By Diarmaid Doherty The newly formed committee elected to oversee a fundraising campaign for the families impacted by last week’s lightning strike in Newtowncunningham met for the first time on Sunday. It follows a public meeting held in the town on Friday night which attracted an attendance of around 160 people. Advertisement The campaign organiser, […]
Donegal musician narrowly misses out on representing Ireland at Eurovision
DONEGAL musician Aisling Jarvis has narrowly missed out on representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Rocking out on tonight’s Late Late Show Eurosong alongside her “bestie” Ailsha, their entry ‘Go Tobann’ came in second place following tonight’s public vote. Aisling, who is the daughter of Clannad’s Moya Brennan, is a singer, producer and composer […]
Two Donegal musicians in new season of Glór Tíre
DONEGAL will have two entrants among the eight emerging Country & Irish singers fighting it out for the title of Ireland’s Glór Tíre Country Music Champion 2024. Chelsea Evans from Dunfanaghy, and Jason McCahill from Ramelton, will appear on the 20th season of TG4’s long-running, hit Country music show, which begins broadcasting in March. Both performers […]
Delayed repair to public streets lights
As a result of the recent storms and power outages, the ESB has issued a Safety Notice prohibiting any activity on its network. This has resulted in the delayed repair of public street lights. A spokesperson for Donegal County Council said: “It would appear that in some locations there are significant numbers of lights out […]
Mary’s Meals launches compelling campaign
MARY’S Meals Ireland has launched a compelling new campaign documenting their self-funded trip to Malawi, which took place in November. Mary’s Meals Ireland is a dedicated movement of people committed to serving children a daily meal in their place of education from the world’s poorest communities. During the eye-opening visit, the group of Mary’s Meals supporters from all […]
100 day swim for Dungloe Community Hospital
by Kate Heaney RANNAFAST woman Elaine Boyle has swam in the sea at Boat Strand near Carrickfin for the past 84 days without a break, in her bid to make it 100 days straight and raise money for a very worthy local cause. Elaine will complete her one hundredth day in a row swim on […]
Donegal musician set to “rock” tonight’s Eurosong special
DONEGAL musician Aisling Jarvis is set to “rock out” on tonight’s Late Late Show Eurosong alongside her “bestie” Ailsha. Taking to social media earlier in the week, Aisling described the experience as being the “coolest thing ever”. Aisling, who is the daughter of Clannad’s Moya Brennan, is a singer, producer and composer who is based […]
Garda investigations ongoing following discovery of body
Gardaí say investigations are ongoing after the body of a male was discovered in Letterkenny on Thursday evening. A Garda spokesperson confirmed to the Donegal News that Gardaí attended the scene of an incident in Letterkenny. “The body of a male was removed from the scene to the mortuary in Letterkenny,” the spokesperson said. Advertisement […]
More power cuts leave parts of Glencolmcille and Buncrana without supply
By Diarmaid Doherty Around 250 homes and businesses are without electricity at present in the Glencolmcille and Buncrana areas after a serious of power cuts this morning. In Glencolmcille 75 customers have no power while in Buncrana, three separate faults reported this morning have left 176 customers with no electricity. Advertisement At one stage this […]
Six inlamb ewes stolen
GARDAÍ are appealing for information following the theft of six inlamb Polly ewes. The lambs were stolen from the Glebe area, Downings, between Wednesday, January 10 at 4pm and Thursday, January 11 at 10.30am. The ewes have a green tag on the shoulder and an orange keel mark. A garda spokesperson said: “If anybody has […]