Raphoe in Co. Donegal claims third national Lottery win this year
Raphoe in Co. Donegal has claimed its third National Lottery win – this year. Barclay’s Newsagents sold last night’s winning Lotto Plus 1 ticket worth €1m. The latest win comes on the back of two wins in the town worth half a million euro and 98-thousand euro earlier in the…
Gardai investigate possible link between two Donegal crimes
Gardai are examining a possible link between a burglary and robbery in Co Donegal. A pub in Donegal Town and a bookies in Raphoe have been broken into in the past ten days. Staff at the Boylesports Bookmakers in Raphoe were held at gunpoint last Friday evening just after 9pm.…
Donegal badminton players in action at Irish Open semi-finals
Donegal players will feature in two semi-finals this evening at the Irish Open which is taking place in the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena. Raphoe siblings Sam and Chloe Magee are through to the last four in the mixed doubles, while Sam and Joshua will be looking to make the…
Campaigners say rural Ireland need to be looked on for housing crisis solutions
Campaigners against the closure of local services say rural Ireland needs to be looked on as a solution to the current housing crisis in the capital. Vincent Roddy, of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association and a farmer in south Sligo says the closure of the Ulster Bank branches…
New bishop of Raphoe will be ordained this Sunday
The new bishop of the Catholic diocese of Raphoe, which covers most of County Donegal, will be ordained during a special Mass on Sunday next in Letterkenny. The ceremony, in the Cathedral of Saints Eunan and Columba, will take place at 3pm. Monsignor Alan McGuckian, a Jesuit priest who is…
Body of woman found in Raphoe, Co Donegal, removed from scene
The body of a woman found in Co. Donegal has been removed from the scene. Emergency services were called to an apartment in Raphoe at around 8pm last night where the 43 year old woman was found. She was pronounced dead a short time later. Officers say the course of…
Antrim native the new bishop of Raphoe
A Jesuit priest, Fr Alan McGuckian, is to be the new bishop of the Catholic diocese of Raphoe, which covers most of County Donegal. He will succeed Bishop Philip Boyce, who has served as head of the diocese for more than 20 years. Father Alan McGuckian was born in 1953,…