MY DONEGAL WITH SONIA NIC GIOLLA EASBUIG
Sonia Nic Giolla Easbuig is an award winning TV Producer/Director from Bunbeg, Gaoth Dobhair. Sonia runs LIGID Productions ltd and has offices in Donegal and County Down. LIGID is a TV production...
View ArticleCOUNCILLOR PLEADS WITH NRA TO ADDRESS NOTORIOUS BLACKSPOT AFTER ROAD DEATH
A leading county councillor has demanded the National Roads Authority address a notorious accident blackspot after a young man lost his life. Cllr Patrick McGowan told Donegal Daily he is outraged the...
View ArticleDONEGAL PRIEST STILL AWAITING PARISH RETURN AFTER BEING CLEARED OF SEX CHARGES
A Donegal-born priest is still awaiting to return to his parish – six months after he was cleared by the courts of sexual-assault charges. Fr Eugene Boland However Inishowen priest Fr Eugene Boland...
View ArticleMAN KILLED AFTER TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN DRUMKEEN
BREAKING NEWS: A man has been killed following a tragic accident in Drumkeen. The man, a well-known local mechanic, was cutting a tree when the accident happened this afternoon. It is understood the...
View ArticleMAN KILLED IN DRUMKEEN TRAGEDY WAS FOUND BY DAUGHTER
A daughter found her father dead after he went to trim trees and failed to return in Drumkeen yesterday. Garda Supt Vincent O'Brien - "A tragic accident" The dead man has been named locally as...
View ArticleNEW YEAR’S PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA PLANNED AT JACKSON’S HOTEL
One of Donegal’s best-known hotels is planning to get the New Year off to an explosive start with a list of events to cater for everyone. Jackson’s Hotel will officially launch the Gathering and 2013,...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING AS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SET TO BATTER DONEGAL
GARDAI and the Road Safety Authority have warned people to take extreme care this evening as hurricane-force winds are expected to batter Co Donegal. Met Eireann says winds of up to 130km/hr will hit...
View ArticleMOUNTAIN BIKERS GET READY FOR THE ANNUAL SNOWMAN RACE AT GLEN
The ‘Snowman Race’ is the final race in the 2012 Castle Cycles Donegal MTB Series and will be held in the HighGlen area this Sunday the 30th December. The race starts at 13:00 and participants can...
View ArticlePOWER CUTS AS STORM HITS DONEGAL
THERE are power cuts in several areas of Co Donegal tonight – as the county is lashed by a storm. A number of homes in Gaoth Dobhair, Fanad and Inishowen have lost power. The storm is expected to...
View ArticleFUNERAL TODAY OF TRAGIC DRUMKEEN MAN
The funeral takes place today of a Drumkeen man killed in tragic circumstances. Norman Frizzell died on Thursday afternoon while cutting trees close to his home. An investigation is being carried out...
View ArticleDDTV – THE BELLS RING OUT AT CRANA COLLEGE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
They don’t do things by half at Crana College in Buncrana. And this year’s Christmas concert which was performed by staff and students proves just that. Simply click to view.
View ArticleWEEKEND SNOW FOR DONEGAL, SAYS BBC
DONEGAL will be hit by snow showers on Saturday night, the BBC is reporting. The station’s forecasters say significant amounts of snow will fall over the north and east of the county late on Saturday...
View ArticleSHAY COULD BE ABOUT TO RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CLAIM REPORTS
Shay Given could be set to make a dramatic return to international football. Newspaper reports suggest the Lifford man is keen to talk to Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni about a return to the...
View ArticleSHOCK AT SUDDEN DEATH OF FORMER FINN HARPS PLAYER
There has been widespread shock following the news of the sudden death of former Finn Harps player Tommy Keane. The Galway native, who was signed by former Harps manager Patsy McGowan, played for the...
View ArticleDONEGAL MAN GETS GONG IN NEW YEAR’S HONOURS LIST
A COUNTY Donegal man’s dedication to sport has been recognised – in the New Year’s Honours List in Gibraltar. Mick McElwee’s award of the Gibraltar Medal was given to him for services to sport,...
View ArticleFROM THE CHILLS OF DONEGAL TO THE SANDS OF DUBAI FOR JIM McGUINNESS AND...
DUBAI – DONEGAL PLAYERS WILL BE WARMING THEIR TOES IN THE HOT SANDS THE DONEGAL players fly out on Sunday for their long-anticapated break in the sun. And as they leave behind a county battered by...
View ArticleDRIVERS WARNED AS SLEET HITS MEENAROY
Drivers have been warned to slow down and take extra care while driving across Meenaroy. There are already reports of sleet falling in the area. An earlier accident around 6pm caused tailbacks but...
View ArticleWHAT A LINE-UP! TERMON LADIES GLOW AT AWARDS NIGHT
BET you’ve never seen them quite like this before? The Termon Ladies GAA players lined out this week. But they swapped their football gear for some evening attire. And what a line-up it is now.
View ArticleTRAP TO CALL SHAY ABOUT RETURN TO IRISH TEAM
Giovanni Trapattoni is planning to contact Shay Given this week to see how serious he is about coming back to international football. The Ireland manager has reacted positively to reports that Given...
View ArticleDANIEL HAS PERFECT CHRISTMAS – VISITING FRIENDS AND LOSING AT GOLF!
Daniel O’Donnell has revealed he had the perfect Christmas – watching old movies, singing hymns and visiting friends. The star said he did all the important things in life over the festive season...
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