PERVERT PREYED ON NEPHEW OF WOMAN WHO FOSTERED HIM
A PERVERT sexually abused the young nephew of the Co Donegal woman who fostered him. The 63-year-old had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 35 charges of indecent assault of the boy on...
View ArticleMOST DONEGAL BUSES OPERATING TODAY DESPITE BUS EIREANN STRIKE
MOST bus routes in Donegal are operating normally today despite strike action by Bus Eireann drivers. Letterkenny-Dublin services are suspended but McGinleys is operating so there are alternatives. Bus...
View ArticleMISSING WOMAN WAS VISITING FRIENDS IN DONEGAL
A woman who went missing after a dinner date has made contact with her family after turning up in Donegal. Grace Nugent was last seen at her home in the Sessiadonaghy Road in Dungannon at around 7.15pm...
View ArticleTHE PETER PAN OF LETTERKENNY IS 70 – NOT OUT!
He’s normally seen tramping the streets around Letterkenny. But the Peter-Pan like Seamus Temple took five minutes out of his grueling jogging routine to celebrate a special birthday last night. The...
View ArticleDRUMMAN NS 5K – WHERE DID YOU COME?
A strong field of more than 100 runners turned out for the Drumman NAtional School 5k. Ivan Toner Well-known Letterkenny AC runner Ivan Toner continued his fine form by winning the event in a time of...
View ArticleDISGUSTING! MUM’S ANGER AFTER SIX YEARS OF HAVING TO PUT UP WITH WATER LIKE THIS
A FAMILY has been left without drinking water again today – after their council supply turned a dirty brown colour But it’s not the first time mother of three Siobhan Kelly has complained. She’s had to...
View ArticleATHLETICS – LIFFORD AC DO WELL IN BALLYSHANNON
Lifford AC had two athletes in action in the Ballyshannon 5k on Friday night. Natasha Adams and Martin Devenney travelled to the meeting in hunt of two PB’s and weren’t disappointed. Natasha Adams was...
View ArticlePATSY, TERESA AND NEIL ARE ALL RE-APPOINTED TO IRELAND ATHLETICS ROLES
DONEGAL have achieved another podium finish at Athletics Ireland! The organisation named their management team for the next two years with Donegal on top. Patsy Mc Gonagle, from Finn Valley AC, who...
View ArticleCOUNTY ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS: RUAIRI BACK ON TRACK WITH EUROPEAN TIME
BY BRENDAN O’DONNELL: Letterkenny AC’s Ruairi Finnegan was the star performer at Saturday’s Donegal Track and Field Championships held in Lifford. In his first race back on the track after a six month...
View ArticleCARNDONAGH COME OUT ON TOP IN SCOUTING SKILLS COMPETITION
8th Donegal (Carndonagh) Scouts pictured here with their leaders and mentors when they won the Errigal Scout County Cup and will now represent the County in the national event “The Phoenix” in...
View ArticleRONAN ‘MUSCLES’ HIS WAY TO GOLD FOR IRELAND
He came, he saw and he muscled in! A Carndonagh man has lifted one of the most prestigious body-building titles. Ronan Doherty was among many top bodybuilders who arrived at the Charter Hall in...
View ArticleRTE PUNDIT KIERNAN TO OPEN DANNY MCDAID ATHLETICS TRACK
Former international athlete and RTE pundit, Jerry Kieran, will perform the official opening of the Danny McDaid Athletics Track on Saturday afternoon at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. Kiernan...
View ArticleDONEGAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA END OF YEAR CONCERTS IN CARN AND BALLYSHANNON
THE AWARD WINNING DONEGAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA GETTING OUT AND ABOUT AROUND THE COUNTY FOR THEIR END OF SEASON CONCERTS County Donegal Youth Orchestra are travelling to both Carndonagh and Ballyshannon to...
View ArticleMORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS STILL WAITING ON GRANTS – AND THE YEAR IS NEARLY OVER!
The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has revealed that there are still more than 2,200 students waiting for grants as the college year comes to an end. According to information...
View ArticleGAA NEWS – NAOMH COLMCILLE NOTES
Weekly Notes Naomh Colmcille seniors were defeated in their first leg of the preliminary round of the Intermediate championship on Sunday. The tie was switched to Fanad as the pitch in Newtown was...
View ArticleGAA NEWS – MALIN CLUB NOTES
MENS FOOTBALL: Saturday evening in Fintra saw the senior side having an impressive victory over their Killybegs opponents, Final Score Killybegs 0:05 Malin 0:16. Prior to this, Malin Reserves also...
View ArticleGAA NEWS – URRIS CLUB NOTES
GAA Bingo- Every Thursday Evening In St Marys Hall Clonmany at 9.00pm Everyone Welcome. Club Meeting: This Wednesday 15th May at 8.30pm all members welcome. Match & Win for 11/05/2013 No’s Drawn...
View ArticleSOCCER – LAGAN HARPS CLUB NOTES
Lagan Harps Fc Our under 12′s completed their season when they lost 1-0 to Ballyraine in the cup. In a good all round team performance Tiernan Brown and Jack Parke were best. Our u/14 girl’s got their...
View ArticleCOLEMAN, McGEADY AND McCARTHY ALL NAMED IN IRELAND SQUAD
Seamus Coleman Giovanni Trapattoni has named a 28-man squad for Ireland’s upcoming series of fixtures with lots of Donegal interest in the panel. Killybegs man Seamus Coleman is included in the squad....
View ArticleTADHG WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD AS BREAKFAST EVENT RAISES €2,000
Tadhg would have been very proud. That was the general reaction to this morning’s Breakfast For Tadhg which helped raise more than €2,000 for Relay For Life. The fundraiser, which took place at the...
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