By Paddy Walsh On the site of the former workhouse in Letterkenny and within the very walls that housed the destitute and the dying, the famine ghosts roam. They roam through a lecture in the Donegal County Museum in a building where, 180 years previously, death stalked the corridors as hunger and fever took hold […]
Cllr Donaghey to retire from council
WITH the announcement this week that Inishowen Fianna Fáil Councillor Rena Donaghey is to step down and not contest the June local elections that leaves just one remaining female councillor standing in situ. Independent Cllr Niamh Kennedy has confirmed that she will run in June to hold her seat in Killybegs. Sinn Féin’s Cllr Marie Therese […]
Launch of book on Great Famine in Donegal
A lecture and launch of a book of essays on the Great Famine in Donegal is to take place on Saturday, March 9. Last May, the 2023 National Famine Commemoration in County Donegal took place on the former site of the Milford workhouse. As part of the programme surrounding the national commemoration, Donegal County Council’s […]
Windfarm funding for Inishowen
THE Danish company Ørsted, who operate three windfarms in Inishowen, are inviting community groups in their area to apply for funding. Last year the company invested more than €44,000 in local community projects. Among the successful applicants were North West Community Development, Scoil Naomh Padraig and Buncrana GAA. This was part of community benefit fund […]
Grianan Aileach opening hours are expanded
THE Donegal resident who began the campaign to have An Grianan Aileach Fort at Burt open all hours is to continue her campaign despite the office of Public Works (OPW) expanding the opening hours. Bettina Linke, an East German national who has been living in Inishowen for the past 28 years began a petition to allow […]
Liam’s kind gift is the inspiration behind latest Donegal crime novel
By Diarmaid Doherty LIAM Skelly gets to enjoy a regular morning walk along the beautiful Moville Shore Walk every day. There are some days he’ll go for a walk a second time, such is the sheer enjoyment that he gets from a stroll along the rugged and beautiful 2.2km route. The coastal walk along the […]
Plans well underway for new walking and cycling hub
A walking and cycling hub planned for Donegal is expected to be up and running by the start of the summer. The Active Inishowen Project – a collaboration led by Donegal Sports Partnerships in conjunction with Inishowen Development Partnership and local community groups and organisations – has been tasked with establishing a walking and cycling […]
Tributes paid at ETB meeting to friends who died in collision
By Diarmaid Doherty MEMBERS of the board of Donegal ETB have paid tribute to the two teenagers who lost their lives in a single vehicle collision in Inishowen last month. Thomas Gallagher and Alana Harkin, both aged 18, died in the collision near Gleneely on the main R238 road to Culdaff. Advertisement A third occupant […]
Short film to highlight Defective Concrete Crisis
Where Will We Go? A short film drama about the Defective Concrete Crisis will premiere at the 7th edition of Disappear Here film festival in Ballyliffin Hotel this Saturday September 30. The film is a hyper-realistic drama that transports the audience into the nightmare of living in a defective concrete home. Screams and uproar seem […]
Several motorists caught speeding on Donegal roads
A NUMBER of vehicles were detected speeding by Buncrana Roads Policing Unit this week. Some speeds detected include: – 83KPH in a 60KPH Zone (Burnfoot) – 110KPH in a 80KPH Zone (Glentogher) – 111KPH in a 80KPH Zone (Glentogher) – 114KPH in a 80KPH Zone (Glentogher) – 119KPH in a 100KPH Zone (Newtowncunningham) Advertisement A […]