Tributes have been paid to Stanley Matchett MBE, the Belfast-based professional photographer who ran weekend courses for more than 20 years at Arnold’s Hotel in Dunfanaghy. Mr Matchett (92), who died in March, had a great affection for the people and scenery of Donegal and enjoyed a close affinity with the Arnold family. He is […]
Major new appointment for Aisling Arnold of Arnold’s Hotel
Aisling Arnold has been elected as the new Chair of the Donegal Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF). Aisling, who is the General Manager of Arnold’s Hotel in Dunfanaghy, says she is honoured to be elected into the position. She takes over from former Branch Chair Paul Diver. Advertisement Aisling Arnold is a fourth-generation […]
Launch of new book marks hotel’s centenary
Arnolds Hotel in Donegal, which is well-known to thousands of Northern Ireland guests, is celebrating its centenary this weekend with the publication of a new book by the Dunfanaghy Writers Circle. Titled “The Jacaranda Tree”, it contains a selection of poems and prose by writers from all over the North who have attended the hotel’s […]
Dunfanaghy gets ready to serve up its third annual food festival!
The popular seaside village of Dunfanaghy in North West Donegal will host its third annual food festival on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September, 2018. The festival will begin with a “Meet the Producers Dinner “in Arnolds Hotel on Friday evening at 8pm. Pre- dinner sampling with the team from Kinnergar this year again – […]
Arnolds Hotel reveal exciting summer line up
Brian McMonagle Head Chef Arnolds Hotel Arnolds Hotel in Dunfanaghy have revealed their exciting line up for the month of May which will really get their customers in the mood for a fun summer in this buzzing seaside town. The unmissable line up begins next Thursday (May 3) with ‘A Taste of Summer with Brian […]
Dunfanaghy serving up its biggest food festival yet
THE popular seaside village of Dunfanaghy in North West Donegal will host its second annual food festival on Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October 2017. The festival will begin with an outdoor food market on the Village Green (opposite Arnolds Hotel) on Saturday 30th September from 12pm-4pm. Local businesses will join Donegal artisan producers […]