DONEGAL TD and Minister for Gaeilge Joe McHugh has launched a new online archive of gaelic texts spanning three centuries…
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Watch: See St Columba’s Church in Clonmany as you’ve never seen it before
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoMartin McLaughlin has captured breathtaking footage of St Columba’s Church in Clonmany. Martin was inspired to shoot this video to…
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The very last job to do on every new Rolls Royce that is built is done by hand. This is…
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Restoration work hoped for 400-year-old Buncrana Keep
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoA major new development has been revealed, and a famous landmark could be getting a facelift, following the establishment of…
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DD Motoring: Rush hour in Letterkenny
by Brian McDaid 7 years agoDr. McGinley was a great doctor, my brother Neilus and I were told at the time as children, while we…
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Local community group Moving Mevagh Forward will be providing weekend guided tours of the interior of Doe Castle during the…
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Do you have a romantic story from Donegal’s showband days?
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoLocal people with memories of the halcyon days and nights of dancing to showbands are being sought to retell their…
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DD History: HMS Laurentic commemorated as centenary approaches
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoCommemorative events will take place in Inishowen and Derry during the week to remember the tragic sinking of the HMS…
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A story of incredible Irishmen and the Donegal link to their Arctic expeditions
by Rachel McLaughlin 8 years agoDearn Mc Clintock shares the incredible tale of the legendary vessel HMS Terror, which travelled to the frozen north and…
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Patrick Gildea Hairdressing: Cuts that define the decades
by Patrick Gildea 8 years agoHair trends have an amazing ability to rekindle memories of the past and while it’s not often that a haircut…
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Buncrana hurlers make history as they secure their first ever county u21 title
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoGAA NEWS: Buncrana secured their first county u21 hurling title on Sunday with a convincing win against rivals St Eunans…
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ESB marks 70th anniversary of rural electrification
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoThis weekend marks the 70th anniversary of the ESB Rural Electrification Scheme which brought electricity to rural Ireland for the…
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History of Bonagee United shared following launch of new floodlights
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoTwo and a half acre acre site at Dry Arch on the outskirts of Letterkenny purchased for £1,000 in 1970…
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Do you know of oral history recordings made about people, places or topics in County Donegal? Perhaps you’ve made recordings…
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LYIT make history as they enter team into Irish National Basketball League
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoSPORT: This Saturday an exciting new chapter in North West Basketball begins when for the first time LYIT-Donegal will field…
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Peadar O Donnell fondly remembered at Arranmore commemorations
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoJohn Boyle, the first Vice-President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation from the Rosses, penned a captivating speech in memory…
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New Hollywood film to honour brave Donegal soldiers
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoBased on a true story, ‘The Seige of Jadotville’ centers around the capture of Irish U.N. soliders, 11 of which…
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Living History event in memory of 1981 Hunger Strikes this Saturday
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoCloich Cheann Fhaola Sinn Fein are hosting a free Living History event in this, the centenary year of the 1916…
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How a WW2 Spitfire was found in Inishowen thanks to bag of chocolate Buttons
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoJonny Mc Nee and his six year old daughter had been travelling through Gleneely when she asked him to stop…
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Re-enactment of 1921 Kilraine Ambush to take place in Glenties
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoAs part of the 1916 commemoration Glenties will reenact one of the last acts in the War of Independence, an…