PRAMERICA’S TAX-BREAK FOR STAFF PUMPS €225,000 INTO LETTERKENNY SHOPS
EXCLUSIVE: ONE of Donegal’s biggest employers have given a massive boost to traders in Letterkenny, Donegal Daily can reveal. Pramerica used a tax loophole to give every member of staff €250 Shop LK...
View ArticleCLOSING OUR RURAL GARDA STATIONS: ONE GARDA’S MOVING STORY ON THE END OF 150...
THE following article was submitted to Donegal Daily by a serving Garda here in the county. It was written by Garda Tom Daly and the officer wanted us to share it with our readers: Here’s a thought for...
View ArticlePACKIE REVEALS ALL IN LATEST EDITION OF DONEGAL FOOTBALL MAGAZINE DFL
Donegal’s hottest soccer magazine just got even BIGGER! DFL Magazine returns this month with more of the latest news, reviews and interviews from all Donegal’s soccer leagues, college soccer and Finn...
View Article‘WE DON’T WANT KNIFE ATTACK THUG DOING HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE IN OUR VILLAGE’
KNIFE ATTACK: THIS IS JOHN GIBBONS WHO STABBED MARTIN COYLE IN THE BACK VILLAGERS appalled at the release of a self-confessed thug who attacked the owners of their local pub say they will oppose any...
View ArticleCHEMISTRY TEACHER MICHELLE HAILED A HERO AFTER DUNGLOE SCHOOL ALERT
A CHEMISTRY teacher has been hailed a hero after her routine inspection of a school lab prevented injuries to staff and pupils. The scene at Rosses Community School. Picture by Elaine McCallig. And it...
View ArticlePASSING ST BRIDGET’S CROSS-MAKING TRADITION ON IN TERMON – PIC SPECIAL
A large crowd attended the Annual St Bridget cross-making at Sean Scoil in An Tearmainn. Fr Pat Mc Hugh PP, gave a brief outline before performing the blessing ceremony. Both young and old alike came...
View ArticleFILM IT FRIDAY – WIN MORE FREE TICKETS TO CENTURY CINEMAS!
Donegal’s biggest news website has teamed up with Donegal’s biggest and best cinema. Every week we will be giving away a FREE family pass (one adult and three children or two adults and two children)...
View ArticlePICTURE SPECIAL AS RYAN BRINGS SAM TO CRANA COLLEGE
Current and past pupils of Crana College pictured with Sam Maguire ALL-IRELAND hero Ryan Bradley kept a promise to the staff and pupils of Crana College this week when he returned there – with the Sam...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY SERVICE FOR GROOM’S BROTHER WHO BATTERED MAN AT WEDDING AFTER PARTY
A CO Donegal man who admitted a vicious attack at his own brother’s wedding ‘After Party’ has been given Community Service. Darren Kelly, from New Bungalow, Carrigans, but who now lives in...
View ArticleDONEGAL TD IN BID TO END POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO JUDICIARY
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has published legislation to put an end to the system of political appointees being made judges in Ireland. The Reform of Judicial Appointments...
View ArticleTHREE MEN ARRESTED AFTER ‘SUSPICIOUS’ ACTIVITY
Two men are due to appear in court today after being arrested by Gardai monitoring suspicious activity in the Mountcharles area. The men were arrested yesterday at 5pm after Gardai set up road...
View ArticleANGRY DONEGAL GARDAI TO OPPOSE PAY CUTS
RANK and file Gardai in Co Donegal are set to oppose proposed cuts to their pay. Representatives of local officers say any Government plans to further reduce wages further hit morale in the force. The...
View ArticleMAN WHO HI-JACKS TAXI AND ASSAULTS DRIVER ESCAPES JAIL SENTENCE
A Lifford man who hi-jacked a taxi, assaulted the driver and then burned out the car, has escaped being jailed. Daryl Kelly, 20, was with his cousin Joseph Colhoun in Letterkenny when they got a taxi...
View ArticleDONEGAL STUDENT ‘SEES THE LIGHT’ BY SCOOPING INTERNATIONAL AWARD
John Andy Bonner (Head of Development at LYIT,) Deirdre Logue, Charlie Cannon (Principal), Danny McFadden, Niall Foody, John Muldowney(NFTE), Mary Stewart, Paul Hannigan ( President of LYIT) Niall...
View ArticleTAXI-DRIVER FOUND NOT GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OF WOMAN IN CAB
A taxi-driver put his head in his hands with relief after he was found not guilty of sexually-assaulting a 20 year old woman in his cab. Jacob Okornoe, of 57 The Elms, Letterkenny had pleaded not...
View ArticleGAA PLAYER JAILED AFTER VICIOUS ATTACK LEFT MAN WITH LOSS OF SIGHT IN EYE
A young GAA player, who drank all day to build up the courage to dress up for a club fundraiser, has been jailed after attacking another man. Victim Jamie O’Brien lost the sight in one eye after being...
View ArticleWINDFARM GROUP WELCOMES REVIEW ON NOISE GUIDELINES
The Glenties Windfarm Information Group has cautiously welcomed the public call for submissions as part of the review of the Wind Energy Guidelines (2006). The review is focused upon creating adequate...
View ArticleDONEGAL MUSIC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS GET READY FOR A BIG NIGHT
Donegal Chamber Orchestra The Donegal Chamber Orchestra with special guests the Donegal Youth Choir and Junior Choirs with over 50 local singers from the Donegal choirs aged from 7 – 24 yrs are to...
View ArticleDONEGAL MAKE QUIET RETURN TO CROKE PARK FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE CAMPAIGN
What a contrast in Donegal’s return to Croke Park today from when they were last here. Less than 100 people watched Donegal emerge from the heart of Croke Park to warm up just after 4.15pm this...
View ArticleHALF-TIME: KILDARE AHEAD AT CROKE PARK
KILDARE are ahead of Donegal at half-time in the Allianz National League Division One clash at Croke Park this evening. The Lilywhites are 1-07 to 0-05 ahead at the break. Donegal opened the scoring...
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