New television series shines light on Earagail Arts Festival


Highlights from last year’s Earagail Arts Festival will feature in a new television series kicking off on TG4 next weekend. Ceol ón Earagail, will premier with the national Irish language broadcaster on Sunday 18th February at 9.30pm. The traditional music series combines highlights of concerts recorded in front of live audiences at An Grianán Theatre, […]

Delight for Manor residents as long-awaited water works begin


RESIDENTS in the Manorcunningham area who have been plagued by water outages are at last to see an end to their misery. Households in Raymoghy, Rossbracken, Pluck and Errity’s Brae suffered a large number of water outages and regular interruption to their supply duirng Christmas and the New Year period. But, their misery has been […]

Packie and Shay delight as special guests at Donegal event in London


Irish international goalkeeping greats Packie Bonner and Shay Given were among the guests at a special event in the London Irish Centre on Thursday night organised to strengthen connections with Donegal’s diaspora. There was a packed house with standing room only as the two Donegal soccer legends enthralled an audience of over 300, with stories […]

College Bursary awarded to Dungloe student


Dungloe’s Ella McLoughlin was among a number of winners honoured at the recent 2024 Bursary and Scholarship event for equine students based at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s (CAFRE) Enniskillen Campus in Co Fermanagh. She was presented with the Weatherbys Bursary at the Industry Supporters event. Over the years CAFRE’s students have […]

Council gritters to treat main routes as temperatures expected to drop this evening


By Diarmaid Doherty With temperatures across Donegal predicted to drop tonight, Donegal County Council have confirmed that its gritting service will be put into operation this evening. All designated Donegal Winter Maintenance Routes are to be gritted from 6pm. Advertisement Met Éireann is forecasting cold weather tonight for this region, with clear spells and showers. […]

New play offers a fascinating glimpse into an alternative Ireland


What if there was no War of Independence in Ireland? No Civil War; no partition? What if Home Rule had passed and Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom? These are the intriguing questions being asked in an exciting and ambitious production of “The Alternative”, written by Michael Patrick and Oisin Kearney, being staged […]

Referendums: What exactly will we be voting on?


by Kate Heaney ON Friday, March 8 voters in Donegal and around the country will cast their ballot on two proposed changes to the Irish Constitution, changing an almost 100 year-old definition of what family can be and women’s roles. Coincidence or not, March 8 is also International Women’s Day! Advertisement Voters are being asked […]

Local Fianna Fáil want Blaney as EU candidate


by Kate Heaney DESPITE losing the Fianna Fáil nomination to become the party’s chosen candidate for the EU elections later this year by just 70 votes, Senator Niall Blaney is determined to see his name being the second party member added to the ballot for the Midlands North West EU constituency. The Fanad native believes […]

Donegal businesses win big at wedding awards


IT WAS a very successful night for Donegal businesses who took home awards across the board at this year’s Irish Wedding Awards. The event, now in its sixth year, was hosted by Creative Oceanic powered by Oceanic Events at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport. Letterkenny based business Weddings By Stevie Toye Logopix took home the […]