YOUNG Donegal people are heading to ‘Oz’ in their droves. You would be hard pressed to find a friend group or family who haven’t had to say some heart-breaking goodbyes in recent months. The Donegal News spoke with four Donegal natives in their twenties who have recently decided to move down under to gain an insight […]
Investigation after theft from digger
An investigation has been launched by gardai in Milford following the theft from a digger.
Businesses voice frustration over water disruption
A Falcarragh restaurant owner has revealed how he has had to close four times in as many weeks because of water outages. Business owners in the area say they are at their wits end with the constant supply disruptions which are costing them untold amounts in lost revenue. Irish Water has claimed that a lightning […]
Sweeney’s Corner’ heritage stone unveiled in Falcarragh
PROUD family and friends watched on as the McAuliffe/Sweeney sisters unveiled the ‘Coirneal Mhic Suibhne’, ‘Sweeney’s Corner’ heritage stone outside Bank of Ireland in Falcarragh. The location of the stone marks where the family run business began over one hundred years ago. In 1920, Cassie Sweeney (McFadden) opened a small drapers shop called ‘Sweeney’s Drapers’. […]
Falcarragh man is key player in San Siro project
A DONEGAL man is leading the €1 billion development of the new San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. Declan Sharkey from Falcarragh is a Senior Principal and General Manager, Populous Italia, the leading global design and entertainment specialist design practice. Last month, AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano announced that Populous’ project – named ‘The […]
Fascinating life of late Falcarragh woman recalled
A Donegal woman who spent 70 years as housekeeper and confidant to a wealthy London family lived a life full of happiness, according to one of her friends. Brigid Ferry from Clonbara in Falcarragh died last week in the English capital where she spent almost all her entire adult life. As a young woman Brigid […]
Triple surprise for one Falcarragh farm
WHILE farming can be challenging and difficult, it can also throw in an odd surprise too as one Falcarragh couple found out. Manus and Margaret Gallagher, from Rocktown, got “the surprise of their life” when they discovered their cow Rocky had given birth to triplet calves on Monday night of last week. Speaking to the […]
New novel intertwines life in Scotland and Donegal
‘The Deep Heart’s Core’ by Marian Docherty was launched in the Shamrock Bar.
‘I just want to know he is safe’ pleads mother of Cian
THE mother of a young man who went missing in Donegal has spoken of her heartbreak on his first anniversary. Monday marked one year since Cian Langelann disappeared. Cian, who had been living in Falcarragh, was dropped off near Dunfanaghy by a taxi driver on September 27 of last year. Despite extensive land and sea […]
Falcarragh man becomes Irish Ambassador to Indonesia
A FALCARRAGH man appointed as the Ambassador of Ireland to Indonesia has said he will use his role to encourage more Indonesian people to visit and study in Ireland. HE Pádraig Francis was speaking at a special ceremony, where he presented his credentials to HE President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at Instana Merdeka in the country’s […]