FINN VALLEY ATHLETE SETS NEW IRISH JUNIOR RECORD IN AMERICA
Sarah Collins Finn Valley has set a new Irish junior record in the US on Saturday night returning 15:41 for 5k indoors which also is a B Standard for European Senior champs Zurich 2014. SARAH COLLINS...
View ArticleA HAPPY TAIL! THE JACKSON FIVE FIND HOMES IN DONEGAL
The pups are fit and healthy today after being dumped to die just a month ago. All five pups which were abandoned in a cardboard box in a forest in Ballybofey have now been rehomed. The week-old pups...
View ArticleDAUGHTER OF UVF KILLER MADE SECTARIAN REMARKS ABOUT GLASGOW CHOPPER CRASH
John Jnr, left, pictured with his dad on a previous visit to the same bar THE daughter of murdered UVF killer John Bingham could be prosecuted over alleged sectarian remarks made on Facebook over the...
View ArticleDONEGAL SINN FEIN CALL FOR HOLD-OFF ON HANDOVER OF WATER SERVICES
Sinn Féin Councillor Gary Doherty and Marie Therese Gallagher have today proposed that Donegal County Council hold off on the handover of Water Services to Irish Water. The handover is due to take...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY ALERT: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS LORRY STOLEN IN MANORCUNNINGHAM
COMMUNITY ALERT: Have you seen this lorry, which was stolen in Manorcunningham last night. It was seen being driven towards the border. If you can help please ring 086 4043248.
View ArticleALERT OVER: STOLEN LORRY FOUND IN THE NORTH
A LORRY stolen in Manorcunningham has been found. A social media alert – backed by Donegal Daily and Derry Daily – has led to the PSNI recovering the vehicle this evening. Thanks to all our readers on...
View ArticleCONWAL SINGERS HOST THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE
The Conwal Singers will host their annual Christmas Carol Service in Conwal Parish Church on Wednesday 18th December 2013 at 8pm. Under the musical direction of Conductor Daniel Braddell, the singers...
View ArticleGAA NEWS – GLENSWILLY LOOK FORWARD TO ANNUAL DINNER DANCE AFTER TERRIFIC YEAR
As the dust has finally settled after our exit from the Ulster Club Championship we can all look back objectively and now really appreciate what our gallant team have achieved in 2013. We as a club and...
View ArticleJUDGE JAILS DONEGAL MAN OVER FOUR LANTERNS ATTACK
Judge Kelly: Jailed McBride for three months A JUDGE rejected pleas for clemency from a lawyer after hearing a man on assault charges has 22 previous convictions. Bernard McBride, who is 35 and from 50...
View ArticleMURRAY SLAMS DONEGAL JOBBRIDGE POSITIONS – WASHING CARS AT PETROL STATION
SINN Fein councillor Jack Murray has hit out at the latest Jobbridge positions advertised in Co Donegal – including three positions at a garage washing cars. Sweeney’s Spar Express at Ballyraine in...
View ArticleFARMER TO FACE TRIAL OVER CLAIMS HE FLED MOUNTAIN TOP GARAGE WITHOUT PAYING
William McGeehan A 57-year-old farmer has appeared in court charged with driving off from a well-known petrol station without paying for fuel. William McGeehan, from Glenkeeragh, Newmills, denied the...
View ArticleLIKE NEW BUSINESS ‘THRIFTY PRINTS’ ON FACEBOOK AND WIN 1000 FREE LEAFLETS
A Business student at the LYIT has displayed his entrepreneurial skills after setting up an exciting new business called Thrifty Prints. Declan Bourke from Stranorlar is a mature student that is...
View ArticleIT’S A WRAP FOR COMEBACK CHEF CONRAD!
Donegal celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher is giving it another go – this time in Hollywood. Conrad has started an online party food business. The Letterkenny cook has tried numerous ventures since...
View ArticleIT’S LIGHTS, CAMERA AND ACTION FOR THE DONEGAL PEN BOYS TODAY
It’s lights, camera, action for Donegal Pens brothers Rónán and Conor Mc Garvey later today (Tuesday) when they appear on the RTE2 ‘Two Tube’ programme. The Mc Garvey brothers from Loughanure will...
View ArticleBOXER JASON QUIGLEY REVEALS HE IS CONSIDERING TURNING PRO
Donegal boxing star Jason Quigley has admitted he is considering turning professional. Jason Quigley is considering turning pro. The 22 year old Ballybofey man and World silver medalist has revealed...
View ArticleMcHUGH SLAMS CLAIMS THAT SMALL DONEGAL SCHOOLS ARE ‘TICKING TIME-BOMBS’
Fine Gael Deputy Joe McHugh has slammed claims that small schools across Donegal are in danger of closing down. Deputy Joe McHugh It follows a meeting organised in Carndonagh to express concerns that...
View ArticleDRINK DRIVER SPRAYED SO MUCH MINT INTO HIS MOUTH HE WRECKED BREATHALYSER
A DRINK driver sprayed so much mint freshener into his mouth, it wrecked the breathalyser machine at a Garda Station, a court has heard. Michael Bonnar, from Rareagh, Letterkenny, was stopped by a...
View ArticleGARDAI IN BORDER FEARS AS CRIMEWAVE CONTINUES
GARDAI have expressed concern at a serious lack of resources after a series of incidents in recent days – linked to criminals from the North. Rank and file officers told Donegal Daily that Garda HQ...
View ArticleTAX DEFAULTING COURIER ORDERED TO DELIVER €177K TO REVENUE
A COURIER has been ordered to pay €177,000 to Revenue in the latest Tax Defaulters List released today. Aidan Caddye, from Kilmacrennan, had underpaid a range of taxes totalling almost €120,000 and was...
View ArticlePAEDOPHILE PAIR JAILED FOR SICKENING ATTACKS ON BOY (13)
A PAEDOPHILE tried to escape from a court house after being jailed for his part in sickening sex abuse attacks on a 13-year-old boy. The man was one of two 21-year-old men jailed at Donegal Circuit...
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