ALL Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 5pm this evening. The routes include: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na Rosa […]
Certa Ireland switch Letterkenny delivery fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil
Certa, one of Ireland’s largest fuel distributors, have transitioned their fleet of delivery vehicles in its Letterkenny depot from running on diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The move will see Certa’s national fleet of over 100 trucks run on the biofuel by the end of March following a successful trial in 2022. Collectively, Certa’s […]
The Consular section of the US Embassy coming to Donegal
The Consular section of the U.S. Embassy is coming to Donegal on March 21. They will be accepting Passport and Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications and will be completing notary services on documents for use in the United States. To schedule an appointment, email dublinoutreach@state.gov before March 10.
14 Donegal students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards
FOURTEEN students from Co. Donegal have received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. A total of 677 first-year students from Ireland and overseas received awards, which were delivered in person for the first time since 2019. Entrance Exhibition Awards go to the students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree […]
MEGASLAM WRESTLING – 2023 Live Tour in Ballyshannon
The number one live experience for families is coming to Donegal this April, as Megaslam Wrestling brings it’s 2023 Live Tour to Ballyshannon. Established in 2009, Megaslam Wrestling are Europe’s most prolific Wrestling promoters, presenting in excess of 300 live events per year in the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Isle Of Man. An […]
‘Donegal Danny’ to lead parade in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, a city bigger than Dublin, has chosen the son of a Donegal woman to be leader of its Saint Patrick’s Day Parade this year, an event watched by tens of thousands of people. Dan Harrell, 79, nicknamed ‘Donegal Danny,’ whose mother, Agnes Bridget McDaid, emigrated to the US from Donegal, said he was very […]
WATCH: International Women’s Day- Studied reflexology following an operation in a bid to self heal
A reflexologist and aromatherapist who said she started studying reflexology following an operation in a bid to self heal is now in her first year of business at her studio in Riverside Retail Park in Letterkenny. Olivia Maguire, founder of ‘Reflexology by Olivia’ said her first year of business has been exciting but nervewracking at […]
Anthony Molloy to feature on Laochra Gael this Thursday
The acclaimed TV series Laochra Gael will feature Donegal winning captain Anthony Molloy this Thursday 9 March at 9.30pm on TG4. The series features eight Laochra with genuine star quality and reveals deeper, fresh and sometimes unexpected insights into the lives of these icons. While their sporting careers continue to provide the backdrop to the […]
The name’s McNutt
There was great excitement in Downings yesterday when Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan popped in to the McNutt store for a surprise visit. The former 007 actor is in Donegal to film scenes for the film ‘Four Letters of Love’ and has been spotted in various locations around the county including Glenveagh National Park and in […]
Wreath laying ceremony at Drumboe today
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD will attend a formal wreath laying ceremony today to commemorate the centenary of the executions at Drumboe. The ceremony, organised by Donegal County Council, will commemorate the execution of four men –Charlie Daly, Daniel Enright, Timothy O’Sullivan and Séan Larkin at Drumboe Castle, Stranorlar on the […]