Breaking: IDF fire on UNIFIL positions in Lebanon where Irish troops based
A number of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) positions in Lebanon, where Irish soldiers are based, have been fired on by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). No Irish peacekeepers were...
View ArticleDoherty calls for passenger cap at Dublin Airport not to apply to Donegal...
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has called for flights from Donegal to not count towards the Dublin Airport passenger cap. Concerns have been raised that the passenger cap at Dublin could impact Donegal...
View ArticleCouncillor Donal Coyle Elected Chairperson of Donegal ETB
Main pic: Newly elected Chairperson of Donegal ETB, Cllr Donal Coyle, with Chief Executive Anne McHugh and newly elected Deputy Chairperson, Geoffrey Browne. Councillor Donal Coyle has been elected...
View ArticleSecret Santa volunteers wanted for 2024 Donegal Toy Appeal!
Secret Santas are needed ahead of the 2024 Donegal Toy Appeal! This year’s Donegal Toy Appeal will make Christmas for struggling families that bit brighter, with Secret Santas around the county being...
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Letterkenny tuning up to host the Donegal Chamber Music Festival
Letterkenny is getting ready to host the annual Donegal Chamber Music Festival, beginning this weekend. The festival is on from Saturday the 12th to Sunday the 20th of October. The well established...
View ArticleBuncrana Community Hospital nurses benefit from new end-of-life training
A number of staff in Buncrana Community Hospital have benefitted from new training focused around palliative care. The CARU programme was facilitated by the HSE, Irish Hospice Foundation and All...
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Learner drivers struggle with faded road markings in Letterkenny, council told
Letterkenny Mayor Gerry McMonagle has said that road markings in the town are so badly faded that learner drivers are struggling to learn the rules of the road. Cllr McMonagle has called for a road...
View ArticleMan avoids disqualification after speeding from gardaí in high-powered car
A Letterkenny man has avoided a driving ban after undertaking a car on a roundabout and speeding away from Gardaí. Marcus Crawford was before Letterkenny District Court charged with an incident on...
View ArticleSensational aurora show witnessed over Donegal – will it be back tonight?
Photo by Robyn Potts in Donegal, 11th October 2024 The skies over Donegal burst into green and red colour last night as the aurora borealis appeared. The phenomenon could be seen from many parts of the...
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Search party to comb Lagg area for missing man in Inishowen
A search party is being assembled this Saturday to search the Lagg slipway area of Inishowen for a missing man who is believed to have entered the sea. The man, aged in his early 70s, was seen entering...
View ArticleMoya Brennan and Cormac de Barra’s album makes first round ballot of the Grammys
Donegal singer Moya Brennan has shared her excitement at her latest album being on the first-round ballot for the 67th Grammy Awards. ‘Voices & Harps IV’ by Moya Brennan and Cormac De Barra is a...
View ArticleJob Vacancy: Finn Valley Community Employment (CE) Scheme seeks Supervisor
The Finn Valley Community Employment (CE) Scheme is currently taking applications for the position of CE Supervisor. The ideal candidate must have the following: Three Years of Staff Supervisor...
View ArticleGreencastle-Buncrana bus announced as Local Link services expand in Inishowen
Local Link bus services are set to increase around the Inishowen peninsula, with three enhanced and one new service beginning on Monday the 21st of October. A new route fromGreencastle to Buncrana (via...
View ArticleFarmer grabbed partner’s throat after row broke out
A Donegal farmer who grabbed his former partner by the throat after a row broke out in bed has appeared in court. Kevin McDermott appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court where...
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Buncrana GAA launches exciting 50/50 fundraiser to support club growth and...
Buncrana GAA club has announced the launch of an exciting new fundraising initiative, the ‘50/50 Draw’, designed to engage the local community and provide crucial support for the club’s ongoing...
View ArticleGAA player convicted of ripping opponent’s scrotum has charge dismissed
A Gaelic footballer from Donegal who was given a suspended sentence for injuring the scrotum of an opponent has had his conviction overturned. Michael Friel’s conviction for assault causing harm to...
View ArticleExtra €758,000 funding for ATU students
An extra €758,000 in support funding has been granted for ATU students. John McNulty, Fine Gael candidate for Donegal, has welcomed funding support for students in Donegal. “I am delighted to learn...
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Council launches new ‘Find me a home in Donegal’ scheme
Donegal County Council has launched a new free service to match individual vacant property owners who would like to sell their properties with people who may want to purchase a property in Donegal to...
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‘A night for Charlie’– voice of Donegal sport to retire after 40 years
He has been the voice of Donegal sport for the past 40 years. But presenter Charlie Collins is set to hang up the microphone after a career that has seen the Letterkenny man cover sport in every corner...
View ArticleNew planning sought for six storey apartment block in Letterkenny town centre
A new planning application has been lodged to construct a six storey apartment block in the centre of Letterkenny. The development, which seeks to build up to 30 apartments, is seeking planning on a...
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