GAA: NAOMH MHUIRE GAA CLUB NEWS
Naomh Mhuire The Club Dinner Dance will have Ireland’s most welcome Guest in the shape of the Sam Maguire at the Big Night to be held in Caísleain Óir Annagry on Saturday February 2nd at 8pm. Music by...
View ArticleATHLETICS NEWS: ROSSES AC NOTES
Congratulations to our club athletes who were on the 1st year Rosses Community Scholl team who won the County Final of Sportshall Athletics in Carndonagh on Friday last. Congratulations to Patricia...
View Article‘GOVERNMENT IN SLASH AND BURN POLICY ON GARDA RESOURCES’– TD
Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue has appealed to the Government to halt its dangerous approach to policing policy. The Fianna Fáil Deputy has accused the Government of undermining the gardaí’s...
View ArticleJOBS: BUS AND COACH DRIVERS (DUBLIN)
* Up to 25 Bus/Coach drivers required for a South Dublin based, long established, award winning operator. Drivers needed for private hire and city tour divisions. Competitive package on offer....
View ArticleJOBS: HGV DRIVERS URGENTLY REQUIRED IN NEW ZEALAND
* HGV Drivers urgently required for New Zealand. Must be under 31years old and preferably hold rigid (C) or artic (EC) licence for a minimum of 2 years. HIAB experience desirable but not essential....
View ArticleJUST BRILLIANT: TERMON’S OPERATION TRANSFORMATION LOSES INCREDIBLE 20 STONE!
TERMON’S Operation Transformation volunteers certainly know how to fight the flab. The group has already lost an astonishing 20.6 stone! And there’s more to come off, they say – including local...
View ArticleMAN FOUND INJURED IN DUNGLOE DIES IN HOSPITAL
A man who was found badly injured in Dungloe yesterday has died in hospital. The 67 year old man was found at the bottom of stairs at an apartment block at the rear of a pub after 1am on Monday...
View ArticleTHOUSANDS OF DONEGAL FAMILIES WILL FACE ‘WATER POVERTY’ WITH NEW CHARGES
THOUSANDS of Donegal families will face ‘water poverty’ when new charges come in, a councillor has warned. Sinn Fein submitted several amendments in the Dail including amendments to delay introduction...
View ArticleDONEGAL COMPANY PROVIDING A TASTY BITE OF HOME FOR THOSE ABROAD
A local company has been dishing the delights of home out to the Donegal diaspora around the globe. Parcels have been arriving thick and fast in the US, Australia and worldwide as a new web based...
View ArticleMAN WHO ENDANGERED GARDA’S LIFE GIVEN SECOND CHANCE BY JUDGE
A motorist drove at a Garda sergeant in a ‘mirror image’ of another incident in which a Garda died. Owen Orr dropped a gear and then drove at Sgt Eunan Walsh, Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal...
View ArticleLETTERKENNY MEN TO SNOW WHAT THEY’RE MADE OF IN ALASKA!
We’ve all heard the song ‘North the Alaska’ but a team from Letterkenny will make this a reality when they take on a daredevil challenge in March. Les O’Donnell and Denis Ferry, who run their own...
View ArticleRESIDENTS’ ANGER OVER DONEGAL’S ‘BIGGEST’ POTHOLE
ANGRY residents in Ranafast say one of the county’s biggest pothole is damaging their cars. This picture – sent in by a Donegal Daily reader – shows one of them. And although it’s filled with water,...
View ArticleDONEGAL GATHERING EMBARKS ON NORTH AMERICAN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
American Diaspora member and successful Boston businessman, Dan Adams, has offered to promote the Donegal Gathering throughout the US. Dan explained how he wanted to become involved with the Donegal...
View ArticleGROOM’S BROTHER BATTERED MAN AT WEDDING ‘AFTER PARTY’, COURT TOLD
A CO Donegal man is spending the first of at least three days behind bars after a vicious attack at his own brother’s wedding after party. Darren Kelly, from New Bungalow, Carrigans, but who now lives...
View ArticleSHOP ASSISTANT THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE KILLED DURING HOLD-UP
A shop assistant thought she was going to be killed when two men robbed her shop. Shauna Cooper was left terrified and fearing for her life when two men robbed Munchies confectionary shop in Buncrana....
View ArticleSENIOR DONEGAL GARDAI ATTEND FUNERAL OF MURDERED DETECTIVE
SENIOR members of the Gardai in Co Donegal have attended the funeral today of murdered detective Adrian Donohoe. The officer was shot dead in Co Louth on Friday night. Among those attending the funeral...
View ArticleLOCAL NEWS: LIFFORD/CLONLEIGH RESOURCE CENTRE NOTES
BLOSSOMS – APPEAL: We are appealing to the public to donate any unwanted quality items to the centre. We also require the help of volunteers in order to keep the shop up and running. If you have any...
View ArticleMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING AND HANDLING 4.5 KMS OF ESB CABLES
Two men have pleaded guilty to stealing and handling 4.5 kms of ESB cabling. Both men appeared yesterday at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal. Patrick Joseph Winston of 3 Hawthorn Heights,...
View ArticleMacLOCHLAINN ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN TO KEY OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE
Padraig MacLochlainn TD has been elected Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. Speaking after his election, Sinn Fein’s Deputy Mac Lochlainn thanked his...
View ArticleNEW INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED BY PSNI INTO MURDER OF DONALDSON
A new investigation has been launched into allegations that police officers may have contributed to the death of republican informer Denis Donaldson. The Police Ombudsman has overturned a previous...
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