COUNCIL ISSUES ROADS WARNING AS FREEZE RETURNS
DONEGAL County Council has warned motorists that temperatures will fall below 0C again tonight, causing problems on the roads. The cold spell is set to continue until the end of the month, according to...
View ArticleJOBS: DONEGAL PROJECT OFFICER FOR THE BUSINESS BOOT CAMP PROGRAMME
Job Vacancy – Donegal Project Officer RECRUITMENT OF A DONEGAL PROJECT OFFICER FOR THE BUSINESS BOOT CAMP PROGRAMME Working alongside a small professional programme management team this is an ideal...
View ArticleJOBS: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF DERRY VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU
We are getting ready for a once in a lifetime opportunity…to showcase our unique visitor experience, our cultural talent while telling a new international story about our city as it becomes the...
View ArticleGAA: KILCAR GAA CLUB NEWS
KILCAR CLUB NOTES 05.12.12 CLG Chill Chartha 10 week draw. Week 2 winners: €1000 – Celan Curran, Bogagh. €500 – Paddy McBrearty, Doonin. €300 – Ferguson McGroary & Odie McBride, Carrick. €200 –...
View ArticleSTEVE PROVES HE IS NO ‘FAKE’ WITH CLASSIC FRAMES VIDEO
Up and coming Donegal film-maker Steve McCollum’s video for Irish band The Frames hit single Fake is still being watched by thousands of people on You Tube. To date the Letterkenny film-maker and...
View ArticleDONEGAL WOMAN ASKS COURT FOR THE RIGHT TO DIE IN LANDMARK LEGAL CASE
THE debate on euthanasia in Ireland is set to intensify after a Co Donegal woman who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis today began a legal case to allow her husband to assist her in taking her own life...
View ArticleINISHOWEN TDs AT WAR! MacLOCHLAINN SAYS McCONALOGUE HAS ‘BRASS NECK’ OVER...
Happier times: Charlie and Padraig THEY’RE from the same peninsula in Co Donegal but there was no love lost today as Sinn Fein TD Padraig MacLochlainn and Fianna Fail Deputy Charlie McConalogue clashed...
View ArticleMIXED FEELINGS FOR DONEGAL HOOPS FANS AS AIDEN RETURNS TO PARADISE
FROM NEIL DOHERTY IN GLASGOW: He graced Celtic Park with his skills but Donegal Hoops fans will have mixed feelings when one of their own plays to put them out of the European Cup. Aiden McGeady’s...
View ArticleFINN HARPS CO-OP TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING
Finn Harps Co-Operative Society Limited wish to inform all Shareholders that a Special General Meeting will be held in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey on Sunday 16th December at 7.30pm. The Board of Finn...
View ArticleLETTERKENNY CRAFT AND DESIGN STUDIO BECOMES BIGGEST IN NORTH-WEST
The season of good will and gift giving is upon us so why not treat the one you love or even yourself to a locally-crafted gift at the Letterkenny Craft & Design Studio. They have a vast selection...
View ArticleLETTERKENNY NAMED IN TOP TEN OF IRELAND’S TOP TOURISM TOWNS
Letterkenny will know tomorrow if it has been named Ireland’s Top Tourism Town by Fáilte Ireland. The Cathedral Town has been named on a shortlist of the ten top contenders from across the country...
View ArticleTOP DJ NIKKI REVEALS ROMANTIC PROPOSAL BY HER DONEGAL BOYFRIEND
Top DJ Nikki Hayes has revealed how her Donegal boyfriend whisked her off to Solis Lough Eske Castle to pop the question. Nikki and Frank The former 2FM personality has been dating Letterkenny man...
View ArticleARTS NIGHT BY THE NORTH WEST WORDS GROUP AT CAFE BLEND
The North West Words group will hold an arts night in the writer’s venue Café Blend Letterkenny Thursday 13th December 8:00pm. There will be a book Launch by: M Tea Vessels by Alfie Bradley, Angela...
View ArticleFALCON UNVEILS CITY OF DERRY AIRPORT SUMMER SUN 2013 PROGRAMME
Leading tour operator Falcon Holidays has announced its Summer Sun 2013 programme with departures direct from City of Derry Airport including a new route to Lanzarote and a wide range of Falcon’s...
View ArticleGARDAI BELIEVE STOLEN TAXI MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN ROBBERY ON POST OFFICE
Two armed men have threatened staff at Burt Post Office during a raid on the premises this morning. It is believed the raiders may have used a stolen taxi to carry out the raid. Two armed and masked...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA AND REST OF WORLD GO MAD FOR DONEGAL DOLL ‘LOTTIE’
A woman’s group in Australia has adopted a Donegal doll as their mascot to be given to thousands of children Down Under. The new Lottie doll is seen as a safe doll for Donegal children Women’s Forum...
View ArticleWINE BUFF BOSS ADDS TO FESTIVE CHEER BY REFUSING TO ADD NEW €1 TAX
THE BOSS of Donegal’s most famous wine shop has added some festive cheer to the bad budget news – he’s refusing to pass on a new tax hike on wine until after Christmas. Richard Finney, owner of the...
View ArticlePYJAMAS ARE THE DRESS CODE FOR CHRISTMAS LIBRARY PARTY!
Not many people go to their local library in their pyjamas. But Christmas celebrations at Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair will take place this year in the form of a storytelling pyjama party for...
View ArticleMCGUINNESS COMPARES CELTIC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WIN TO ALL-IRELAND VICTORY
Jim McGuinness has compared Celtic’s qualification for the Champions League knock-out stages to winning the All-Ireland with Donegal. NEIL LENNON WELCOMES JIM MCGUINNESS TO PARKHEAD The Glenties man...
View ArticleSINN FEIN TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ACROSS COUNTY AFTER BUDGET FALL-OUT
Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty puts up a poster outside Dail Eireann today Sinn Fein are to host a series of public meetings across Donegal in opposition ot the budget. Speaking today after Budget 2013...
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