THE father of a Lifford man who drowned after escaping police custody has said he hopes the re-opening of Strabane custody suite will prevent such a tragedy happening again.
Investigation into transfer of Lifford player to Tyrone club; may have played ‘illegally’
AN investigation is underway to explore how a player from the Naomh Padraig GAA club in Lifford was allowed transfer to a club in Tyrone without the permission of either the Lifford club or the Donegal County Board.
Silence over multi-million dump works
DONEGAL County Council is remaining silent about a multi-million euro ‘remediation’ project at the old Lifford dump.
Junior A Championship: Letterkenny Gaels look to build on historic win
CONOR McBrearty’s hat-trick, in a stunning personal haul of 3-5, gave Letterkenny Gaels a historic Championship win over Naomh Padraig, Muff at Pairc na nGael last Saturday evening.
Ulster Bank to close Lifford sub-office
ULSTER Bank has announced that it is to close its sub office in Lifford before the end of the year.
Eleventh hour meetings continue ahead of new Council AGM
AS meetings continued this afternoon to broker an ‘all-inclusive’ co-operation pact within the new-look, 37 member, Donegal County Council, it has emerged that deep divisions remain among the different groupings.
Future uncertain but Shay Given aims to prolong playing career
SHAY Given will report to pre-season training at Aston Villa next month still unsure as to what his next move will be.
Shay Given impressed by ‘tough’ Donegal training session
SHAY Given took part in a training session with the Donegal footballers on Friday night and hailed the ‘professionalism’ of Jim McGuinness’s squad.
Glory, Glory for Paul Tully as song used in official Man United video
A SONG written by a Strabane singer/songwriter with close Donegal connections was recently featured in an official video looking back on Manchester United’s 2013/2014 Champions League campaign.
New gooseneck to silence County Councillors – maybe
LONG SUFFERING journalists and council officials could be in for a treat after it emerged Donegal County Council has tendered for a new audio system which has the capability to stop politicians talking.