FROM today, free e-learning modules will be available to the Gaelic games community in Donegal addressing consent, bystander intervention, intimate image abuse and the harmful impacts of pornography, among other issues. The e-learning modules are the new phase of the Game Changer programme, a partnership between Ruhama, White Ribbon Ireland and the GAA, with the […]
Donegal GAA confirm homecoming arrangements
By Aoife Doherty DONEGAL fans are expected in their droves tonight in Donegal Town for the official homecoming event for the Donegal senior footballers. Donegal GAA have confirmed that the event will get underway tonight at 6.30pm when there will be live music from Onóir and Darren Boot. Advertisement The team are expected to arrive […]
Merch sellers roll into Donegal as All-Ireland final fever peaks
By Róise Collins ALL-IRELAND fever has gripped Donegal and shops across the county are in a scramble to keep their shelves stocked with flags and green and yellow bunting. Many local businesses are updating their social media daily, letting fans know that new merchandise has arrived. Advertisement In response to the final frenzy, a wave of […]
Glenswilly GAA host ‘Up for the Match’ event
A healthy crowd got more than their fill of entertainment and expert analysis ahead of next week’s All-Ireland Final as Glenswilly GAA hosted their own version of ‘Up for the Match’ at Pairc Naomh Columba on Friday evening. Over a two-hour discussion which was nicely controlled by MC Ciaran O’Donnell, four pundits – former Donegal […]
Gallen stars in new Game Changer programme
DONEGAL and Seán Mac Cumhaills’ footballer, Oisín Gallen, is starring in a new public awareness campaign launched this week for the Game Changer programme. This programme will spotlight how male allyship and positive role modelling can help tackle the problem of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). The Game Changer programme is delivered by the […]
Donegal Senator wants no M1 toll fees on All- Ireland Final day
DONEGAL Senator Manus Boyle has called for the M1 toll fees to be scrapped on the day of the All- Ireland Gaelic football final. Addressing the Dáil, Senator Boyle said Donegal supporters heading to Croke Park will already be under enough financial pressure without having to face toll fees on the journey. With the cost […]
Donegal fans score with fuel savings at Northern forecourts
By Chris Ashmore HUNDREDS of Donegal motorists got an unexpected boost to lighten the cost of their journey to Dublin to follow the county footballers on their quest for All-Ireland glory at the weekend. The gap in fuel prices between the North and the Republic has widened considerably since the start of the year. Advertisement […]
Rodgers and McGee included in Donegal’s matchday 26
The Donegal team is as follows: Shaun Patton, Finbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan, Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Ciarán Moore, Hugh McFadden, Michael Langan, Dáire Ó Baoill, Ciarán Thompson, Shane O’Donnell, Conor O’Donnell, Michael Murphy, Oisín Gallen, Danny Rodgers, Stephen McMeniman, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Mark Curran, Odhrán Doherty, Aaron Doherty, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, […]
FRESH TAKE: Taking a stand – just for a bit of basic comfort
By Sabrina Sweeney “Act first, apologise later” is a phrase I associate with the police detective Harry Bosch in Michael Connelly’s best selling series, which I can confess to having binge-watched in a dangerously short amount of time. For anyone not familiar, Bosch is the tenacious type who’s known for breaking a few rules if […]
PARENTING COLUMN: There are more options out there for the child who doesn’t want to play GAA
The new school year brings with it the enrolment of children in many after school activities. It can be yet another source of parental guilt, wondering if you’re doing right by dragging them along to activities they’re not dying about, and equally not facilitating them to go to every activity under the sun. As a […]