Main pic: Michael Murphy leads Donegal out of the famous Fr Tierney Park tunnel . Over 100 US tourist groups so far have booked in for a tour of a south Donegal GAA ground this year. Having hosted over 4,500 mainly American visitors to Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon, over the past three years, a new … Read more
Main pic: Gleneely NS, Killygordon. Pic: Google Maps. A primary school in east Donegal is seeking permission to provide full-time preschool care for the local community. Gleneely NS, Killygordon, is applying to Donegal County Council for use of part of its existing premises for the services between 8am and 6pm. The application is in the … Read more
Main pic: A garda car at a checkpoint on the Donegal-Derry border at the weekend. Donegal Gardaí and the PSNI in Derry took part in a cross-border road safety operation at the weekend. On Saturday night, Ballyarnett Neighbourhood Policing Team and Gardaí conducted vehicle checkpoints as a very visible, physical deterrent to anyone thinking about … Read more
Main pic: Jo McAteer (centre) with her ‘Wedding Celebrant of the Year’ award. A Donegal woman has been crowned the national ‘Wedding Celebrant of the Year’ this week. Jo McAteer, of Love Jo Weddings, is a native of Fanad but has been living in Gorey, Co. Wexford, for nearly 20 years. She won the prestigious … Read more
Police have said the sudden deaths of an elderly father and son in County Tyrone are not being treated as suspicious. The bodies of James Grimes (85) and his son Emmett (54) were discovered at a house in the Garvaghy Road area, between Omagh and Ballygawley, on Tuesday night. In an update this afternoon, a … Read more
Main pic: A screen grab from the incident which involved a number of men from the North. A university student from Fermanagh has escaped a conviction after apologising for his part in a ‘serious incident’ in which a number of Donegal Town Gardaí were injured. Mark Hughes (22) of Dressoge Road, Maguiresbridge, was before today’s … Read more
A local councillor has said he fears a number of Donegal schools could lose their Special Needs Assistants (SNAs). Inishowen representative, Cllr Ali Farren, says one principal informed him that their allocation has been almost cut in half. And the 100% Redress Party member has said he fears more Donegal schools could be hit. He … Read more
A judge told a south Donegal motorcyclist he was “lucky he didn’t receive more serious injuries” following a crash which resulted in his hospitalisation. Judge Éiteáin Cunningham made the comment after Brian Foster (32) was fined €400 at Donegal District Court for two offences. Foster, of Rath Mountain, Ballintra, was the motorcyclist in question on … Read more
A woman has been convicted and fined €438, including legal costs, for parking in a Donegal Town disabled persons parking bay without displaying a permit. Aisling McHugh, of The Mullins, Donegal Town, was found to be the registered owner of a vehicle which was on June 17, 2025, parked in a disabled persons space bay … Read more
Main pic: Fans enjoying last year’s NFL clash between Donegal and Tyrone in O’Donnell Park. Pic: Evan Logan. The County Board has stressed that tickets are still available for the NFL clash between Donegal and Mayo in O’Donnell Park on Sunday week. Several supporters have contacted Donegal Daily stating that none are available on the … Read more