BEDS TO RE-OPEN AT DUNGLOE HOSPITAL, SAYS DONEGAL TD
BEDS closed at Dungloe Hospital are to re-open within four weeks, Donegal TD Pearse Doherty said today. And the X-Ray unit at the hospital will stay open this summer and not close as has happened in...
View ArticleSENATOR O DOMHNAILL GRANTED JUDICIAL REVIEW IN EXPENSES INQUIRY
Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has been granted leave to apply for a judicial review regarding an investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into expenses claims he made while a...
View ArticleTWO PEOPLE INJURED IN N56 ROAD CRASH
TWO people have been taken to hospital after a road traffic collision on the N56. A van and a jeep were involved in the incident outside Ardara, on the Killybegs Road. The driver of one vehicle had to...
View ArticleRESULTS: WHERE DID YOU COME IN THE MEDJUGORGE YOUTH PILGRIMAGE 5K
THE good people at Finn Valley AC hosted the Medjugorge Youth Pilgrimage 5k this evening and there was a fantastic turn-out for the well organised event. There were hundreds of runners and walkers. The...
View ArticleDOGS RESCUED BY DONEGAL ANIMAL CHARITY HAD BEEN ‘STARVED FROM BIRTH’
ANIMAL welfare experts are looking after two dogs rescued in County Donegal this week that may have been underfed since birth. Animals in Need Donegal says a vet believes the dogs have been starved...
View ArticleSOCCER LEGEND PADDY GETS FREEDOM OF DONEGAL
FORMER Celtic and Man United great Paddy Crerand has spoken of how humbled he was to be given the Freedom of Donegal. Members of his extended family were in the council chamber on Friday as Mayor Frank...
View ArticleCOLEMAN AND McGEADY PUT ON FINE DISPLAYS TO HELP KEANE TO HAT-TRICK HEROICS
SEAMUS Coleman and Aiden McGeady put on superb performances at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night to help Robbie Keane to a hat-trick in Ireland’s 3-0 win over the Faroe Islands. Killybegs man Coleman...
View ArticlePICTURE SPECIAL AS THE WORLD TOUR OF SAM MAGUIRE FINALLY MAKES IT TO TORY ISLAND
THE sun shone for Sam Maguire as the famous old trophy’s World Tour of Donegal made it to Tory Island. It was a special day for the 160 or so inhabitants of the beautiful island off the Donegal coast...
View ArticleIRISH BOXER PADDY BARNES TO MISS EURO FINAL WITH BROKEN NOSE
Irish boxer Paddy Barnes to miss Euro final with a broken nose IRISH boxer Paddy Barnes has been left devastated after having to pull out of his European Championship final today through injury....
View ArticleIS HE IN DONEGAL? WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF DANA’S BROTHER JOHN BROWN
A MAGISTRATE in London has issued a warrant for the arrest of John Brown, the brother of Dana Rosemary Scallon, after he failed to appear in court on child abuse charges. Brown has addresses at Lilly...
View ArticleFOREIGN TOURISTS FLOOD INTO DONEGAL AS COUNTY SIZZLES AGAIN IN 24C SUMMER HEAT
Carrickfin Beach DONEGAL and visitors to the county can look forward to temperatures soaring to 24C this weekend, as more and more foreign tourists flood into the county. Bus loads of tourists from...
View ArticleBOGDAN MURDER: SUSPECT STILL BEING QUIZZED AT LETTERKENNY GARDA STATION
Murdered: Bogdan Michalkiewicz GARDAI investigating the tragic the brutal murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz, stabbed to death at his Letterkenny apartment last month, are still quizzing a suspect. The...
View ArticleST CRÓNA’S NATIONAL SCHOOL’S FAMILY FUN DAY ON SUNDAY IN MEMORY OF BRÍD
A HUGE crowd is expected in the warm summer sunshine this Sunday for a family fun day in Dungloe. St. Cróna’s National School is inviting everyone locally and across the county for its 2nd annual...
View ArticleHE’S DONE IT! GOLDEN BOY JASON QUIGLEY CROWNED EUROPEAN BOXING CHAMPION
BREAKING NEWS: DONEGAL boxer Jason Quigley has done it – he has taken gold in the European Boxing Championships in Minsk, Belarus, today. The 22-year-old Ballybofey man took his place on the Donegal’s...
View ArticleDONEGAL ABÚ! HURLERS WIN NICKY RACKARD CUP FINAL AT CROKE PARK
DONEGAL stunned red-hot favourites Roscommon to lift the Nicky Rackard Cup at Croke Park today with a superb performance in wonderful advert for hurling. The county’s hurlers’ fighting spirit shone...
View ArticleBOGDAN MURDER QUIZ MAN RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGE AS FILE SENT TO DPP
Murdered: Bogdan Michalkiewicz Gardaí investigating the murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny have released from custody a 37 year old man detained in relation to the incident. The man was...
View ArticleHARPS SUFFER DEFEAT TO ATHLONE AT FINN PARK
FINN HARPS were beaten 3-2 by Athlone Town at Finn Park tonight in a disappointing defeat for the Donegal side. Michael Funston gave Harps the lead after ten minutes after a fantastic half volley with...
View ArticleFIRE CREWS TACKLE ANOTHER GORSE BLAZE
FIRE crews and local people have tackled another gorse blaze on Saturday. The fire broke out around 6pm near Creeslough. It was later brought under control. Fire officers and council officials have...
View ArticleARMED ROBBERY AT THE AN GRIANAN HOTEL IN BURT
Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a terrifying armed robbery which took place at the An Grianan Hotel in Burt. We understand the robbery took place around 2.45am this morning. Three men...
View ArticleOUTRAGE AS THUGS TRASH DONEGAL BEACH
THESE were the “disgraceful” scenes left behind on one of County Donegal’s best known beaches after a day of warm weather. Donegal Daily reader Gemma McCausland said she didn’t want to go on “an...
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