Washed up whales in Dunfanaghy have been buried


THE two whales and dolphin that washed up on a Dunfanaghy beach last weekend have now been buried. Last weekend, local walkers on Trá Mór Beach in Dunfanaghy were left shocked when they found three dead animals stranded on the beach. The animals are believed to be a male and female cuvier’s beaked whale and […]

Two new watersports facilities to be built in Donegal


TWO brand new state of the art watersports facilties are set to be built at Tullan Strand in Bundoran and Downings. The announcement which was made today by Cabinet Minister Catherine Martin and Fáilte Ireland includes a major new investment worth €19million nationally including the two projects in Donegal. The funding will be used to […]

Donegal Gardaí seize €21,000 worth of suspected cocaine


GARDAÍ in Donegal have seized €21,000 worth of suspected cocaine following the search of a car in Lifford. The seizure was made shortly after 5.30pm on Tuesday, April 13 when Gardaí attached to the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit stopped a car travelling in Lifford. A search was conducted and during the course of this, a […]

€3.8m in Leader funding for Donegal


DONEGAL has received the highest allocation in funding from the government through the latest announcement under the Leader Programme. Funding of €3.8m has been allocated to the Donegal Local Action Group under the Transitional LEADER programme for the period 2021-2022 by Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Heather Humphreys. Welcoming […]

Letterkenny cafe to mark autism awareness day


One of Donegal’s best-known cafes is joining the national campaign to #LightItUpBlue to mark World Autism Awareness Day on Friday. Mac’s Deli in Letterkenny will be selling novelty blue cupcakes this Friday with 100% of sales going towards local school, St. Bernadette’s Special School. The limited-edition cupcakes cost €1.50 each and are expected to sell-out […]

€5m in NTA funding for Donegal 


MORE than €5m has been allocated for sustainable transport projects in Donegal by the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan. A total of 27 projects in the county will benefit from the €5,311,100 investment including €1m for a one way system in Letterkenny (Cathedral Road/Convent Road-College Row/Sentry Hill Road) along with […]

Happy working his way from the top to the bottom


DERMOT Kane, 70, has gained a reputation across the construction industry for his work on big tunnelling jobs around the world. Dermot, who was born in Benroe, Bruckless, began his career more than fifty years ago on the construction of London’s Victoria line. Since then he has worked on many  projects around London and tunnels […]

Daughter of late ‘Tunnel Tiger’ takes to the road


THE DAUGHTER of a Donegal Tunnel Tiger has embarked on a 100km fundraising walk to raise money for two charities that help Irish people abroad. Katrina Boyle from Termon has taken on the challenge to raise funds for The Irish Chapliancy and the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Her own father was a Loughanure man who, […]

Water outage in Letterkenny


There is currently a water outage in the Ard O’Donnell and surrounding areas of Letterkenny. Irish Water have confirmed that the outage is due to repairs being carried out to a burst water main. A spokesperson for the utility company said: “Works have an estimated completion time of 4:30pm on 25 March. We recommend that […]