By Dionne Meehan FOR the past three years Kieran Feeney has been providing safe and comfortable transportation to Donegal’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals. After working with Eir for over three decades, the Killea native decided it was time for a change. Advertisement Now describing the move as “the best […]
Spectacular Burt designed home is sale agreed
THE spectacular designer home in Burt which went on sale with a €500,000 price cut in late February because it had defective building materials, has gone sale agreed at more than the €450,000 asking price. The 6,000 square foot home with an indoor heated pool and panoramic views over Grianan Farm, Inch Island and Lough […]
68 candidates, so far, seeking 37 council seats
By Kate Heaney There are currently 68 candidates seeking to take one of 37 seats in the election to Donegal County Council taking place on Friday, June 7. A number of parties have yet to finalise their candidate selection and more independent candidates or parties may yet declare their intention to stand here. Advertisement Councillors […]
Startling surge in contact to Foodbank
by Louise Doyle THERE has been a 20 per cent surge in the number of people who have sought help from Letterkenny Foodbank so far this year, with the rising trend expected to continue. The Market Square based community voluntary organisation was set up almost a decade ago in August 2014 to meet the then […]
McGlynns to open Mary from Dungloe Festival this year
THE 57th Mary from Dungloe International Arts Festival in July is to be officially opened by Shaun and Noreen McGlynn. From Main Street in Dungloe, Shaun and Noreen have accepted the invitation from festival organisers to open the festival on Saturday, July 27.Dung The family have been in business in the town for over 50 […]
‘I am half the man I was this time last year’
By Dionne Meehan A MILFORD man who underwent gastric sleeve surgery almost one year ago is marking his life-changing weight-loss by entering his first triathlon. Weighing in at 25 stone this time last year, Shaun T Friel said he wasn’t really living, he was just getting by. Advertisement At his wits end, Shaun, who works as a […]
Struggling Donegal restaurants and cafés eagerly await October Budget
BY JEROME HUGHES FOOD-led businesses in Donegal are not surprised by the findings of a new report which details the cost to the economy of restaurant and café closures. The Restaurants Association of Ireland study shows the demise of 212 food-led businesses across the country so far this year could result in the economy losing […]
Upcoming workshops in Donegal’s newest screen printing studio
There are multiple workshops taking place in Donegal’s newest screen printing studio over the May bank holiday weekend. Print Barn Folk are happy to be hosting a Taster to Screen Printing on Saturday, May 4 from 10am to 12pm or 1pm to 3pm. In this workshop you will learn to print your own t-shirt. Advertisement […]
Donegal travel agent elected as Treasurer of Irish Travel Agents Association
Emma McHugh, Managing Partner at Atlantic Travel was elected as Treasurer of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) at their Annual General Meeting at Dublin’s Inter Continental Hotel. It was confirmed that Angela Walsh, CEO and founder of FROSCH Ireland, has been officially re-elected as President of the Irish Travel Agents Association. Other appointments to […]
Intruder found outside property in Letterkenny
by Louise Doyle A FRESH appeal has been made for people not to keep valuables in their vehicle after a Letterkenny man had a bank card stolen after spotting a man outside his home. Gardaí were contacted by a resident of the Cullion Road area in Letterkenny in relation to the incident on Sunday, April 14 […]