‘NO AMOUNT OF SPIN CAN COVER UP STAFF SHORTAGE’– ANGRY HOSPITAL WORKERS SAY
ANGRY workers at Letterkenny General Hospital say the HSE would be better off ‘employing more real doctors than spin-doctors’ as a new crisis hit this week. Nurses and support staff say they can no...
View ArticleDUTCH FILM CREW LEFT WITH REAL SHARK ‘TAIL’ TO TELL!
A Dutch film crew got a little more than they bargined for when they went shark-watching off the Donegal coast. A basking shark off Inishowen The team took a trip off Malin Head for some fishing and...
View ArticleMAJOR POWER OUTAGE HITS INISHOWEN
There is a major power outage in the Buncrana and surrounding areas. More than 1,000 homes and businesses have been left without power. The outage began at 11am and is expected to last until after 3pm....
View ArticleMALIN COASTGUARD TO BE RETAINED AS CO-ORDINATION CENTRE
Confirmation that the Irish Coastguard Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Malin Head will be retained as part of a new plan to improve maritime safety has been welcomed by Senator Jimmy Harte. “It has been...
View ArticleWARNING TO MOTORISTS AFTER SERIES OF CAR CRASHES
COUNCIL officials and road safety advisers have warned motorists to take extra care on the roads today after a series of road traffic accidents. The latest smash happened on the N56 at lunchtime when a...
View ArticleDDTV VIDEO: ‘WE’RE READY FOR LAOIS’ SAYS CAPTAIN MURPHY
Donegal captain Michael Murphy says it is do or die now as they prepare to face Laois in the All-Ireland qualifiers this weekend. Watch this gaa.ie video interview with him by pressing Play >
View ArticlePICTURE SPECIAL AS MILFORD GAA CLUB CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH 5K RACE
MILFORD GAA club is celebrating its 35th birthday. And tonight there was a large turn-out for a 5k race as part of the celebrations.
View ArticleTHE MILFORD GAA 5K RESULTS
SO WHERE did you come in the Milford GAA celebration 5k? All the results are below: A picture special can be seen here:...
View ArticleFLOWERS AND FOOTBALL TOP MARKS THE SPOT WHERE TRAGIC BARRY WAS FOUND
FLOWERS and a football top have been left at the scene in Paisley, Scotland, where the body of Carndonagh man Barry Doherty was found on Wednesday. Police last night confirmed the body found on a weir...
View ArticleENGLISH GETS HIS CHANCE TO SHINE AT LONDON OLYMPIC STADIUM
LETTERKENNY AC runner Mark English didn’t make last year’s Olympics – not to compete anyway. Last year he was a mere spectator at the greatest athletics show on earth when many thought he should have...
View ArticleBRITISH ARMY EXERCISES SPARK DONEGAL SEA SEARCH ALERT
BRITISH Army soldiers sparked a Donegal lifeboat launch, it has emerged. The soldiers were taking part in exercises at Magilligan Point in County Derry on Thursday. However they also used numerous...
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 ArticleCOUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE IMPACT OF DERRY GASIFICATION ON DONEGAL
Donegal County Council is to investigate the potential environmental impacts of Derry’s Maydown plant on Donegal. Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has welcomed agreement from the local...
View ArticleDDTV SPECIAL – TERMON GAA CLUB TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
It promises to be a very proud and emotional weekend for Termon GAA Club this weekend as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. An action-packed weekend of fun and nostalgia has been planned by the club....
View ArticleDONEGAL WILL NOT BE PART OF INDEPENDENT PLANNING REVIEW
Donegal will not be part of an independent review of planning across Ireland. Minister of State for Planning Jan O’Sullivan is to order consultants to undertake an independent investigation of planning...
View ArticleSINN FEIN TO SUPPORT SEANAD ABOLITION – DOHERTY
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has announced that Sinn Féin will be calling for a yes vote in the upcoming referendum to abolish the Seanad, which will take place on Friday 4th October. Pearse Doherty TD...
View ArticleWIN FREE TICKETS TO SEE DONEGAL FACE LAOIS
Donegal face Laois tomorrow in a bid to get our All-Ireland dream back on track. We have a family pass of two adults and two childrens’ tickets to give away free for tomorrow’s game in...
View ArticleMAJELLA O’DONNELL REVEALS SHE IS BEING TREATED FOR BREAST CANCER
Majella O’Donnell has revealed she is being treated for breast cancer. A statement issued on behalf of the wife of singer Daniel O’Donnell said the couple are “hopeful of a full recovery.” The couple...
View ArticleGLOWING TRIBUTES PAID TO KIND, BEAUTIFUL CHRIS
GLOWING tributes have been paid to Inishowen drowning victim Lorraine ‘Chris’ Plummer at her funeral in Derry. Mourners gathered to pay their respects at her funeral in St Mary’s Church in the Creggan....
View ArticleDONEGAL’S ‘TOP’ ART GALLERY – THAT REFUSES TO TAKE COMMISSION!
There’s not many art galleries that refuse to take ANY commission on the paintings they sell. The Dungloe Marys at the Art Exhibition 2012 MFD Art Exhibition But the Art Gallery at Sharkey’s TOP...
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