How a Donegal Gaeltacht village is powering the luxury brands


WHEN many leading fashion houses are sourcing premium yarns, Donegal Yarns based in Kilcar is on their list of suppliers. And thanks to Údarás na Gaeltachta’s continued investment, this remarkable Irish success story is going from strength to strength. In a story that reads like a modern Irish fairy tale, Snáth Dún na nGall Ltd, […]


The day a Donegal GAA star was bitten by a rabid fox


By Aoife Doherty 25 YEARS ago this week Donegal GAA star Ryan McHugh featured in the Donegal News – but not for his Gaelic football talents. McHugh, aged six, was the victim of an animal attack while holidaying in America with his family. Advertisement Read the full article below Kilcar boy was bitten by fox […]


The Marty Party is landing in Kilcar


By Aoife Doherty RTÉ’S Up for the Match programme will be in Kilcar on the eve of the All-Ireland Final. The programme will be streamed live from Kilcar GAA’s Towney Park on Saturday, July 26 at 7pm. Advertisement There is plenty of excitement as some top players and pundits will be in attendance with RTÉ’s […]


Kilcar man (86) left waiting for Roscommon ambulance


By Róise Collins A DONEGAL Senator has demanded an urgent review of the National Ambulance Service after an 86-year-old man was left waiting almost two hours for an ambulance from Roscommon following a fall outside his home in Kilcar. Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Manus Boyle described the incident, which took place on Saturday, April […]


THE THIRD DEGREE – with counsellor, Martin McFadden


People have always had issues, but as Humanistic Integrative Counsellor, Martin McFadden explains, those issues appear to be multiplying. He’s been speaking to Paul Bradley Hi Martin, how are things with you? Things are OK with me, I suppose, especially considering the hugely challenging times we find ourselves in. Like everyone I have good days […]


Massive response to fundraiser for family of man killed in Australia


By Dionne Meehan OVER half a million Australian dollars has been raised in just a number of days for the family of a Donegal man who was killed in a workplace accident in Australia. Named locally as Barry ‘Duke’ Breslin, the 35-year-old from Straleel, Kilcar, is believed to have been struck by an excavator while […]


Workload pressures leading to blood test delays


by Louise Doyle CONCERNS have emerged of significant delays in processing blood tests at Letterkenny University Hospital. It comes after Donegal GPs have been informed of backlogs. Advertisement Sinn Féin election candidate for the Donegal LEA, Linda Boyle, said she has been made aware that the lab in LUH that processes blood tests has informed GPs of […]


Excitement locally as ‘God’s Creatures’ hits the big screen


CINEMAS across Donegal are looking forward to a busy weekend as a film shot in the county is set to hit the big screens. ‘God’s Creatures’ a drama about a scandal that rocks a small fishing community in rural Ireland, was filmed on the coast of South-West Donegal near Kilcar. The gripping tale starring Paul […]