By Chris Ashmore
The new, enlarged Stranorlar Electoral Area – which encompasses most of the Finn Valley – appears to be the forgotten part of Ireland, according to the Department of Environment’s election website material.
Count centres in Donegal are listed for the Glenties, Inishowen, Donegal and Letterkenny electoral areas.
But none is listed for the Stranorlar Electoral [...]

By Chris Ashmore
A major re-alignment of the political scene on Donegal Co. Council could be on the cards following next Friday’s local elections.
Fianna Fail currently has 16 seats on Donegal Co. Council, but with opinion polls suggesting that the party is going to take a hit, it may find itself returning to the new council [...]

 
By Paddy Clancy
reporter
 
The number of people living in Co. Donegal illegally driving imported cars is rising to unprecedented levels, according to the latest figures.
It follows a major clampdown by Revenue authorities in one of the toughest crackdowns ever on cross border illegal importations. 
Up to the end of March, 73 vehicles were seized for Vehicle [...]

By Kate Chambré
ANGER and frustration are two words that could sum up the reaction of over one thousand teachers yesterday at Letterkenny’s biggest ever trade union conference.
Delegates, who attended the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation’s (INTO) AGM, said they were “furious” that Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe, failed to address any of the current issues affecting the [...]

There are more Republicans in Ireland now than at any time since partition, and our job is to turn those republicans into activists – that was the message from Sinn Fein’s Pat Doherty MLA, who was the main speaker at the annual Drumboe Easter Sunday parade in Stranorlar.
Addressing the large crowd, he said that  Republicans [...]

Thousands of mourners flocked to the small village of Swinford in Co. Mayo to pay their respects at the state funeral of Garda Robert McCallion.
Robert McCallion died in hospital almost two weeks after being hit by a stolen car while on duty at Tara Court in Letterkenny.
Mourners were led by his parents Bob and Nancy [...]

 
 
A spectacular 40km mountain walk is being oganised to help raise funds for people with special needs.
The Magee Bluestack Challenge is an organised group walk covering various types of terrain including road and hill in an area about 20km south-west of Ballybofey.
This is the fifth running of this event and special needs organisations have benefited [...]

 
 
Donegal’s proud indoor bowling tradition was once again illustrated at the Stonebridge Restaurant National Finals in Armagh which saw local bowlers coming out on top in two finals – the over 55’s and ladies’ pairs.
The over-55’s final was between Donegal’s Willie McGeehan and Graham Bell, From Raphoe Presbyterian, and Monaghan’ cousins Sean Hughes and the [...]

National League Division One

Derry             0-14
Donegal             0-10
By Ciaran O’Neill
Donegal will play their football in Division 2 of the National Football League next year after Derry sealed their fate will a convincing four point victory in Watty Graham Park on Sunday afternoon.
In truth, the Oak Leaf men never really had to move [...]

 
 
Milford Inn Hotel Division One
 
 
Eany Celtic 6 
Ballybofey United 0
 
On a beautiful afternoon for football and in front of a large home support, Eany Celtic won the Milford Inn Division One Title, the clubs first at senior level.
The home side started nervously and Ballybofey were best in the first few minutes, but a fine through [...]