ME AND DANIEL TRIED DESPERATELY TO HAVE A BABY – MAJELLA O’DONNELL
Majella O’Donnell has admitted she tried desperately to give her singer husband Daniel a child. However, despite trying to conceive for years, the couple abandoned any hope they had of having their own...
View ArticlePATHOLOGIST ON WAY TO LETTERKENNY TO EXAMINE BODY FOLLOWING DEATH
The State Pathologist’s office has been contacted after the body of a man who was found in Ballybofey yesterday. It is understood a pathologist is now on the way to Letterkenny General Hospital after...
View ArticleBRAVE 96-YEAR-OLD VOWS TO RETURN TO HER HOME AFTER ATTACK BY BURGLARS
THE 96-year-old woman assaulted and gagged in her home by masked raiders has vowed to return to her home. The pensioner is expected to make a full recovery after being punched in the ribs during the...
View ArticleGARDAI RULE OUT FOUL PLAY IN BALLYBOFEY SHOOTING
GARDAI have now ruled out foul play after a man was shot dead in Ballybofey. The development came after an autopsy on Saturday. The scene of the shooting had been preserved and Garda crimes of scene...
View ArticleGAA: AN CLOCHAN LIATH GAA CLUB NEWS
The minor Board will hold an information night on Saturday the 19th of January at 7pm in the Parochial Hall Dungloe. Parents and Guardians of all children at underage level are asked to attend this...
View ArticleEVEN MARTY IS SURPRISED AT DONEGAL’S LUCK ON WINNING STREAK!
Even host Marty Whelan is now joking than Donegal is enjoying more than its fair share of luck when it comes to Winning Streak. The RTE presenter made his remarks as he picked out yet ANOTHER Donegal...
View ArticleOLD PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN FEAR IN THEIR HOMES AFTER DISGUSTING BURGLARY –...
A Buncrana Town Councillor has said old people in the town are terrified after the latest burglary in the locality. Cllr Ciaran McLaughlin was speaking of the burglary of 96 year old Greta Lilly at...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: KILCAR CLUB NOTES
CLG Chill Chartha will host its Minor Board A.G.M. on Sat 12th January 2013 at 8pm in the Parish Hall. Everyone is welcome and you support would be much appreciated. CLG Chill Chartha 10 week draw...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: URRIS CLUB NOTES
GAA Bingo- Every Thursday Night At 9.00pm In St Mary’s Hall Clonmany Everyone Welcome. Match & Win for 3/01/2013 No’s Drawn 5,10,12,22 No Jackpot Winner Next Weeks Jackpot Is €860, €15 Consolation...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: NAOMH ULTAN CLUB NOTES
Naomh Ultan Royal Flush Draw – Royal Flush Draw results for the weekend of 06/1/2013 were 2, 8, 23, & 24. There was no winner of the jackpot of €500. Consolation prizes went to John D McGinley,...
View ArticleBLAZE DESTROYS PORTSALON HOME
A housefire has destroyed a home in the Portsalon area. The fire started around 9am this morning and quickly spread. A number of units of the fire service form Milford and Letterkenny rushed to the...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: SCHOOLS NOTES
Football Competitions: Fixtures for the 2012/13 season are now on the website. Teachers are encouraged to play as many blitzes as possible in their section in order to give the pupils as much game time...
View ArticleCOUNCIL HOPING TO AGREE ON A BUDGET TODAY
Donegal County Council will meet today in the hope of finalising a budget for the year ahead. The council must strike a deal today with tomorrow’s deadline for such an agreement looming fast. The...
View ArticleDONEGAL’S MOST ELIGIBLE WOMAN COLLECTS HER LOTTO CHEQUE FOR €1 MILLION
Donegal’s most eligible young lady collected her cheque for €1 million after winning the Christmas Millionaire lotto draw. The young woman, who is understood to come from the Falcarragh area, is just...
View ArticleTRAVELING CRIMINALS BEHIND SPATE OF BURGLARIES – GARDAI
Gardai believe a gang of traveling criminals carried out up to eight burglaries in a Donegal town in just four hours. The gang of four robbed a number of houses by using distraction techniques. The...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: NAOMH BRID CLUB NOTES
The club AGM is scheduled for Sunday 13th Jan at 3pm in the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to come along and attend on the day. There was no winner of this weeks Lotto. The jackpot now stands at...
View ArticleDONEGAL STUDENTS AT FORE OF YOUNG SCIENTIST EXHIBITION
Dozens of Donegal schools are taking part in this year’s Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin. The entries deal with a wide-variety of topics as diverse as comparing cycling to running up a hill to...
View ArticleO DOMHNAILL SLAMS PLANS TO CUT GARDA NUMBERS AMIDST ‘CRIME WAVE’ IN DONEGAL
Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has hit out at the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter for what he describes as a ‘slash and burn’ of garda resources in Donegal. According to Senator Ó Domhnaill, it defies...
View ArticleDONEGAL CHILD RAPE SUSPECT FREED ON BAIL DESPITE OBJECTIONS
A MAN facing three child rape allegations in Co Donegal has been bailed in the North – despite objections from the authorities here. Roy David Cochrane, 42, from Loughmuck Road in Omagh, appeared in...
View ArticleGOVT SELF-CONGRATULATIONS DO NOTHING TO HELP STRUGGLING STUDENTS – MCCONALOGUE
Fianna Fáil Education Spokesperson Charlie McConalogue has accused the Government of shamefully patting itself on the back for a modest increase in the Student Assistance Fund. The Inishowen TD says...
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