Webinar to consider future of rail in the north west


THE PUBLIC is being encouraged to take part in an event next week that will explore the future of rail in the north west. A special webinar will be held on Monday which will feature contributions from Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD and the north’s Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon MLA. The Rail Ambition […]


Volunteers needed for benefit day in aid of Ukraine


VOLUNTEERS are being sought to take part in a major benefit day in aid of the people of Ukraine on Saturday at the Honeypot. The popular coffee house has organised for a Spinning Bike to be put in place and they are searching for volunteers to each take a 15 minute slot  on the bike […]


Huge demand for tree surgeons after storm


TREE surgeons have been working around the clock responding to call outs across Donegal as a result of the recent storms. The clean-up in the wake of Storm Franklin was continuing yesterday as teams worked alongside ESB crews and Donegal County Council to clear roads of fallen trees and debris. One local company – MG […]


McMonagle elected chair of HSE regional health forum


COUNCILLOR Gerry McMonagle has been elected, uncontested, as the new chairperson of the HSE Western Regional Health Forum. After two years of online/virtual group meetings, the Regional Health Forum held its first in-person meeting in Galway on Tuesday, where a new board of officers was elected for the upcoming term. The Sinn Féin councillor takes […]


Work hybrid and live smart in Donegal


Seán Cannon-Earley is Managing Director of Creative Campaigning at Teneo, a global consulting and advisory firm. A Dubliner born and bred, during the second wave of lockdown in early 2021, he was given an extended opportunity to live and work in Donegal and hasn’t looked back! Seán’s new hybrid working approach in Donegal has reaped […]


Donegal’s love story reveals link to Jane Austin


Donegal County Museum and Donegal County Archives  has announced that the photo album associated with Jane Austen’s nieces, who lived in County Donegal, has gone on display in Donegal County Museum in time for Valentine’s Day.   The photo album was acquired by Donegal County Archives in 2020 from its then owner Karen levers.  The […]


Raphoe Hardware and Grain on market for €2.5m


RAPHOE Hardware and Grain that has been serving East Donegal farmers for over 40 years is on the market for €2.5m. The property, located at Raphoe Demense, is listed on the market as ‘for sale as a going concern’ and is currently trading as a busy retail builders merchant and farm supplies outlet. The large […]


Covid jar that raised over €2,000 comes to an end


A ‘Covid fine jar’ introduced by a Donegal pub to hush conversation about the virus – for a good cause –  is to come to an end.  Managers of the Alt Bar in Killea, Christopher Moore and Conor McDevitt started the fine jar in January. The men found themselves so dismayed by the constant chat […]