A new temporary shuttle bus to serve residents in the Creeslough area will commence on Tuesday. Following a meeting with representatives from the Creeslough area including Fr John Joe Duffy, licensed operators and TFI local link Donegal Sligo Leitrim, a temporary plan to operate a shuttle bus service between Falcarragh and Letterkenny, via Dunfanaghy and […]
Family share Hereditary Amyloidosis journey in the hope of educating others
A FAMILY who are coming to terms with a diagnosis of Hereditary Amyloidosis have shared their story this week in the hope of educating others about the condition. Before 2020 John Wilson had never heard of the life-threatening disease, which is also known as ‘Donegal Amy’ because of its prevalence in the county. This all […]
Daniel O’Donnell’s new Halloween single is out today
DANIEL O’Donnell fans will get to see his dark side when the video for his new Halloween single is revealed on Youtube and on the RTÉ Player at 3pm today. ‘Night of the Daniels’ is being billed as Donegal’s ‘Day of the Dead‘ – a play on George A Romero’s 1985 post-apocalyptic zombie hit. It sees a mysterious curse threaten the crooner’s home town. […]
Molloy memoir hits shelves this week
By Harry Walsh DONEGAL All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Molloy has written a new book about his career which culminated in winning the Sam Maguire Cup in 1992. The book ‘Anthony Molloy, A Memoir on Life, Glory and Demons’, which was co-written by Donegal News sports journalist Frank Craig, will be launched in the Blue Haven […]
Bonfire warning ahead of Halloween festivities
DONEGAL County Council says it is monitoring a number of locations where waste materials have in the past been supplied as bonfire material. According to the local authority there has been a significant reduction in the number of bonfires over recent years as the public recognises the importance of responsible waste management. But a renewed […]
Bringing the Red Hugh celebrations back home
THE 450th birthday of Donegal Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell will be celebrated in Donegal next weekend with a host of events planned for the inaugural celebration. By coincidence in Valadollid in Spain on the same weekend there will be a screening of a new documentary ‘Red Hugh O’Donnell The Last Journey’ as part of the […]
Rossnowlagh Community Playground Official Opening
The Rossnowlagh Community Playground was officially opened on Monday October 17, 2022. This event celebrated the opening of the new community playground for the people of Rossnowlagh and the wider area offering opportunities for interactive play for children of varying ages and abilities. The project received funding as part of Donegal County Council’s €5.5m Local […]
Motion calling for urgent ban on energy disconnections
Sinn Féin TD for Donegal Pearse Doherty has urged TDs to back the party’s motion in the Dáil today to ensure households are protected from electricity and gas disconnections this winter. The motion would introduce a ban on energy disconnections now and provide crucial protections for people who use pay as you go meters. Speaking […]
Popular businessman to be laid to rest today
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Carrigart businessman who will be laid to rest today. Seamus Rogers, of Gortnabrade and who was aged in his 40s, was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the R245 Carrigart, shortly before 8am on Friday. Mr Rogers, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, passed away a […]
Donegal inspires novel full of tragedy and romance
WHILE nursing in Dublin author Sally Hanan took her first trip to Donegal in the 1980s. Little did she know years later the county would inspire her to publish her first novel. Sally has penned ‘My Heart Went Walking’, a book set against the sweeping landscape of rural Ireland and Dublin City in the 1980s […]