Donegal woman among victims of Mayo crash


A woman killed in a crash that claimed three lives on Tuesday was originally from Donegal. Una Bowden, and her daughters Ciara (14) and Saoirse (11) were fatally injured when their car collided with a lorry on the on the N17 in Castlegar, outside of Claremorris, Co. Mayo. In an appeal for information, Gardaí urged […]


Inspirational Donegal woman is Mayo Person of the Year


A Donegal woman has been named as the Mayo Person of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony held in the  Intercontinental Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin at the weekend. Rita Casey from Malin Head, raised €22,300 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation while taking part in last year’s Dublin City Marathon. Rita is a member of […]


Bike and Hike challenge to raise funds for CRITICAL


EMERGENCY medical response charity CRITICAL is encouraging adventure seekers to take on a unique challenge in a bid to advance care among Irish communities. The charity has teamed up with Elite Events Management to run a series of Bike and Hike challenges in picturesque locations along the Wild Atlantic Way. Events will be held in Donegal, […]


Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’


DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]


Flat Donegal hard to figure – Devenney


By Frank Craig Brendan Devenney admits it’s still hard to fathom how or why Donegal were so lethargic in defeat against Mayo in Castlebar last Saturday. Declan Bonner’s men were outworked and out muscled in most areas and their lack of intensity was extremely evident even without the benefit of the actual numbers or statistics […]