GRAVEDIGGING may be considered an unusual career but one Convoy man has helped to lay to rest hundreds of people over the past thirty-five years. Although Terence McClintock (52) hadn’t always planned grave digging to be his career, it was an opportunity he felt he had to take when he was asked to help out […]
The drink of the Vikings to be brewed in Convoy
TWO Letterkenny-based friends are finalising plans to transform honey, water and yeast into mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic drink. The Ulster Mead Company will initially produce two varieties of the beverage in their new meadery which is located in the former Convoy Woollen Mills building. ‘King of the North’ and ‘Ragnar’ are both made with […]
Going back to a time before social media
THERE has been a fantastic reaction to a new pen pal initiative that’s pairing residents in nursing homes with young letter writers. Advertisement Last week, residents at Brentwood Manor Private Nursing Home in Convoy were delighted to receive Halloween cards from Transition Year students at the nearby Royal and Prior Comprehensive School in […]
Thirty Covid-19 cases confirmed in Donegal nursing home
Brindley Manor Nursing Home in Convoy has 30 confirmed cases of Covid-19. In a statement issued this morning, management confimred that the family members of residents have been contacted to inform them of the situation. “We cannot comment on the status of these cases as they are personal health related matters.” Advertisement “A Family Liaison […]
Convoy intend to take the next step
St Mary’s Convoy manager Laurence McMullan is hoping its fourth time lucky this Sunday
Convoy has a millionaire!
“This is huge for the village of Convoy and I know that we’re going to be talking about this Lotto win for many years to come.”
Donegal apartments sparked online bidding war
TWO Donegal apartments sparked a bidding war at an online auction on Tuesday as six properties in the county going under the hammer all sold. Apartment 69, Atlantic Point Apartments, Atlantic Way, Bundoran, eventually sold for almost double its guide price at the BidX1 auction. The third floor two bedroom apartment came with a guide […]
Donegal properties on market for as low as €40,000
TWO apartments and a number of residential properties in Donegal are among the lots to go under the hammer at an online auction this week. BidX1, the digital property investment platform is hosting two online auctions on July 28 and 30. Two two-bedroom apartments situated in the Atlantic Point Apartments, Atlantic Way, Bundoran go to […]
Drive-in graduation as Convoy school says farewell
THE children in 6th class from Scoil Bhríde, Convoy will get the opportunity to see each other one more time tomorrow evening, Friday, before they set off on their secondary school journeys in September. The school is organising a drive-in graduation for the twenty-nine boys and girls who are set to continue their education at […]
