By Lauren Harte
A new multi-million euro Town Centre Store will open its doors in Ballybofey tomorrow morning (Thursday) with the creation of 60 jobs.
Kavanagh’s SuperValu will open at 11am and is the anchor tenant at the new Navenny Shopping Centre development that also features 200 free car parking spaces and 11 other new shop units, [...]
By Lauren Harte
News that a nursing home in Strabane is to close as part of health service cutbacks has been described as a “devastating blow”.
It was announced yesterday (Tuesday) that Greenfield Residential Home is to shut in the next three years. The Melmount Road facility for the elderly is one of four residential care homes [...]
By Lauren Harte
Just a month after his father’s sudden death, Ruairí McHugh has been co-opted onto Strabane District Council to represent Sinn Féin.
Ruairí McHugh was unanimously selected by party members from the Derg Electoral Area of the District at a selection meeting held in Castlederg last week.
The 30-year-old has been a member of the [...]
By Lauren Harte
The number of people signing on the live register in Ballybofey continues to double with the Finn Valley once again recording the starkest increase in numbers.
That’s according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, which showed that 1,576 people were on the Live Register in Ballybofey in October, a massive jump [...]
Local boxers Stephen O’Reilly and Jason Quigley are celebrating after both became All Ireland Champions at Dublin’s National Stadium last weekend.
The duo were victorious in bouts against Brian Brosnan and Tom O Donnell respectively.
O’Reilly, in his 10th All Ireland Final and also his 100th bout, found himself up against familiar opposition in Galway’s Brosnan (Olympic), [...]
Galway United 3 Finn Harps 0
By Chris Ashmore
Going, going, not quite gone. Finn Harps are now precariously close to being relegated after losing the proverbial six-pointer against Galway United at Terryland Park on Friday night.
This defeat means that Harps are now back in the relegation zone, a point behind Galway who face already relegated UCD [...]
By Gary Ferry
Paul Hegarty is hoping for another dramtic twist in the tale to prevent Finn Harps Football Club from being relegated to the First Division for the fourth time in their history.
Harps will need to enjoy substantial good fortune on Friday night if they are to avoid the drop with victory over Shamrock Rovers [...]
By Chris Ashmore
Furious farmers in Donegal have sent out a stern message to the Government - don’t discriminate against us with budget cuts.
Around 500 farmers gathered in Letterkenny on Monday evening for one of the biggest farmers’ meetings organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association in Donegal in recent years.
Thousands of Donegal farmers are facing a [...]
By Marianne Craig
A group of around 100 English travellers ransacked a Ballybofey bar and defecated on the toilet floor, a local publican has claimed.
He alleges the travellers caused around €1,500 of damage by smashing a toilet window, breaking glasses and smearing food on the walls.
The owner also says he was forced to spend the night [...]
By Chris Ashmore
Hundreds of Finn Valley farmers may have to seriously consider their future in farming if all the budget proposals regarding agriculture are passed.
Farmers are particularly incensed that they appear to be harder hit that any other sector. Virtually every farmer is facing a drop in their income while those in many other sectors [...]
