THE Creeslough community are being encouraged to attend a meeting to discuss the expenditure of the remaining €200,000 from Irish Red Cross Creeslough Community Fund. The Irish Red Cross are encouraging members of the community to attend the meeting which takes place today (Wednesday, May 24) at 7.30pm in the Creeslough Day Centre. The Creeslough […]
Running buddies complete Dublin to Creeslough challenge
THE two men who undertook the grueling challenge of running from Dublin to Creeslough to raise funds for the families of the ten people who lost their lives in the village following an explosion in October arrived at the finish line at St. Michael’s Church on Saturday at 9.15 pm. Dunfanaghy man, Neil McCollum and […]
Concert for Creeslough to be held in Ards
The Sperrin Choir will be holding a very special concert at the beautiful Ards Friary in Creeslough this evening. The Sperrin Choir is a fifty person, cross-community choir based in Mid Ulster. Their Spring Serenade Show will offer an exciting journey through some of the worlds most loved musicals. They will be performing lots of […]
‘Lack of electric vehicle chargers discouraging visitors’
BY DIARMAID DOHERTY THE owners of a Donegal holiday home say the lack of electric vehicle charging stations around the county is keeping some potential holiday-makers from visiting the county. Brian and Siobhan Gilfedder own the Mountain View holiday home in Falcarragh which they rent out as a holiday cottage. Advertisement The couple recently installed […]
‘I wasn’t expecting this’ – Fr John Joe Duffy honoured with education award
BY DIARMAID DOHERTY FR John Joe Duffy has paid tribute to the wider primary school community who all play a part in helping to provide education for our young people. He was speaking after being honoured for his contribution to the community and to local schools at an event in Limerick on Tuesday night. Advertisement […]
Crowds gather in Creeslough to unveil new Corncutter memorial
THE community of Creeslough gathered to unveil a special memorial dedicated to corn cutting on Friday evening and to remember the late Ben McFadden, a trojan worker in the community on the first anniversary of his death. The event organised by the Creeslough Community Association took place at Muckish Terrace. It was extremely significant because of […]
People of Creeslough presented with Donegal Person of the Year
THE Bonnington Hotel in Dublin hosted up to 400 people on Saturday night for the annual Donegal Person of the Year presentation event where the people of Creeslough were honoured as the 2022 recipients of the award. Ten people were killed and several injured following an explosion at the Applegreen Service Station in the village […]
Almost €120,000 raised from ‘Trucking for Creeslough’
TRUCKING for Creeslough organiser, Colin Kilpatrick has handed over a staggering amount of money to those involved in the Creeslough tragedy. Raising a whopping €118,045 from the event, Colin handed over a cheque to Creeslough man, Gerard McFadden who is the founder of the McFadden Go Fund Me Trust. The fundraiser, which was described by […]
Creeslough community to be honoured with Donegal Person of the Year award
THE people of Creeslough will be presented with the 2022 Donegal Person of the Year award at an event in Dublin this weekend. The annual event organised by the Donegal Association in Dublin will take place tomorrow night in the Bonnington Hotel. The gala ball will pay special tribute to the courage and community spirit […]
Corn cutting memorial to be unveiled in Creeslough
THE Creeslough Community Association is to unveil a memorial dedicated to corn cutting this evening. Corn cutting is synonymous with Creeslough because of the song ‘The Emigrant’s Letter’ by Percy French, which is better known as ‘Cutting the corn in Creeslough today’. “Percy French wrote the song but we like to say that it was […]