HUNDREDS OF SWIMMERS TAKE TO THE WATER FOR ANNUAL RATHMULLAN DIP
HUNDREDS of swimmers took to the waters off Rathmullan for the annual New Year’s Day charity dip. They came in all shapes and sizes – even Elvis made an appearance for the event run by a committee in...
View ArticleATHLETICS: LETTERKENNY AC NEWS
It’s full steam ahead for Sunday’s five mile road race in Letterkenny which has an 11 am start. The race, which starts outside the O’Donnell Park and finishes at the back of the Aura Centre, was first...
View ArticleMAN KILLED IN NEW YEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NAMED
The 39 year old man killed in a traffic accident this morning has been named locally as Patrick ‘Packie’ Gildea. Mr Gildea, who was from Glenties, died when his jeep struck a stone wall between...
View ArticleGAA: NAOMH BRID GAA CLUB NEWS
The club hosted its Annual Dinner Dance in the Sandhouse Hotel on Saturday night which was the first time the event was staged in the Parish. Award winners on the night were; Senior Player of the Year:...
View ArticleGAA: NAOMH COLUMBA GAA CLUB NEWS
Naomh Columba 02.01.2013 The annual club dinner dance takes place this Friday night, January 4th, in the Blue Haven Hotel. Tickets are priced at €30 for dinner and dance, and are available from Noel...
View ArticleCUTS IN DONEGAL EDUCATION ATTACK ON SOCIETY’S WEAKEST, SAYS LOCAL TEACHERS’...
Budget 2013 cuts for Co. Donegal Further Education sector are unjust and unfair, the Chairperson Co. Donegal Teachers’ Union of Ireland has said. Joanne Irwin said says cuts here are an attack on “some...
View ArticleSUN, SAND AND SWEAT – DONEGAL TEAM FLAT OUT TRAINING IN DUBAI!
They may be on their dream ‘break’ but the Donegal GAA team certainly haven’t taken a break from training. Our pictures show the boys flat out on the golden beaches of Dubai. And with the temperatures...
View ArticleTERMON GETS READY FOR OPERATION TRANSFORMATION
It’s that time of year again Craoibhín Community & Enterprise Centre in Termon are Launching their 2nd Annual Operation Transformation. After the amazing success of last year’s participants, it was...
View ArticleVIEWPOINT: 40 YEARS OF EUROPEAN DECEIT AND LIES
VIEWPOINT: Dear Donegal Daily, This week marks the 40th anniverary of Ireland’s accession to Europe, 40 years of collusion and deception by Brussels and past and present government. When our parents...
View ArticleCAN YOU HELP FIND MISSING FAMILY DOG BARRY?
A FAMILY in the Rosses area has appealed for information about their missing pet. He’s a small male collie/terrier cross, black with a white patch of fur on his chest, two years old, not neutered. He...
View ArticleRTE TO SHOW DONEGAL’S ALL-IRELAND HEROICS IN SPECIAL ‘JIMMY’S WINNING...
DONEGAL’S All-Ireland heroes are set to feature in a special documentary to be broadcast tomorrow night. We showed you a teaser video for the documentary on RTE at the weekend. Here it is again....
View ArticleNEW YEAR CRASH VICTIM TO BE BURIED FRIDAY
A large crowd gathered at Letterkenny General Hospital for the removal of road accident victim Patrick ‘Packie’ Gildea this afternoon. The 39 year old from Straboy, Glenties was killed yesterday...
View ArticleTHE HOOPS REPORT: HOOPY NEW YEAR FOR CELTS
FROM NEIL DOHERTY IN GLASGOW: With less than 15 minutes left here at Celtic Park today, it was beginning to look as if 2013 was going to bring a losing start for the Hoops. But football can change...
View ArticleCLIFF FALL HIKER SAYS ‘THANKS’ TO DONEGAL RESCUE TEAMS WHO SAVED HIS LIFE
THE hiker injured in a fall at Slieve League yesterday has thanked his rescuers for saving his life. Cormac Nolan, a 28-year-old from Carlow, said that he and his family were grateful for going to...
View ArticleDONEGAL FAMILIES STARTING TO FEEL THE BUDGET PINCH, SAYS TD
Families across Co Donegal will soon begin to feel the pain of a range of cutbacks and new taxes in Budget 2013, Fianna Fáil Deputy Charlie McConalogue has warned. According to Deputy McConalogue, it...
View ArticleLARGE CROWDS EXPECTED FOR LETTERKENNY AC’S FIVE MILE RACE
It’s full steam ahead for Sunday’s five mile road race in Letterkenny which has an 11 am start. The race, which starts outside the O’Donnell Park and finishes at the back of the Aura Centre, was first...
View ArticleLORRAINE GALLAGHER – I JUST WANT TO PUT THE PAIN OF 2012 BEHIND ME
Lorraine Gallagher, the mother of two teenage girls who took their own lives within weeks of eachother, says she just wants to put 2012 behind her. Devastated Lorraine is still struggling to come to...
View ArticleGARDAI SEAL OFF HOUSE AFTER MAN FOUND SHOT DEAD
BREAKING NEWS: Gardai have sealed off a house in Ballybofey after a man was found shot dead. The man, who was in his 60s, was found by a family member at the house in the townland of Curraghmore....
View ArticleOUTRAGE AS BURGLARS PUNCH 96-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN CO DONEGAL ATTACK
A 96-year-old woman has been punched and tied up during a vicious burglary today. She has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital for treatment. Gardai say a man wearing dark clothing and a...
View ArticleMAN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING FROM HIS BIKE
A man has been rushed to hospital after he came off his bike in Glenswilly this afternoon. The man fell while cycling close to the local GAA field. He was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital by...
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