Fundraisers this weekend for TJ


A NUMBER of community fundraisers will take place this weekend in continued support of a Donegal tot’s wish to walk. TJ McDaid has returned home to Ireland after another period of treatment in Budapest. The three-year-old was born with severe spina bifida meningocele, and has been undergoing gruelling specialist physiotherapy treatment over the last year […]

Criminals target buisnesses in spate of burglaries


GARDAÍ are urging the public to be vigilant for suspicious activity in the wake of a spate of burglaries at businesses in Drumkeen. Between the hours of 9.45pm and 11.45pm on Tuesday, September 19, a couple of business premises in the Trentaboy area of Drumkeen were entered by three males and motor vehicle batteries were stolen […]

Fr Kelly to brave the shave after 30 years


FR Eamonn Kelly, who has not shaved his beard in over 30 years, is going under the blade for a special cause. Fr Kelly of Raphoe, Convoy and Drumkeen Parish has not used a razor himself since the day before Donegal won their first All-Ireland title in September 1992, and he has finally agreed to shave […]

Upgrade to ageing water mains to get underway in Drumkeen


UISCE Éireann has announced it is upgrading approximately 1,300 metres of aged water mains in Drumkeen. Work will get underway in the coming week to replace the pips in Aughagault in a bid to tackle the regular bursts experienced in the area. Uisce Éireann’s Programme Manager Declan Cawley said he is looking forward to getting this […]

Irish Water announce anticipated upgrade of water mains in Drumkeen


As part of its commitment to upgrade and improve water supplies across the North West, Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is delighted to announce, it is replacing approximately 1,300m of aged water mains with new modern pipes in Aughagault, Drumkeen, County Donegal. Uisce Éireann crews will arrive in Aughagault, Drumkeen in […]