NEW ADDICTION CENTRE COULD CREATE 40 JOBS
Plans are at an advanced stage for a new addictions centre in Co Donegal. Ballyconnell House in Falcarragh The centre, which could create up to 40 jobs, is set for Ballyconnel House in Falcarragh. The...
View ArticlePUBLIC RALLY AGAINST BUDGET TO BE HELD IN LETTERKENNY TOMORROW
Members of the public across Donegal are being urged to attend a public protest aganst the budget which is being held in Letterkenny tomorrow. Those annoyed by the budget and other cuts are asked to...
View ArticleLOCAL NEWS: LIFFORD/CLONLEIGH NOTES
Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre Core Care: Counselling & Support Services. Free confidential counselling support available in the Lifford, Castlefin & Manor areas to anyone over the age of 17...
View ArticleLETTERKENNY NO1 CELTIC SUPPROTERS CLUB MEETING
Letterkenny No 1 Celtic Supporters Club will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, December 13th in the Station House Hotel at 8pm. All are welcome.
View ArticleGOLF NEWS: PORTSALON GOLF CLUB NOTES
Portsalon Golf Club Christmas Hamper. On Sunday 9th December the gents of Portsalon Golf Club will contest for the traditional Christmas hamper. Members as asked to record their names on the time sheet...
View ArticleCREDIT UNION OVERCOMES LOAN SHARKS AS PEOPLE TAKE OUT UP TO €500,000 IN...
A leading Donegal credit union has helped customers to beat loan sharks by handing out almost half a million euro in low-interest Christmas loans. Letterkenny Credit Union Letterkenny Credit Union...
View ArticleCAN’T PAY WON’T PAY GROUP DEMAND SF TO CALL FOR PROPERTY TAX BOYCOTT
The Can’t Pay Won’t Pay lobby group has demanded Sinn Fein publicly call on homeowners to boycott the Property Tax, following the announcement that the party is to hold a series of public meetings...
View ArticleMcCONALOGUE DEMANDS FULL REVERSAL OF ‘SAVAGE’ CUTS TO 3,312 DONEGAL CARERS
Deputy Charlie McConalogue has demanded that the Government immediately reverse the deeply unfair cut to the Respite Care Grant introduced in the Budget. The Donegal TD has revealed that 3,312 carers...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND? YOUR GUIDE TO ENTERTAINMENT IN DONEGAL
Voodoo Letterkenny The Humble Earthworms – Friday 7th Dec – From 10.30pm Gorilla Radio- Saturday 8th Dec- From 10.30pm Country Sundays from 5.30pm OFF THE KUFF From 10.30pm HQ VOODOO GREENROOM...
View ArticleLETTERKENNY BEATEN IN QUEST TO BECOME FIRST ‘TOURISM TOWN’
Letterkenny has been beaten in its quest to become Ireland’s first ‘Tourism Town’. The Cathedral Town was one of ten named at the Tidy Towns Awards in an event organised by Failte Ireland. Today it was...
View ArticleANGER AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTORS ATTACK SCHOOLBOY
Protesters surrounded Deputy Joe McHugh's office last night A TEENAGE schoolboy has spoken of how he was left terrified by anti-austerity campaigners – because he was doing work experience with Fine...
View ArticleAND THE WINNER OF THE FILM IT FRIDAY FAMILY PASS IS ….
The winner of yesterday’s Family Pass to Century Cinemas in Letterkenny is Peter McTaggart of 12 Hillview, Kilmacrennan. The answer was Colin Farrell. Don’t worry if you didn’t win our Film It Friday...
View ArticleFOUR DONEGAL GROUPS TO ENTER THE JUNIOR DRAGON’S DEN TODAY!
Four junior enterprises from Donegal will make their pitches at the national final of Junior Dragon’s Den today Saturday in a bid to secure a spot on the 2013 RTE programme. Donegal Pens brothers Rónán...
View ArticleTHREE PEOPLE DIE IN CO LEITRIM HOUSE FIRE
Two women and a man have died in an overnight house fire in Co Leitrim. The fire broke out at a house in Lisnabrack, two miles from Manor Hamilton after midnight. Fire officers found the bodies in the...
View ArticleCENTRAL BAR GOLF SOCIETY NEWS
The 2012 Christmas Hamper outing for the Central bars golf society takes place in Dunfanaghy this Sunday. The Time sheet is available in the bar & the draw will take place on Friday night @ 8:00....
View ArticleTEN NEW JOBS FOR LETTERKENNY AS HIGHLAND MOTORS ADD HONDA AND CITREON FRANCHISES
Letterkenny has at last got good news on the job front with the announcement today that the Highland Motor Group is expanding its operations with the addition of Honda and Citroën franchises to Donegal...
View Article500 PEOPLE ATTEND ANTI-AUSTERITY RALLY
MORE THAN 500 people attended a rally in Letterkenny today in protest at cuts in last week’s budget. “The introduction of a tax on the family home with cuts in child benefit will cause hardship to...
View ArticleBUSINESSES URGED TO GET MORE INTERNET CLEVER TO MAKE MORE CASH
Letterkenny has been urged to become more ‘online’ savvy so that local businesses can more money from the internet. Fine Gael councillor Jimmy Kavanagh said that some businesses are actively engaging...
View ArticleHUNDREDS TURN OUT FOR SWITCHING-ON OF RAMELTON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Ramelton sees the Christmas light after official switch-on! Hundreds of people turned up on The Mall in Ramelton tonight for the switching on of the Christmas lights. The large crowd awaits the lights...
View ArticleDONEGAL PLAYERS GET THEIR ALL-IRELAND MEDALS AT BANQUET FIT FOR KINGS OF...
DONEGAL’S ALL-IRELAND heroes were presented with their 2012 winners medals at a banquet in the county last night. The squad were at the Mount Errigal Hotel for the special event run by the County...
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