GLOVES OFF FOR EUNAN’S BOYS WITH HANDS-ON VENTURE!
Two St.Eunan’s students have launched an exciting new business venture as part of their mini-company enterprise project at school. Oisin Boyle and Hugh O’Donnell have launched their enterprise project...
View ArticleSELF MANAGEMENT COURSE BEGINS AT LIFFORD RESOURCE CENTRE
Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre Local Notes Art classes run on a Monday from 10.30-12.30 EVERYONE WELCOME! One day Basic Food Hygiene Course on Tuesday 17th December from 10am-4.30pm. If you would be...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AS 120KM/HR STORM WINDS ON THE WAY
MET Eireann has issued an ORANGE weather warning from midnight tonight until noon tomorrow. Gales bringing wind gusts of up to 120km/hr will hit Donegal in the early hours of the morning. The winds...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: ST EUNAN’S U-21 HURLERS DENIED CHANCE OF PLAYING IN FINAL
Club Notes – Naomh Adhamhnáin – 02.12.13 In Association with Letterkenny Shopping Centre The U21 Hurlers were denied the opportunity to play the county final last week due to exams and hopefully common...
View ArticleSHOCK AS LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER SEÁN Ó CUIRREÁIN QUITS
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Gaeltacht Affairs Michael Kitt has said a lack political will and support for preserving our national language has led to the resignation of An Coimisinéir Teanga Seán Ó...
View ArticleTD Mac LOCHLAINN IN TV BATTLE OVER RUC OFFICER KILLINGS
Vincent Browne: Launched verbal attack on Mac Lochlainn DONEGAL TD Padraig Mac Lochlainn has been involved in a ding-dong TV battle tonight over the assassination of two senior RUC officers. Chief...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: SO WHO WILL BE GLENTIES MAYOR?
This town will have a new ruler on Friday! There was no winner of last week’s lotto. The numbers drawn were 7, 10, 21 and 22. Two prizes of €50 went to Rose Molloy Mill Road and Grace Boyle Glen Road....
View ArticleCOLEMAN STARS AT OLD TRAFFORD, BUT EX-DERRY STAR SINKS SHAY
SEAMUS Coleman played a starring role as Everton beat Man United at Old Trafford last night. The Killybegs footballer helped launch wave after wave of attack on a United side rapidly losing its gloss....
View ArticleSINGLE PARENTS IN DONEGAL SUFFERING FROM TAX CREDIT AXE – DOHERTY
Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD has said the government’s cut to the Single Parent tax credit is unjustifiable and can still be reversed. Deputy Doherty was speaking as amendments to...
View ArticleANGER AS MONEYLENDERS HIT DONEGAL FAMILIES WITH 187% INTEREST RATES
CASH-strapped Donegal families are being fleeced by moneylenders charging outrageous interest on loans, a politician has warned. New Sinn Fein Councillor Gary Doherty has called on the Government to...
View ArticleROADS WARNING AS STORM BATTERS COUNTY
MOTORISTS are being urged to drive with extreme care this morning as Donegal is battered by a storm. There are reports of trees down in several areas of the county, with debris causing some...
View ArticleGARDAI MAKE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN COPPER WIRE THEFTS
Gardai have made a major breakthrough in the hunt for a gang suspected of stealing tens of thousands of euro of telephone lines from across Donegal. Thousands of euro of cabling has been stolen in...
View ArticleJOB VACANCY: SERENITY HAIR & BEAUTY LOOKING TO RECRUIT QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER
Serenity Hair & Beauty are seeking applicants for a fully qualified hairdresser to work in their fantastic salon which is based beside the An Cúirt Hotel in Gweedore. Some of the requirements...
View ArticleSEWERAGE PRESSURE GROUP ASK MINISTER McGINLEY FOR DATE FOR SCHEME
The Dungloe Sewerage Action Group has called on Minister of State Dinny McGinley to say when the scheme will be installed. The group says that Minister McGinley told the nation on RTE radio on August...
View ArticleRELAY FOR LIFE TO HOST SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE
The Relay for Life Donegal 2014 Committee will host an Inaugural Christmas Carol Service at The Church of the Irish Martyrs, Letterkenny on Sunday the 8th December 2013 at 4p.m. The event will allow...
View ArticleMALIN HEAD HIT BY HURRICANE-FORCE WIND BLAST
Bunagee Pier takes a bettering. Pic by Brian Bonner. STORM UPDATE: MALIN Head recorded the highest wind gust of today’s storm, Met Eireann told Donegal Daily. The gust – at 130km/hr – was recorded at...
View ArticleIN THE EYE OF THE STORM – PIC SPECIAL
The 50ft Christmas tree in Crandonagh was split in two by the storm The road to the Gartan OUtdoor Centre was blocked by this fallen tree. Bunagee Pier takes a battering. Pic by Brian Bonner. The...
View ArticleCOUNCIL CONFIRMS IT HAS RESPONDED TO 25 EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS DURING STORM
Emergency response crews from Donegal County Council have responded to 25 call outs in the last few hours due to the current storm. The road to the Gartan OUtdoor Centre was blocked by this fallen...
View ArticleBOOKLET ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAUNCHED IN DONEGAL
Fiona Doherty, Donegal Domestic Violence Service; Michael Moreton, An Garda Siochana; Finola Brennan, Donegal Women’s network, NC Britton; Letterkenny Women’s Centre, Helena Bracken; Nexus, Sarah...
View ArticleEMERGENCY SERVICES AT SCENE OF THREE CAR SMASH
The emergency services are at the scene of a three car smash in Inishowen. The accident happened at about 3.30pm at Aught outside Muff. It is understood one of the cars has been badly damaged in the...
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