LEGO recently announced that it is to open its first ever store in Ireland in Grafton Street while premium fashion group Flannels and Swedish fashion giant H&M have signed up at the redeveloped Clerys Store site on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. The leasing of those three anchor stores to high-profile brands, which are due to open […]
Funding to turn old RIC Barracks into youth club
FUNDING has been secured to turn the old RIC Barracks in Killygordon into a Youth and Community Hub. The youth club has been granted LEADER funding and has secured match funding from a family who wish to remain anonymous, allowing them to progress with the ambitious refurbishment. The project was previously granted permission in 2013 […]
A great night in ’64 comes back to life
MUSIC recorded from a house party in Ballybofey more than fifty years ago has been brought to life in a new CD. ‘The Sparkling Dawn’ showcases the talents of two great Donegal fiddle players, the late Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. Tapes of the music, which was recorded in 1964 not long after Gillespie emigrated […]
Milestone year for one of Donegal’s oldest businesses
TOPLINE McCreary’s in Crossroads, Killygordon has 160 reasons to celebrate this year. Founded in 1860 by Johnston McCreary the family-run hardware and DIY store is celebrating its 160th anniversary. One of Donegal’s oldest stores, the business has remained within the McCreary family for five generations. It is now under the control of Darren McCreary who, […]
Price of ‘Ireland’s cheapest house’ doubled at auction
A detached three bedroom house outside Killygordon sold for double its guide price at auction on Thursday last. Mounthall Cottage, with a guide price of €15,000, had been labelled the cheapest house in Ireland when it was first listed in the latest BidX1 online auction. However, when bidding closed and the hammer finally fell it […]
Father and three sons to spar for 100 rounds
Boasting twelve Ulster titles between them, the Devenney boys have teamed up with their father in a novel way to raise funds for ChefAid Killygordon
Another rural break-in overnight in Donegal
Significant damage was caused to a rural, family-run business in Killygordon after two men broke into the premises over night. McCreary’s Topline, at Crossroads in Killygordon was broken into in the early hours of this morning, however it is understood nothing was stolen, but extensive damage was caused. Advertisement A security alarm alerted Gardai […]
Special Mass for tragic Dylan Crawford
THE communities of Crossroads and Killygordon will unite in grief with the Crawford family at a special Mass in St Patrick’s Church on Friday evening.
Councillor highlights good work at Killygordon estate
A local Councillor has said that negative headlines about a Killygordon housing estate are not reflective of the good work being carried out there.
Killygordon ‘suspicious package’ believed to be a hoax
A ‘suspect package’ discovered outside a house in a Killygordon estate this morning is believed to be a hoax.