A DELEGATION of four Irish and four international MEPs are in Donegal this week to see first hand the devastation caused by defective building materials here and the impact it has had on householders. The eight will then meet with the Minister for Housing in Dublin before a complete report is compiled for the EU […]
Give ‘Em Pumpkin To Talk About
Whether you’re puncturing your pumpkin or gutting your gourd, as the old saying goes: There is more than one way to skin a cat. The beauty of pumpkin carving for Halloween is that even the most cack-handed effort will look passable when the candle is illuminated and installed. Picking a pumpkin and going at your […]
Advice from LUH on World Stroke Day
“About 80 per cent of strokes are preventable and we can start today to improve our lifestyle and reduce the risk of stroke.”
Jessica’s Junior Eurovision song released
THE song Lifford’s Jessica McKean will perform at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in France next month has been released by TG4. The 10-year-old is set to become the youngest person ever to represent Ireland in the competition which takes place in Nice, France on Sunday, November 26. Jessica will be singing her song […]
Donegal to feature in new travel series
Donegal is set to feature in the final episode of a new four-part series fronted by TV presenter Julia Bradbury on Channel 4 this weekend. In this weekend’s episode, airing on Saturday, viewers will see Julia visit Bundoran, where she meets Pete Craig of Bundoran Surf Co and braves the cold to get in the […]
Almost sixty people homeless in Donegal last month
ALMOST sixty adults in Donegal accessed emergency accommodation in the county last month, according to new figures from the Department of Housing. During the week of September 18 to 24 a total of 57 adults accessed emergency accommodation in Donegal which is up from 55 the previous month. Across the north west 126 adults needed […]
‘A step into the unknown’ – Jason Black to row across the Atlantic
By Diarmaid Doherty JASON Black says he is nervously excited as he prepares for his latest grueling challenge which will see him row 5,000kms across the Atlantic Ocean. The Letterkenny man is part of a unique fundraiser in which he plans to row across the ocean from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Antigua in […]
Cost of rebuilding houses rises by twelve per cent
By Róise Collins THE cost of rebuilding houses in the North West region has increased by an average of 12 per cent in the past twelve months, the latest House Rebuilding Guide published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has revealed. This means that rebuild costs across counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim […]
Vintage and Classic Car Show raises €10,020 for local charities
A HUGELY successful Vintage and Classic Car Show organised by One Stop Motor Shop saw cheques worth €10,020 being handed over to two grateful local charities last week. With massive crowds attending the car show earlier in the month, last week, Charlie Doherty from One Stop Motor Shop presented two cheques of €5,010 to Donegal […]
Donegal’s food scene ‘creeping beyond the county’s borders’
POPULAR Donegal products have comfortably nestled themselves on supermarket shelves across the county, and in recent years it has become more common to see Donegal based businesses appearing on shelves beyond our hallowed hills. This significant increase in product development coming out of Donegal is because of important investment within the food and drink sector […]