Ramelton Café’s creation a big hit with award winning chef 


By Dionne Meehan  AWARD winning Chef Gary O’Hanlon’s ‘perfect chip shop order’ is a “single sausage, curry tap” out of Steve’s Café in Ramelton. Discussing his favourite chip shop order on his podcast ‘Dishing it out’, the Ramelton man educated fellow chef, Gareth Mullins, about the local delicacy. Advertisement In this week’s episode, Gary spoke […]


Letterkenny businesses fear for ‘uncertain future’ as VAT increased


By Dionne Meehan and Róise Collins A LETTERKENNY hairdresser has voiced her concerns that the VAT rate increase has resulted in a sense of uncertainty among affected businesses. On Friday, the VAT rate for tourism, hospitality and some other services increased from nine per cent to 13.5 per cent. Advertisement VAT was reduced in November 2020 as part […]


The ‘No Salt’ Chef adds flavour to Donegal summer festivals


DONEGAL’s own Brian McDermott, ‘The No Salt Chef’, will host a number of delicious cookery demonstrations over the coming weeks at Ashtree Garden Centre’s Summer Fayre in Donegal town on Saturday, August 17 and the Taste of Donegal Festival happening throughout the county from August 23-25.