SADNESS AS MISSING PADDY IS FOUND DEAD
THE family of a missing man thought to have been in Donegal has announced that he has been found dead. Paddy Douglas had been last seen in January in his native Dublin. It was thought that he could...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: TIR CHONAILL GAELS DEFEAT ST. KIERNANS TO REACH TIPPERARY CUP FINAL
Tir Chonaill Gaels Club Notes: Seniors: Well done to the senior team on booking themselves into the Tipperary cup final after a workmanlike win over Saint Kiernans last Sunday at Ruislip. Best on the...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: MALIN TO HOST THREE-DAY EASTER CAMP NEXT WEEK
Malin GAA Our Registration Morning for the Easter Camp is next Sunday the 20th of April from 11:30 -12:30.” EASTER CAMP: Our Annual Easter Camp will begin this Wednesday 23rd of April & run until...
View ArticleHEARTBREAK FOR ROSSES BOXER MC SHANE AS HE IS NARROWLY DEFEATED
Rosses boxer Shaun Mc Shane was left frustrated on Saturday night when he was defeated by Aberdeen-based Polish fighter Marek Laskowski. Shaun Mc Shane was narrowly defeated on points by Polish...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY ALERT: CAR STOLEN IN LETTERKENNY
Stolen….the VW Passat COMMUNITY ALERT: THIS VW Passat was stolen in the early hours of this morning in Letterkenny area near the Aura Leisue Centre. Its registration is 04 TN 934 it has one yellow...
View ArticleDONEGAL WOMAN SCOOPS €45,000 ON WINNING STREAK
Agnes McLaughlin from Carndonagh, will certainly have a very happy Easter after she won €45,000, including a car, on the National Lottery Winning Streak Game Show on RTE, on Saturday night last. Agnes...
View ArticleANGER OVER PLANS TO PRIVATISE GLENVEAGH NATIONAL PARK
THERE is growing anger today over Government plans to privatise visitor and education services at Glenveagh National Park. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht says it is reviewing...
View ArticleMAN APPEARS IN COURT CHARGED WITH 29 GLUE ATTACKS ON CARS AND HOUSES
A man has appeared in court charged with a spate of glue attacks on cars and houses in Co Donegal over the past year. William McElwaine appears in court today. Pic by NW Newspix. William James...
View ArticleMINISTER CONFIRMS VISITOR SERVICES AT GLENVEAGH UNDER REVIEW
A view up the lake from the boathouse at Glenveagh Castle. A GOVERNMENT Minister has today confirmed that visitor services – including bus drivers and guides – at Glenveagh National Park are under...
View ArticleDOHERTY DEMANDS EIRCOM UPGRADE
Sinn Féin Councillor Gary Doherty has demanded that Eircom immediately put plans in place to upgrade the telephone exchange in St Johnston. The village is still without a fixed line broadband service....
View ArticleSENSATIONAL EASTER MUCKABOUT OVERNIGHT COURSES AT GARTAN
Due to the popularity of their ‘Muckabout Camps’ Gartan Outdoor Education Centre have decided to run two more camps over the Easter holidays. Great mini-adventures await your children where they get to...
View ArticleSOCCER NEWS: LAGAN HARPS LADIES RETAIN THE CB-7 TOURNAMENT IN MONAGHAN
Lagan Harps FC Our ladies team retained the Cb-7 tournament in Monaghan on Saturday. The tournament featured four teams from Northern Ireland and four from the Republic,. They beat Ballyfermot 3-0...
View ArticleMcCONALOGUE SEEKS GREATER RESOURCES FOR DONEGAL AMBULANCE SERVICES
Deputy Charlie McConalogue has demanded greater resources for the ambulance service in Donegal following a series of alarming delays in the response time to local emergencies. Deputy Charlie...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: NAOMH COLMCILLE MINORS HELD BY LETTERKENNY GAELS
Naomh Colmcille GAA Notes The Club are now taking Registrations for Adults, Family, Senior and underage players. Cost is €25 Adult, €50 Family, €50 senior player and €10 underage player. Particular...
View ArticleELECTION 2014: O’DONNELL URGES GOVERNMENT TO CLARIFY GLENVEAGH SITUATION
Independent local election candidate, John O’Donnell has called on the government to clarify its plans for Glenveagh National Park. Election candidate John O’Donnell has urged the Government to...
View Article‘DONEGAL IS HAPPY’ VIDEO MOVES SINGER TO TEARS ON OPRAH SHOW
Singer Pharrell Williams breaks down after watching the Happy video including clips from Donegal. A short video of people just being happy in Co Donegal made singing sensation Pharrell Williams break...
View ArticleELECTION 2014: CURRAN DEMANDS COUNTY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS IN...
John Curran, has called on Donegal County Council, to take action and respond to calls from concerned business owners and residents in the small Gaeltacht Village of Gortahork, who are concerned for...
View ArticleDD LOCAL: LETTERKENNY CDP PRESENT OPEN MIC NIGHT
Letterkenny CDP presents Open Mic Night (monthly Drug and Alcohol Free Social Night) at the Regional Cultural Centre on Thursday 24th April from 7pm to 10pm, All Welcome Letterkenny CDP START Project...
View ArticleSEAN DAVIS ‘FUN SOCCER CAMP’ RETURNS TO DONEGAL THIS EASTER
Easter is coming and it will be time to work off all those chocolate eggs and following on from recent successful programmes, the Sean Davis Indoor ‘Fun Soccer’ Coaching Course will return to Drumbar...
View Article‘DRAGON BOATING’ AT GARTAN PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO GET YOU FEELING FIT!!
Looking for a fun way to reintroduce or introduce physical activity into your life, fed up with conventional methods like going to the gym and going running, then ‘Dragon Boating’ could be what you...
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