the first of its kind […]
Tragic death of Donegal man in farm accident
TRIBUTES are being paid to a young Donegal man who died following a farm accident in County Monaghan earlier this week. Tomas Feeney, who was 36, died after the incident near his Corduff home on Tuesday. He was married to Niamh and the couple have two young daughters, Aoife and Maria. The circumstances of the […]
Herron wins one of most sought after guitars in world
A TALENTED Donegal guitar player is looking forward to showing off his new Rory Gallagher Signature Stratocaster when his band takes to the stage in Cork this weekend. Kevin Herron of up-and-coming indie-rock trio Rowan won the guitar – worth €5,300 – in a competition which coincided with the release of the Hot Press Rory […]
Ardara man at centre of plans to revitalise Melbourne
A DONEGAL man is spending tens of millions of dollars to help bring back vibrancy and excitement to one of Australia’s largest cities. John Cunningham from Ardara is Head of Creative Urban Places at the City of Melbourne. His team have come together with the Victorian Government to deliver Flash Forward, a programme to transform […]