Monthly Archives: February 2011
HONEST PRINGLE ADMITS HE’LL HAVE TO CALL LEINSTER HOUSE FOR GUIDANCE
THOMAS PRINGLE has admitted he doesn’t know what to do next after being elected to Dail Eireann!
The affable Killybegs Independent politician pulled off one of the shocks of the election when he nudged out Tanaiste Mary Coughlan for the last seat in Donegal South...more
NEWTOWN SCHOOLTEACHER FORCED TO FLEE LIBYA – WITHOUT HIS DONEGAL JERSEY!
A young Newtowncunningham schoolteacher who taught at a school attended by Colonel Gaddafi’s grandchildren has been forced to flee Libya.
Liam Grant worked at the elite International School of Martyrs in the capital Tripoli where he taught PE.
The school, which was...more
HEY PADDY – LET’S GET LETTERKENNY AFLOAT!
LETTERKENNY’S Chamber President has issued an SOS for businesses and ordinary people to keep the town ‘afloat’ this St.Patrick’s Day.
With just over two weeks to go before March 17th, businessman Patrick McGinley wants to make the town’s annual parade a...more
WELL-KNOWN FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT DCC’S SEWAGE PLAN FOR LOUGH FOYLE
PLAYWRIGHT Brian Friel, former SDLP leader John Hume and his wife Pat and the North’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew, have expressed concerns about Donegal County Council’s plans for a sewerage scheme in a scenic area on the shores of...more
SCORES OF DONEGAL ABUSE VICTIMS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE SAYS FORMER GARDA
A former top Garda has warned that dozens of people across Donegal have committed suicide because of child sex abuse.
Retired Detective Martin Ridge has been a brave campaigner against paedophiles for many years.
He helped to investigate and jail two of Donegal’s...more
AT LAST: DONEGAL’S FOOTBALL SPECIAL SET TO CREATE A FIZZ NATIONWIDE
FOOTBALL SPECIAL - the soft drink of choice in north Donegal for half a century - is set to be shared with the nation.
The Ramelton-produced fizzy fruit drink is to be sold across the country with the owners hoping it can score a goal for the county!
Owner Edward...more
SINN FEIN STRATEGISTS: ‘IT WAS PEARSE’S SPEECH WHAT WON IT’
SENIOR SINN Fein figures have admitted its incredible success nationally in Friday's General Election was, in part, down to the budget speech Pearse Doherty made to Dail Eireann last December.
The party has almost trebled its number of seats, picking up seats in...more
ELECTION 2011 FALL-OUT: HARTE ACCUSES FF OF BEING BEHIND ABORTION CLAIMS AT CHURCH GATES
JIMMY HARTE has sensationally accused Fianna Fail of being behind a church gate leaflet campaign which claimed he was in favour of abortion.
The Letterkenny Labour Party candidate, who was beaten for the third seat in Donegal North East by FF’s Charlie McConalogue,...more
TRUCKERS DEMAND MEETINGS WITH NEW GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
THE new Donegal-based tuckers lobby group is calling for a meeting with the new Ministers of Transport and Finance to thrash out a number of issues affecting the haulage industry.
The group, known as the JML Diesel Protest, held a truck protest recently in Letterkenny before...more
