GAA NEWS: KILCAR RECORD GOOD LEAGUE WIN OVER ARDARA
Seniors With the championship back to the 15th of Sept, it was a league game against Ardara at home where the Seniors had a good victory, with the score of 19 points to Ardara 6 points. Both Seniors...
View ArticleGAA NEWS – NAOMH MUIRE REMEMBERS JOHN DIVER
Comhbhrón Its with deep regret we record the passing of John Diver a member of the Rosses Rovers team winners of the Dr’McGettigan cup in 1948. A native of Gola Island and a national school teacher on...
View ArticleDONEGAL GIRL CAROLINE BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN AT ROSE OF TRALEE
UPDATED: FANAD girl Caroline Callaghan has done her county and her adopted Dubai proud on the Rose of Tralee. There was hardly a dry eye in the Dome this evening as the 24-year-old Dubai Rose read out...
View ArticleCHAMPION! KELLY BREAKS 70-YEAR-OLD COUNTY SHOT PUTT RECORD
THEY say records are there to be broken – and one which has stood in County Donegal for 70 years just has been. When John Gallagher from Cruit Island sent his shot over the 14-metre mark during an...
View ArticleCAO OFFERS: THROUGH THE EYES OF DONEGAL STUDENTS
The day of CAO offers is one of the most feared and anticipated for a Leaving Certificate student. By Caoimhe Ní Chathail Donegal Daily once again took the opportunity to talk to Gavin, Síofra, Shane...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON TODAY IN DONEGAL HERITAGE WEEK
HERITAGE Week in Co Donegal features almost 100 events. Here’s what’s on today, Wednesday, across the county. So get out and enjoy it.
View ArticleNO AMOUNT OF CHANGES TO ASK.FM WILL BRING BACK MY DAUGHTERS
The mother of a young Donegal girl who took her own life after being bullied on ask.fm has said no amount of changes to the website will bring her daughter back. The late Erin and Shannon Gallagher The...
View ArticleCOO COO – GUESS WHICH DONEGAL BUSINESSMAN IS 50?
He may be known to many as pigeon. But Letterkenny businessman Anthony Arthur has a couple of more reasons to be in a flap today. Well, he has fifty in fact. The man who has business interests in a...
View ArticleMAJOR FEATURE FILM STARTS SHOOTING IN DONEGAL
A major feature film has started filming across Donegal in a number of locations including Killea, Letterkenny and Moville. A scene from Bravado. Bravado is the new feature film from Derry born, writer...
View ArticleDONEGAL MAN LANDS LEAD ROLE IN WEST END VERSION OF THE COMMITMENTS
Denis (front with arms folded) as Jimmy Rabbitte in The Commitments. A Donegal actor has landed the lead role in the West End adaptation of The Commitments. The lead role of Jimmy Rabbitte, the band’s...
View ArticleLIFESTYLE: COSY UP TO A PARKA THIS WINTER
COSY UP TO A PARKA THIS WINTER Celebrities love their Parka and this iconic coat is back for another Autumn/Winter Season available in the traditional khaki as well as navy, black and printed designs....
View ArticleDAMNING REPORT INTO DONEGAL CRECHES FINDS RISK OF SCALDING AND STRANGULATION
INSPECTORS who visited a number of crèches across Donegal found young children were exposed to risks of strangulation, scalding and other serious injuries. A creche – pic posed by models. The potential...
View ArticleMORE THAN 50 ATTEND ‘SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD’ CAMP
Almost 50 young people from diverse backgrounds are participating in an intercultural summer camp in Donegal this week. Student show racism the red card The camp, organised annually by the anti-racism...
View ArticleATHLETICS – LETTERKENNY AC SENDS CONGRATS TO BRENDAN BOYCE
Well done to Brendan Boyce who clocked a new personal best of 3:54:24 in the 50K walk at the World Championships in Moscow to finish in 25th place. His previous best time for the distance was 3:55:01...
View ArticleDUNGLOE SEWERAGE ACTION GROUP SAYS IT HOPES MINISTER WILL DELIVER IN WEEKS
The Dungloe Sewerage Action Group has welcomed the announcement by Minister Dinny McGinley regarding the commencement of a sewerage scheme in Dungloe. During an interview with Myles Duggan on RTÉ Radio...
View ArticleDONEGAL BAND CHOSEN TO PLAY ELECTRIC PICNIC!
SlowPlaceLikeHome to play Electric Picnic Donegal musical outfit SlowPlaceLikeHome have been chosen to play at the Electric Picnic. The outfit will play Donal Dineen’s ‘Radio Activity’ stage on...
View ArticleLYIT GETS HUGE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AS RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLL
More students are choosing to go to LYIT. The number of college students who have chosen to stay in Donegal to continue their education has increased dramatically. Offers from CAO 2013 show that more...
View ArticleSAVED! THE FOUR GORGEOUS KITTENS SENTENCED TO DEATH
IT makes you wonder what sort of person would do this – sentence these four innocent kittens to death. But that is what happened in County Donegal. Their owner took them to a vet here in the county and...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: ST EUNAN’S AND BUNCRANA TO CONTEST MINOR FINAL
ST EUNAN’S and Buncrana will meet in this year’s Minor Division One final after Wednesday night semi-final victories. Buncrana saw off Aodh Ruadh by just two points in a keenly contest match in Convoy...
View ArticleHARPS HOPING TO SNATCH A PLACE IN FAI CUP QUARTER-FINALS
A place in the quarter-finals of this season’s FAI Ford Cup is the prize for the winners as Finn Harps welcome Cobh Ramblers to Finn Park on Friday evening (kick-off 8pm). And with Harps promotion...
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