ICE-cream with elderflowers and meadowsweet, butter with thyme and calendula flowers and pesto with dandelions and sorrel – such creative foods were presented this week at an event highlighting health benefits from plants growing throughout Donegal. Organised at Anamcara Healing Herbs Garden (anamcarahealingherbs.com) in Brinlack, developed by Transylvanian-born herbalist Columbia Hillen, the event focused on how […]
COLUMN: Dementia care – sometimes, the simple ideas turn out to be the best
By Sabrina Sweeney MY GRANNY lived with Alzheimer’s for the last decade or so of her life. Like all who suffer with this horrible disease, she had trouble staying in the present. Talk about things that had happened a couple of months or even just a few days previous would leave her confused and frustrated […]
Large numbers from Donegal attend pro-life rally in Dublin
Donegal was well represented as thousands attended a pro-life rally in Dublin city centre today which heard calls for the government to establish a special task force to tackle the “spiralling abortion rate”. Speakers said politicians must “wake up” to the fact that abortion numbers have more than tripled since 2018. Large numbers of participants […]
Croithlí Distillery celebrating two years in business
CROITHLÍ Distillery is enjoying two prominent accolades amid its second birthday celebrations. It has had one of its whiskeys ranked as a top Irish single malt. The New York International Spirits Competition has announced the top-ranked Irish whiskeys from its 2024 judging. Advertisement Four whiskeys won Double Gold medals, with Irish single malt expressions dominating […]
Council reminds motorists that Donegal Town’s Diamond is now a pedestrian zone
Donegal County Council is reminding the public that the newly designed Diamond area in Donegal Town is now a pedestrian zone and all vehicles should be parked in nearby car parks The Diamond reopened to the public on Friday, June 28 following an extensive regeneration project. And according to the council, “there has been a […]
Overwhelming response to ‘Mummy Meet Ups’ group
By Dionne Meehan KILLEA’S Sinead Feeney is on a mission to combat postpartum depression by hosting mummy meet ups around the county. Last September, Sinead gave birth to her little bundle of joy Abbie-Leigh. Advertisement Once describing herself as outgoing and bubbly, Sinead found that her moods began changing soon after her daughter arrived. Urged […]
Donegal SPAR stores receive top accolade
FOUR Donegal SPAR stores were honoured at the recent SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing. The Donegal stores who received a SPAR 365 Retailing Standards Award are Carl McDaid’s, McDaid’s SPAR Buncrana, Tom Dunleavy, Dunleavy’s SPAR Drimark, Paddy Dorrian, Dorrian’s SPAR Glencar, Letterkenny and Joe and Marie McGonigle, McGonigle’s SPAR Muff. This […]
Man jailed for indecently assaulting male relation over 40 years ago
A MAN who carried out indecent assaults on a young relation of his over 40 years ago has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years imprisonment at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The accused had pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between September 1, 1982, and December 31, 1982. The court heard of the severe impact the incidents […]
PARENTING COLUMN: Shake off the Taylor disappointment
In the run up to the concert, myself and my husband entered online raffles and radio competitions, desperately hoping for a last minute miracle.
Almost 250 abortions carried out in Donegal last year
Figures released by the Department of Health have revealed that 249 abortions were carried out in Donegal last year.