MAN ESCAPES AFTER FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE IN GLENTIES
A fire has destroyed a house on the outskirts of Glenties. The fire broke out last night just after 8pm. Members of the fire service from Glenties and Killybegs as well as the ambulance service...
View ArticleMANDELA: ADAMS COMPARES HOMELAND TO DONEGAL
SINN FEIN leader Gerry Adams says the homeland of Nelson Mandela reminded him of Donegal. The politician has been given a special role in the funeral of Mandela, marking the close links between the...
View ArticleDD LOCAL: DRUMKEEN SCHOOL REUNION DVD NOW AVAILABLE
Drumkeen Youth Club Youth club this Fri 20th Dec. 7:30-9:30 pm. Leaders this week Claire, Julie and Aidan. We are taking a short break until Fri 10th Jan. We would like to wish everyone a very Happy...
View ArticleSPECIAL EVENTS TO MARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRA MAN KILLED BY HIS OWN BOMB IN...
A wreath-laying ceremony is to take place in Donegal this afternoon at the spot where an IRA man was killed by his own bomb 40 years ago today. Jim McGinn. Jim McGinn (20), from Delaney Crescent,...
View ArticleCELEBRITIES DONATE ITEMS AS DONEGAL GETS READY FOR UNIQUE FARMER’S AUCTION
Big Tom hands over his 25yr old microphone to John from Teague’s Bar What have a tie signed by the late Joe Dolan, a gold disc signed by Margo and a microphone owned by Big Tom all got in common? The...
View ArticleWEATHER ALERT: HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ON WAY TO DONEGAL
A STORM with hurricane-force winds is on its way to Co Donegal, say forecasters. The eye of the storm will hit Donegal Bay on Wednesday, with gusts of more than 130km/hr. Irish Weather Online issued...
View ArticleDONEGAL IS WORST-HIT BY FOOD POVERTY SAY UNIONS
Trade unions Unite and Mandate claim that 10% of people in Ireland are suffering food poverty – and Donegal is the worst-hit. The unions are demanding immediate Government aid for poverty relief...
View ArticleGYM’LL FIX IT FOR PEOPLE OF KILLYGORDON
Cllrs Paddy Mc Gowan and Martin Harley cuts the ribbon to officially open the NewCamp Gym watched by John Starrett, Vice Chairman, DLDC and Leader Project Officer Martian Whoriskey, Gym Instructors and...
View ArticleCHEF CONRAD GALLAGHER NAMED IN NEW LAWSUIT
Controversial Donegal chef Conrad Gallagher has found himself in the middle of a lawsuit taken by staff of a restaurant he was involved in. Conrad Gallagher The Letterkenny-born businessman is named in...
View ArticleBRIAN FINDS HIS PORT AFTER WALKING THE LINE!
Brian Mc Daid celebrates last night as he reached the end of his walk from Derry to Burtonport for health Awareness last night. It was an inner journey as much as an outer journey. Over the years, many...
View ArticleDONEGAL PEN BOYS MAKE THEIR FIRST MILLION!
Donegal Pens brothers Ronan and Conor Mc Garvey celebrating 1,000,000 page views on their website www.donegalpens.com Donegal Pens schoolboys Ronan and Conor Mc Garvey of Loughanure are celebrating...
View ArticleDONEGAL BUSINESSES THREATEN TO BOYCOTT PAYING RATES
A group of businesses says it will stop paying rates if there is not a rates reduction. The Donegal Business Rates Reduction Campaign says it needs a reduction in rates if businesses are to survive....
View Article70% OF DONEGAL CONSUMERS SHOP LOCAL
Promoted Post A snap poll by new Donegal business Local Deal Hunt shows that 70% of consumers in Donegal do some or all of their Christmas shopping locally in the county. The results were welcomed by...
View ArticleKOREAN AMBASSADOR TO VISIT DONEGAL TOMORROW
The Mayor of Donegal Cllr. Ian McGarvey will welcome His Excellency the Korean Ambassador Mr. Hae-Yun Park to Donegal tomorrow at a reception in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny. Mayor Ian...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: URRIS ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
IORRAS GAA Bingo – Every Thursday Evening In St Marys Hall Clonmany at 9.00pm Everyone Welcome. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BINGO NO BINGO THURSDAY 26TH DECEMBER MATCH N WIN DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE AT FRIDAY NIGHTS...
View ArticleTIR CHONAILL PRODUCE STUNNING PERFORMANCE TO THRASH LETTERKENNY
After the heroics of the cup last week Tir Chonaill renewed rivalries with Letterkenny 2nd’s in Carrickfinn in the Ulster Minor League. With predicted torrential rain and gusts it was horrendous...
View ArticleMAN WRECKED FOUR LANTERNS WHILST OUT ON BAIL FOR RIOT
The scene of the 2011 riot A JUDGE has given a criminal extra time behind bars after learning that he was out on bail when involved in two acts of criminal damage – one of them involving an attack on a...
View ArticleWOMAN WALKED OUT OF SUPERMARKET WITH WHISKEY AND VODKA
A Letterkenny woman was stopped by Gardai after she walked out of a supermarket with a bottle of vodka and whiskey. The case was heard at Letterkenny District Court. Ann-Marie Donegan, of Bomany, was...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: MALIN OPEN NEW CLUB SHOP
GOOD AS NEW SHOP: Our Good as New Shop is now opened within the Clubhouse. All monies will go towards funds to purchase equipment for our new gym. Shop opening hours are Saturday from 11- 5:30pm,...
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