By Diarmaid Doherty THE family of an Ardara man who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision while on a family holiday in the US at Christmas, say he’s continuing to show positive signs of recovery. Daniel Gallagher of Meenakillew, Ardara suffered critical injuries in the incident in Orlando, Florida. The collision occurred on […]
Consultation event to consider two new cycle lane projects
By Diarmaid Doherty A public information event to consider two new ‘Active Travel’ projects in Letterkenny is being hosted by Donegal County Council later today (Monday). The event at Letterkenny Public Service Centre will focus on plans to introduce new cycle routes along Convent Road and Kilmacrennan Road. Advertisement The two new routes are among […]
Euromillions joy for Donegal Lotto player
A Donegal Lotto player had reason to celebrate over the weekend after winning €146,286 in Saturday night’s Euromillions draw. The ticket was purchased online and was one of two winning tickets with the other purchased in Ennis, Co. Clare. The two winners were just one Lucky Star number away from winning the overall jackpot prize. […]
Community rallies after lightning strike in Newtown
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 […]