By Paul McElwee THE Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) Friends of ASI group will hold a special community event in the Drumboe Suite in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey on Tuesday, November 19. The organisers are hoping to increase understanding surrounding the condition, while encouraging services and residents in Donegal to create a dementia-inclusive society. Advertisement Around […]
Elvis still rocking in the hills after all these years
By Róise Collins Next year Elvis Rocking in the Hills of Donegal Fan Club will celebrate ten years since their launch. The fan club’s president, Beatrice Farrelly, told the Donegal News about how it all started with a life changing trip to Memphis, the home of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’. Advertisement Beatrice Farrelly’s […]
Appeal for help to repatriate tragic African man
A MAJOR fundraising drive is underway to repatriate the remains of a popular young man from Zimbabwe who passed away suddenly in Ballybofey recently.
Cars swept away in Ballybofey floods
HUNDREDS of thousands of euro damage was caused in Ballybofey last night after the River Finn overflowed into the car park of a local hotel.
Huge interest in ‘La Boheme’ opera in Ballybofey
THE Egyptian Ambassador to Ireland is visiting Donegal this weekend to attend two performances of the opera ‘La Boheme’ which will be held in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey.
Easter egg thieves fail to wreck children’s day in Ballybofey
THIEVES stole dozens of small eggs that had been ‘hidden’ for an Easter game in Drumboe Woods
Woman who collapsed and died after exiting Ballybofey swimming pool named
THE woman who collapsed and died after exiting a swimming pool at a Ballybofey hotel yesterday morning has been named as Ms Una Quinn (79) from Strabane, County Tyrone. Gardai confirmed that Ms Quinn, from 28 Melmount Gardens in the border town, collapsed at the side of the pool at Jackson’s Hotel and, despite attempts […]