New Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise to be ordained
The new Bishop of the diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise will be ordained on Sunday afternoon. Fr. Paul Connell, native of Mullingar, succeeds Bishop Francis Duffy who is now the Arch Bishop of the Dioceses of Tuam. The new bishop was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Christ…
Walker rescued from Slieve League
A multi-agency operation saw a walker at Slieve League rescued on Saturday afternoon. Killybegs Coast Guard along with Rescue 118, Donegal Mountain Rescue Team and An Garda Garda Síochána were tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard. The walker had fallen and sustained a head injury on the Pilgrim’s Path route.…
Real progress being made on housing- Minister
The Housing Minister says ‘real progress’ is being made on delivering housing. Darragh O’Brien says 1 in 2 new homes bought last year were purchased by first-time buyers. More of them were able to buy their own homes last year – than we’ve seen since 2007. Minister O’Brien describes what’s…
Resurgent Donegal topple Monaghan in Omagh
Donegal produced their best performance of 2023 on Saturday evening with a spirited 0-19 to 0-17 win over Monaghan in the concluding All-Ireland SFC Group 4 game at Healy Park in Omagh – to set up a home game for themselves when the draw for the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals is…
Devine takes slender lead into final day of Donegal Rally
The final day of the Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally looks is set for a thrilling conclusion with four drivers firmly in the shake-up for the top prize going into the final seven stages. Callum Devine holds a narrow 4.7 seconds lead over last year’s winner Josh Moffett with both…
Donegal make winning start to championship
Ulster champions Donegal made a winning start to their TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship campaign with a 2-10 to 1-8 win over Waterford in Saturday’s opening Group 2 game in Lifford. The game marked the return of former All-Star Geraldine McLaughlin to the Donegal attack as a second-half subsitute, here…
Spending up in Donegal for May
Spending was up in Donegal and other coastal counties during the month of May. AIB’s Spend Trend shows spending on Homeware rose 4 per cent and clothes by 3 per cent last month due to an increase in outdoor activity. The biggest increase in May daily spending was in Health…