HIGH DRAMA AS COUNCIL ADJOURNS AGAIN – MORE TALKS UNDER WAY
Tired: Mayor McGarvey has adjourned the meeting again UPDATED: COUNTY manager Seamus Neely is chairing last minute talks in a bid to avert a crisis at Donegal County Council. Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail...
View ArticleCOUNCIL DIRECTOR OF SERVICE EXPLAINS CONSEQUENCES OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCIL MEETING LATEST: Liam Ward, Donegal County Council Director of Service, later explained to councillors that a budget should have been struck tonight. He said the provisions of the legislation...
View ArticleCOUNCIL UPDATE: CRISIS-HIT DONEGAL COUNCIL TO MEET YET AGAIN IN LAST DITCH...
Tired: Mayor McGarvey had chaired 3 days of talks 1.25AM Latest Update: Donegal politicians will hold another meeting of crisis-hit Donegal County Council in a last ditch attempt to save the council...
View ArticleDONEGAL’S TOP UNION CALLS FOR ‘COOL HEADS’ AFTER COUNCIL BUDGET SHAMBLES
Donegal’s biggest public sector union has called for “cool heads” after the Donegal County Council 2014 budget shambles. After going to the brink of being dissolved after failing to agree a budget,...
View ArticleAURA HELPS HONOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS WITH €20 MEMBERSHIP OFFER
Promoted post Aura Letterkenny is putting the entire community on the right road to feeling better about themselves in 2014 with an offer to join the leisure centre for just €20 this month. Aura’s...
View ArticleHOSPICE THANKS DENIS FOR HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT – TO THEM!
A big-hearted St Johnston man went without presents for his milestone 50th birthday – for the sake of others less well-off. Denis Kelly instead asked friends to donate what they wanted to give him to...
View ArticleGREAT CHANCE TO SEE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN DONEGAL TONIGHT
NASA has issued a G2/KP6+ warning for the Aurora Borealis from midnight tonight until Friday. A G2 / KP6+ prediction means there’s a wonderful chance of seeing a spectacular show of the Northern...
View ArticleHEROIC LUCY TO APPEAR ON RTE’S NATIONWIDE
A young Dungloe girl with a rare skin disorder is to appear on RTE’s Nationwide. Little Lucy is still making great strides. Lucy Gallagher was born in August 2012 with one of the rarest and potentially...
View ArticleINVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF DONEGAL MAN UPGRADED TO MURDER
GARDAI and the PSNI have upgraded a hit-and-run death of a Donegal man to murder. Pat John McCafferty (49), a native of Pettigo, died after the incident near Belleek, Co Fermanagh, on Sunday. A...
View ArticleDONEGAL FAMILY OFFER €1,000 REWARD FOR RETURN OF MISSING PET DOG
A Ballyshannon family has offered a substantial reward of €1,000 for the safe return of their beloved pet dog. Rudy, the missing white ‘Staffie’ missing since Monday. Rudy, a 4 year old pure white...
View ArticleDONEGAL WOMAN CLAIMS SHE WAS KICKED OUT OF TAXI FOR SPEAKING IRISH
A Donegal woman claimed she was kicked out of a taxi in Scotland for speaking Irish. Kathleen McAleer, 21, was one of four passengers in a taxi in Glasgow when he incident happened on December 16th...
View ArticleNEPHEW OF TRAGIC SISTERS SPEAKS OUT AS ATTACKS ON ELDERLY INCREASE BY 50%
The nephew of two women attacked in their Co Donegal home has said greater sentences need to be handed out to stop the attacks. Joe McKean Joe McKean was speaking after it was revealed that attacks on...
View ArticleMcCONALOGUE SLAMS GOVERNMENT AFTER DONEGAL ROAD FUNDING SLASHED
Deputy Charlie McConalogue has condemned the dramatic reduction in funding for road works in Co Donegal this year, describing it as ‘yet another example of the Government’s disregard for the needs of...
View ArticleDONEGAL GETS READY TO JOIN THE CROSSFIT PALEO CHALLENGE!!
Promoted post Join the Re-evolution of eating!! The 30 day Paleo challenge is being brought to Letterkenny by Neil Barrett MSc. (Master of Science in Human Nutrition) & Caitriona Feeney BSc. Hons....
View ArticleLIFFORD AC ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR SPRING RACE SERIES
Lifford AC are delighted to announce the Fixtures for its annual Spring 3 Race Series for 2014. For the second year running, we are delighted to have Dalys XL Supermarket, Lifford on board as partners...
View ArticleHORGAN ADDS FOUR MORE TO HIS BACKROOM TEAM
Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan has added a further four members to his backroom team since appointing James Gallagher as his senior coach. Horgan has secured the services of strength and...
View ArticleANOTHER FATAL CRASH ON THE A5
THERE has been another fatal crash on the A5 outside Strabane. Five people have been taken to hospital – where it’s understood two people have died. Latest details are on Derry Daily website:...
View ArticleMILFORD GAA CLUB LAUNCH ‘OFF THE BOOZE AND ON THE BALL’ INITIATIVE
Several members from the CLG Baile na nGalloglach Senior Men’s and Ladies teams have volunteered to undertake the Off the Booze and On the Ball challenge. The Senior Men are pictured at their first...
View ArticleCAN YOU HELP HEARTBROKEN FAMILY FIND THEIR MISSING DOG
This beautiful dog Sam has been missing since Christmas Eve and the owners of this beloved pet are devastated. He is a brown and white English Springer Spaniel. Sam was last seen in the Tooban...
View ArticleCOUPLE WHO GOT MARRIED AT CHRISTENING TO GET HONEYMOON AFTER ALL!
A COUPLE who stunned guests at the Christening of their new-born twins by getting married are to have a honeymoon after all – thanks to a top Donegal hotel. Letterkenny woman Karen Simmons and her new...
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