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WAVES OF FUN AT MARBLE HILL NEW YEAR SWIM – PIC SPECIAL
Revelers flocked to Marble Hill for the annual New Year’s Day swim. There were even a few of Santa’s helpers still hanging around ready for a dip. All pictures by kind courtesy of Tony Nee.
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U-21 COUNTY HURLING FINAL (2013!) TO GO AHEAD THIS WEEKEND
The County U21 Hurling Final (2013!) will take place in the Convoy Centre of Excellence this Saturday at 2:30pm. There had been controversy when the county board had fixed a date in December which one...
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WOMAN WITH STRONG DONEGAL CONNECTIONS KILLED IN AUSTRALIA
A woman with strong Donegal connections has been killed following a tragic accident in Australia. Kathleen Peat was knocked off her bike and killed on St Stephen’s Day as she trained for a triathlon...
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STORM SURGE WARNING ISSUED FOR DONEGAL
BREAKING NEWS: A dawn storm surge warning has been issued for Donegal. High tides just before 7am could swell by up to three metres, causing flooding and damage in coastal areas. The centre of a Low...
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ALERT: DONEGAL BATTERED AS HURRICANE WIND STORM HITS COUNTY
ALERT: DONEGAL is being battered by severe storms, with roads flooded and damage caused to property overnight. Gardaí have issued an urgent warning to motorists. Force 11 gales – with hurricane-force...
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DANIEL PLEADS WITH FANS TO BACK TRAGIC DONAL’S CANCER CAMPAIGN
Daniel O’Donnell has thrown his weight behind tragic cancer teenager Donal Walsh’s foundation. The Donegal singer has urged his thousands of fans to download the late Kerry teenager’s song in a bid to...
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TRAGIC INISHOWEN PENSIONER TO BE BURIED TODAY
The last person to be killed on Donegal’s roads in 2013 will be buried today. Tragic pensioner Maura Porter died just before midnight last Monday hours after she was struck by a car just 150 yards from...
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FILM IT FRIDAY – FREE PASSES FOR CENTURY CINEMAS TO BE WON
We have a free family pass to give away this, and every week, for Century Cinemas in Letterkenny. All readers have to do is to email the answer to a simple movie-related question. The question is “Who...
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MAJOR FLOODING ALERT AS STORM CONTINUES TO RAGE ACROSS DONEGAL
Cars left stranded on The PIer in Donegal Town. Pic by Rory O’Donnell. Donegal has been battered with overnight storms with many places flooded across the county. Parts of Donegal Town, Ballyshannon...
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ANTI-JOBS MEASURE SEE FAS APPRENTICES HIT WITH STUDENT FEES – McCONALOGUE
Fianna Fáil has accused the Government of discouraging participation in State apprenticeship schemes by hitting participants with €540 in student fees. Charlie McConalogue TD The new student...
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TWO SISTERS KILLED IN HOUSEFIRE
Two sisters have died in a housefire in Letterkenny BREAKING NEWS: Two sisters have died in a housefire in Letterkenny. The two sisters, aged 24 and 28, were found dead in the house at Ceannan View in...
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TRIBUTES PAID TO BEAUTIFUL BROGAN SISTERS KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE
Jody Brogan THERE is widespread shock in Co Donegal at the deaths today of the “beautiful” Brogan sisters who died in a house fire in Letterkenny this morning. Jody Brogan and her big sister Anngeline...
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ROADS WARNING AS FLOOD WATER WREAKS HAVOC ACROSS DONEGAL
Port Road Dunfanaghy GARDAÍ are tonight appealing for “extreme caution” on many roads across County Donegal after the latest storm. Readers are warning of dangerous conditions right across the county,...
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ONE DEAD, 3 HURT IN BORDER ROAD SMASH
One person has died and three others injured in a road crash on the A5 this evening. Three cars were involved in the collision which occurred at around 5.00pm on the main A5 Mulvin Road between...
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GET YOUR NEW YEAR OFF TO A HIGH DEFINITION START WITH BEN SWEENEY ELECTRICAL
Promoted post Ben Sweeney Electrical is putting the people of Donegal in the picture for the New Year – at the right price. Raymond Sweeney of Ben Sweeney Electrical with just some of the bargains in...
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‘I LOVE YOU DADDY’– FIRE VICTIM JODY’S LAST WORDS TO HER FATHER
THE father of the two young women who died in the Letterkenny house fire tragedy has spoken of his grief at losing them – and how one of them had phoned the night before to tell him: “I love you...
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FIRE CREWS TACKLE GLENTIES STORE BLAZE
FIRE crews have put out a fire in the store of a shop in Glenties today. Two units from the Glenties Brigade, with some firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, tackled the blaze at 11am “A forklift...
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HURLING: SETANTA CROWNED 2013 COUNTY U-21 CHAMPS AFTER NARROW WIN OVER ST...
SETANTA U-21 hurlers are county champions. They defeated St Eunan’s by a single point in the 2013 final which was rescheduled and played in Convoy today. The final score was 1-05 to 0-07, with Setanta...
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WHERE ARE DONEGAL’S 468 JOBS? – MacLOCHLAINN
Donegal North East Sinn Féin TD, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has asked the IDA and the Minister for Jobs and Enterprise, Richard Bruton where are Donegal’s 468 jobs? Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn According to...
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COLEMAN HITS ANOTHER STUNNING GOAL TO EASE EVERTON INTO FA CUP DRAW
KILLYBEGS man Seamus Coleman hit another cracking goal for Everton today to help send the blue side of Merseyside into the next round of the FA Cup. Everton eventually beat QPR 4-0 at Goodison Park in...
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