SINN FÉIN REQUEST URGENT MEETING WITH GARDAI FOLLOWING ROBBERY IN BURT
Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has requested an urgent meeting with Chief Superintendent Teri McGinn after an armed robbery in An Grianan Hotel Burt. Cllr Murray said he will use the...
View ArticleLAST CHANCE TO WIN TWO FREE TICKETS TO THE COUNTRY JAMBOREE
Donegal Daily readers you have one last chance to win two fantastic weekend passes to the hottest show in town this weekend the Country Jamboree at the Clanree Hotel. Just answer the following...
View Article10 THINGS TO DO FOR FREE THIS WEEKEND IN THE GAELTACHT
With the Earagail Arts Festival in the West from the 8th to 14th July, and it being the year of the Gathering, there are lots of interesting and fun things to do in the Gaeltacht this week, here’s 10...
View ArticleMOURNERS TOLD THAT FAMILY ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE SENSE OF MAN’S DEATH
THE family of a Churchill man are in ‘turmoil’ as they struggle to come to terms with the suspicious death of their father and husband, a priest told mourners at his funeral today. The late Kieran...
View ArticleRELIEF AS TWO HIKERS RESCUED OFF SLIABH LEAGUE
The rescue 118 helicopter winches the woman to safety at Sliabh League. Pic courtesy of Norman Miller. Picture exclusive: A major rescue operation ended in success last night after two women were...
View ArticleMAN USES JACKET TRICK TO ROB HANDBAG IN PUB
A man placed his jacket over the handbag of two ladies in a Buncrana pub before bringing the bag to the toilet and emptying their contents. Peter Little was with friends at the Drift Inn when he robbed...
View ArticleFILM IT FRIDAY – WIN MORE FREE TICKETS TO CENTURY CINEMAS!
Every week we will be giving away a FREE family pass (one adult and three children or two adults and two children) to Century Cinemas in Letterkenny. Century Cinema Letterkenny All readers have to do...
View ArticleELDERLY COUPLE ROBBED IN BALLYBOFEY
An elderly couple in Ballybofey have been victims of yet another sickening Robbery to have taken place in Donegal. Â The elderly couple live on the busy Kilross junction just outside of Ballybofey....
View ArticleMAN WHO BIT GARDA IN GROIN ORDERED TO PAY €1,000 TO CHARITY
A man who bit a Garda in his groin during a row has been fined €1,000. Lee McDermott, pictured, admitted assaulting Garda Keating during a disturbance at the Euro Spar car-park in Buncrana, Co Donegal...
View ArticleMR AND MRS LIVE ON STAGE AT THE MOUNT ERRIGAL HOTEL
Mr. and Mrs – the popular television game show that was first broadcast in the 1960s – will be live on stage, Donegal style, next Friday, July 19th, in the Mount Errigal Hotel.  Organised by Kelly’s...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY NEWS: RAPHOE LAUNCH FUNDRAISER FOR NEW PLAYGROUND
Raphoe Family Resource Centre RAPHOE 5K: On Tuesday 16th July at 7.30pm the Family Resource Centre will hold its 3rd Annual 5k race in association with Lifford AC and Donegal Co. Athletics Board. The...
View ArticleWEATHERMAN MICHAEL’S COOL RECEPTION FOR SUNCREAM COMPANIES!
Ireland’s most famous amateur weatherman has slammed sun-cream manufacturers as he predicted many more hot summer days for Donegal. Michael Gallagher has predicted Ireland’s weather for many years...
View ArticleCOUNCIL LOOKING TO UNLOCK DONEGAL’S CULTURAL BAGGAGE
Emigrants on board a tender ship (1930s) Donegal County Council and the Donegal County Heritage Forum have joined with The Heritage Council to find out more about what Donegal people took with them...
View ArticleSLIGO-LETTERKENNY CYCLE HAS RAISED OVER €500,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Each year many of us donate to charities either locally or overseas. However, have we ever stopped to think of the work and time that goes into planning and organising fundraising events? I recently...
View ArticleMICK QUINN – BANK CLOSURES CAUSE RURAL ISOLATION
Sinn Fein County Councillor, Mick Quinn, has claimed that the practise by banks of closing rural branches is contributing to Rural isolation. Quinn said, “Bank closures are causing many problems for...
View ArticleHORSES FOR COURSES AT RAMELTON THIS WEEKEND!
There will be a horse race meeting in Ramelton this Sunday, July 14th. If you have never been horse-racing then this is a perfect taster of what could be a regular afternoon out for the family. The...
View ArticleDONEGAL GOLDEN BOY JASON WOOS MIRIAM ON HER TV SHOW
DONEGAL Boxer and triple European champion Jason Quigley wooed Miriam O’Callaghan on her TV show tonight. The Ballybofey man was a special guest of the RTE show alongside boxers John Joe Nevin, Paddy...
View ArticleDDTV: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LENNON FESTIVAL IN RAMELTON
   THE Lennon Festival in Ramelton is in full swing – and Donegal Daily was there on Saturday afternoon for the annual parade. If you have video you want to see on Donegal’s BIGGEST media source,...
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