Five newcomers in Donegal team for Kerry game
The Donegal starting 15 to play Kerry in the national league opener in Letterkenny on Sunday has been named. Donegal will give five players their first start in the league, and three of those will be making their debut. Midfielder Jason McGee, centre-forward Michael Langan and corner-forward Jamie Brennan all…
St Catherine’s qualify for All-Ireland final
St Catherine’s Vocational School in Killybegs can start preparing for an All-Ireland shootout, after they won their semi-final in Dublin today. The Donegal school beat Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine from Kenmare in Kerry by 36 points to 31 in Thursday’s U16 C Championship tie at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.…
Coleman nets late winner for Everton
Killybegs’ Seamus Coleman netted a late winner to earn his side Everton all three points against Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Republic of Ireland drove home the only goal of the game to secure a valuable win for Ronald Koeman’s side. It was the former…
IT Sligo & LYIT campuses hosting open days next week ahead of CAO deadline
Second level and mature students will get a chance to check out colleges in the North West next week ahead of the CAO application deadline. IT Sligo will be holding an Open Evening on campus next Tuesday, January 17th, from 6pm until 8pm. The event aims to help students weigh…
Donegal dumping proposal ‘has the potential to destroy local communities’
A proposal to dumped dredged silt in Donegal Bay ‘has the potential to destroy local communities’. The quote is in a submission by the Killybegs Community Council to the EPA today against plans by the Department to dump dredge material as part of the extension of the new harbour out…
Killybegs Community Council to discuss objecting to silt dumping in Donegal Bay
Almost two and half thousand truck loads of silt is to be removed from Donegal Bay if the Department gets a licence to carry out the work. The issue is a source of debate in the Killybegs area this week as the deadline for opposing or making submissions to the…
Body recovered near Killybegs was that of missing elderly man
The body recovered near Killybegs, Co Donegal, early this morning was that of an 84-year old man who had been missing since the afternoon of December 27th. He has been named locally as Patrick Ward, Roughra, Killybegs. The discovery was made after searches by the Coast Guard and Donegal Mountain…