Kellie Harrington gives performance of her life to clinch Olympic gold
KELLIE Harrington produced one of the greatest ever displays by an Irish boxer to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. Harrington claimed a unanimous decision over the defending world champion and world number 1...
View ArticleMan jumped from two storey building to escape attacker
A terrified man jumped from a two-storey apartment block and suffered horrific injuries to escape a man who broke into his apartment. Gardai found Anthony McGinley’s right leg protruding through his...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Keeper McGinley reflects on wonder save in derby win
FINN Harps goalkeeper Anthony McGinley put a wonder save last night in Sligo down to ‘reaction’. With Harps leading thanks to Kosovar Sadiki’s 47th minute header, Sligo went in search of a late...
View ArticleArchbishop advices priests to wait until September for communions, confirmations
THE Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has urged parish priests to postpone first communions and confirmations for another month. At a Cabinet Committee meeting on Friday, politicians outlined plans to...
View ArticleLoughrey hat-trick fires Donegal Women’s League U17s to big win
JODIE Loughrey netted a hat-trick as the Donegal Women’s League U17s continued their fine season in the Women’s National League. Bohemians 0 Donegal Women’s League 7 Loughrey’s treble inspired the...
View Article“All I have are my treasured memories”– Geraldine Mullan
HEARTBROKEN Geraldine Mullan has told how she draws comfort from her treasure chest of photographs as the first anniversary of the death of her husband and two children approaches. On August 20, 2020,...
View Article“Facebook won’t get them over the line”– McGonagle urges right support for...
PATSY McGonagle says that ‘leadership and money’ are needed for Irish athletics to shine again on the world stage. The former Irish Athletics Team Manager was reflecting on the Olympic Games. Thomas...
View ArticleOver 5,000 vaccinated at walk-in clinics this weekend
OVER 5,000 people have been vaccinated across Ireland at a series of walk-in centres this weekend. One of the centres is located at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The LYIT walk-in centre is...
View ArticleMissing dog: Can you help find Minnie?
AN APPEAL has been launched to find a believed Pomeranian that has gone missing from near St Johnston. The dog, named Minnie, went missing on Saturday. Minnie went missing from the Brockagh area. The...
View ArticleNew play in Scotland celebrating the life of Paddy ‘The Cope’ Gallagher
A STAGE play, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is celebrating the life and times of Paddy ‘The Cope’ Gallagher. The play is being shown at the Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre...
View ArticleKeogh, Cunningham win Tir Chonaill AC 10k and 5k – Where did you finish?
DIARMAIT Keogh was the winner of today’s Tir Chonaill AC Summer 10k. The Finn Valley AC man led home the field in 33 minutes and 15 seconds. Finn Valley’s John McElhill (33:34) was second with Nenagh...
View ArticleMotorists warned as Status Yellow rainfall alert issued for Donegal
A Status Yellow rainfall alert is in place for Donegal. Met Éireann say that the Status Yellow warning is for Donegal and North Leitrim. The warning came into place at 1.07pm and is value until...
View ArticleCovid-19: 1,837 new cases with 208 in hospital
IRISH health officials today reported 1,837 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. That is an more cases than yesterday when the 1,828 was the most in a single day since January. The Department of Health...
View ArticleTyler Toland makes Celtic debut in SWPL Cup win
TYLER Toland made her Celtic debut this afternoon in a 3-1 win over Partick Thistle in the SWPL Cup. On her 20th birthday, the St Johnston woman made her competitive bow in the Hoops. A double by...
View ArticleDonegal Daily partners with Travel Department for exclusive reader offers
Donegal Daily has teamed up with guided group holiday company Travel Department to bring you special offers on unforgettable holidays. This exciting partnership brings readers exclusive offers, news...
View ArticleHome help provider promising 60 new jobs for Donegal
One of Ireland’s leading home help providers has today announced the creation of 60 new jobs in Donegal. Home Instead said this is part of its recruitment of 1,000 additional caregivers, who will be...
View ArticleAnger after dumping spree at popular Donegal beach
A county councillor has hit out at people dumping bags of rubbish at popular Killahoey Beach in Dunafanaghy. Cllr Michael McClafferty said there have been reports of people dumping full bags of rubbish...
View ArticleVaccination of 12-15 year olds to begin next weekend
The Director of Public Health at the HSE’s National Immunisation Office has said that the first vaccines for those aged from 12 to 15 are expected to be administered this weekend. Dr Lucy Jessop told...
View ArticleStudent who helped run Letterkenny drug supply ring jailed
A student who became a player in the supply of drugs in Co Donegal’s largest town has been jailed for two years. Anjola Shonukan came from his parent’s home in Dundalk to study at Letterkenny’s...
View ArticleCommitment and dedication of employees behind Inishowen Engineering success
When multinational professional services network, EY announced this year’s finalists for Irish Entrepreneur of the Year, two names stood out to readers from Donegal. Buncrana man Michael McKinney,...
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