Earagail Arts Festival is a 20- day celebration of music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, circus, comedy and dance. Now in its 29th year, the festival runs from Tuesday, 4th – Sunday 23rd July and is one of the flagship Donegal events along the Wild Atlantic Way. This year’s programme has something for everyone, from […]
€468,00 funding for Donegal marine projects
31 projects across Donegal will receive €468,000 worth of funding from the EU Investment Fund. The announcement was made by newly appointed Government Chief Whip and Donegal TD Joe McHugh at a reception in the Maritime Museum, Greencastle, today. The fund will deliver €468,000 in investment across 31 distinctive marine projects for the region. […]
Proposed event to reconnect emigrants with their home county
Donegal County Council have teamed up with The Donegal Association in Dublin to launch a survey, which will explore the interest in a week-long series of activities to be held next year. Branded ‘Donegal Connect’, the series of events is aimed at reconnecting emigrants with their home county on a number of levels. Advertisement […]
Walkers rescued from Muckish mountains
The Donegal Mountain Rescue team were called to Muckish mountains on Wednesday evening to rescue a group of hill walkers after they were stuck on a steep terrain. The team were called at around 5pm on Wednesday evening. A search dog located the walkers and the area was assessed for the safest extraction for […]
The Church of Scientology is now Hiring Translators
Irish language translators in Donegal are being sought by the Church of Scientology to translate their scripts, due to a surge in interest in the organisation. The Church of Scientology has launched a local and national campaign to hire people skilled in Irish language to translate Scientology into Irish. An advertisment appears in today’s edition […]
Donegal not seeking revenge against Tyrone
DONEGAL manager Rory Gallagher says revenge will not be a motivational factor for his team when they cross the white line to face Tyrone on Sunday. Last year, Donegal appeared on course to collect the Anglo Celt Cup until the Red Hands swooped for three late points to claim the spoils. It was a tough […]
First Donegal Fine Gael TD at cabinet table since 1957
Joe McHugh takes over from Regina Doherty who will now head up the Department of Social Protection, as Chief Whip.
Sky is the limit for young Letterkenny cyclist
Several Donegal riders had top 10 finishes in the past but none had an overall win in the history of the race before Conor Halvey’s success