Gardaí appeal for help in tracing Churchill teenager


Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a Donegal teenager. Gardaí say 15-year-old Nicole Doyle has been missing from her home in Churchill since the early hours of Thursday, November 21. Nicole is described as being approximately 5 foot 1 inch in height, with a slim build, brown hair and blue […]


Conkers find brings the memories flooding back


By Brian McDaid I look in shock at our old tree, some of its limbs are broken down. The ones that are still intact have no leaves left on them which would suggest that life has gone out of our tree. Advertisement Well, it’s not really our tree. It’s located along the lane way at […]


Father and son farming duo win national award


By Rebecca Crockett A FATHER and son’s Aberdeen Angus herd has been crowned the best in Ireland making them the first to bring the title to Donegal. Charlie and his son Hugh McClafferty of Churchill won Best Small Herd in Ireland at the recent Irish Aberdeen Angus Association’s annual extravaganza. Advertisement Amazingly, the award came […]


‘Raised tables’ could be introduced to help slow traffic in Churchill


SPEED reduction measures using ‘raised tables’ could soon be a feature around many towns and villages in Donegal. Cllr. Michael McBride has this week called for the installation of three ‘raised tables’ through the village of Churchill to slow traffic, similar to those in Newtowncunningham which have proven to be very successful. In response to […]


Sally celebrates her 90th birthday


Sally Greene pictured with Maria and Tom as they get the popular Churchill native’s 90th birthday celebration underway over the weekend.


Calls for crash barriers to be installed at dangerous junction in Churchill


By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL councillor is calling for crash barriers to be installed at Keelogs junction in Churchill following “yet another” accident over the Christmas period. With the motion previously passed by Donegal County Council, work was unable to be carried out due to the lack of funding. Advertisement Now calling for road safety […]


Churchill woman urges more to give blood after receiving life-saving transfusions


BY DIONNE MEEHAN CHURCHILL woman Mary Bradley is urging more people to consider giving blood after she received more than 100 life-saving transfusions last year. At the end of 2021 Mary (51) began suffering with intense abdominal pains. Advertisement Following a visit to her doctor she was referred for a number of colonoscopies. Failing to […]


Lack of GP service blamed on connectivity issues in Churchill


THE failure to restore a GP clinic in Churchill has been blamed on connectivity issues. For the last 19 months, people of the area have not had regular GP visits, which has severely impacted elderly residents. Prior to this, a GP service was available three days a week. Patients are now being treated in the Ark Medical Centre in Letterkenny. But […]


Inquest to begin into 2012 death of Churchill man


AFTER years of delay the inquest will finally commence on Wednesday into the death of Churchill man Seamus Doherty. It is over a decade since 67-year-old Mr Doherty was found dead at his home at Drumnacoo. He was found deceased on June 17 2012 but his death was only declared a murder three days later. A 53-year-old Raphoe man […]


Churchill brothers go global and now have a ‘rally car’


TWO young Churchill brothers have kept themselves busy during lockdown by building a rally car to sit in when they play the Xbox. Eight-year-old Leon Doherty and younger brother Shay (5) built their car out of cardboard boxes and have spent the past week covering it with hundreds of advertising business cards which have been […]