AFTER snapping the perfect photo of a couple enjoying a cup of tea on a snowy Mount Errigal, Kells native Noel Hughes launched a social media search to find out the names of his ‘models’. The mountain climbing photography hobbyist always shied away from climbing in the snow until he was inspired by Donegal woman Nikki […]
Animals in Need braced for their busiest period
WITH many people out there recieving a furry friend this Christmas, Animals in Need Donegal are preparing for their busiest time of the year. Animals in Need are a voluntary organisation that help abandoned animals, mainly cats and dogs throughout county Donegal. Speaking to the Donegal News, Animals in Need volunteer, Jitte McMullan said unfortunately after […]
Music fans in for a treat in the New Year
The New Year gets off to a flying start for music lovers on TG4 with a new performance driven music series bringing the best of music from Donegal and the surrounding areas to our screens. Set to hit our televisions on Sunday, January 8, Féile Ealaíne na hEaragaile on TG4 combines highlights of seven concerts […]
Costs Council €2.3 million to keep the lights on
IT costs Donegal County Council more than €2.3 million to keep the lights on across the county each year. There are more than 19,000 public lights across Donegal, seventy per cent of which (13,330) are LED lamps. The Council has commenced work on upgrading the public lighting infrastructure (columns/mini-pillars) with approximately ten per cent of […]
€1m for initiatives to support Ukrainian refugees
The government has today announced €1 million in funding for initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugees. The funding will be allocated to Local Authority Community Response Forums across the country. Announcing the fund, Minister of State with Responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton TD, said: […]
Donegal writer pens novel on assassination of Collins
THE assassination of rebel leader, Michael Collins is the focus of a new novel by Donegal writer Sean Hillen. In this historical fiction a mysterious diary found in the attic of an old stone cottage in Donegal reveals long-held secrets about the killing, exactly one hundred years ago. Sean Hillen, former foreign correspondent for The […]
Rise in new contacts to domestic violence service
UP to five new callers are phoning Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service (DDVS) each week, with the cost of living crisis and housing emergency driving up contact. Manager of the service, Dr Marie Hainsworth said contact to the service, which also offers refuge and emergency accommodation for women and children, has gone up this year. […]
New chief superintendent will oversee three divisions
DONEGAL’S new chief superintendent will oversee three Garda divisions as part of the biggest ever shake up of the force. Aidan Glacken takes over the senior post from Terry McGinn who retired earlier this month. Unlike his predecessor who was responsible for one county, he will manage Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The amalgamation comes as part of […]
Donegal’s republican dead remembered in new book
BALLYBOFEY man, Brian Anderson has spent the past 20 years of his life travelling around Ireland, researching and collating information which he has now compiled into his first history book ‘Gone But Not Forgotten, Donegal’s Republican Dead’. The 350 page book is a reflection on a very important period of Irish history, one that Brian […]
Third annual ‘Walk with M.E’ event
THE third annual ‘Walk with M.E’ fundraiser returns to seven locations across south-west Donegal this St Stephen’s Day, December 26, with all funds being split between the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and local charities. The ‘Walk with M.E’ event was set up three years ago by John Ross Molloy who lost his only sister Mary […]