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Group pictured at the Making a Will Workshop in Carrowmenagh.

Carrowmenagh residents put their affairs in order at will workshop
Strong turnout at Community Centre reflects local interest in understanding wills and making future arrangements

In pictures: Donegal Latin Heritage Festival brings waves

Ian Mc Causland, future proprietor of McCausland's store in Milford as a young boy in 1910. Courtesy of the Donegal County Museum McCausland Collection

A piece of Milford history joins the Donegal County Museum

Wild Atlantic Adventure Centre at Tullagh Bay, Clonmany, where planning permission has been denied for a new glamping and wellness retreat.

Traffic and planning concerns lead to the refusal of Clonmany retreat

In pictures: Letterkenny businesses explore using Irish in branding

Irish Junior Surfing Team in Bundoran, with Isabella O'Reilly in the centre with Irish flag

Ballyshannon surfer Isabella O’Reilly congratulated for Euro results

Aodh Ruadh GAA mourns loss of Josie Boyle

'Formidable Footballer' - Ballyshannon mourns GAA hero Josie Boyle

The Carnamuggagh Upper junction (right) after Hegarty's Ford Garage on the N56 to Letterkenny

Councillor warns of safety risk on busy Letterkenny road

Dog fouling issue discussed at Donegal MD meeting after addition of new dog warden welcomend

New Donegal dog warden ‘a good start’ against dog fouling battle

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Planned tourist accommodation to add to ‘vitality' of Donegal Town

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‘My twin daughters were born sleeping; This is deeply personal to me’

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Donegal schools close today following bomb threats

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Rory Gallagher Festival seeks EU support after 'enormous' losses

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'Hamas' bomb threat hits Donegal schools in sinister nationwide hoax

Crime & Courts

Church Lane, Letterkenny

Late-night damage to car wing mirrors in Letterkenny

Van collides with 'a number of parked vehicles' before making off

Garda appeal after criminal damage incidents in Castlefin

Multi-vehicle north Sligo crash leaves three people hospitalised

Gardaí sieze drugs and electronic devices in Donegal raids

Business

Wedding Fayre at Kilcar's The Blue Haven Hotel on Sunday, October 18

Discover the Newly Renovated Blue Haven Hotel at Wedding Showcase

PV Solar Farm approved in Convoy

Planning granted for 40-year Convoy PV Solar Farm to power 2,000 homes

The Cove Restaurant in Portnablagh

Donegal restaurant reveals bittersweet closure after new housing plans

Specsavers store in Donegal Town celebrates tenth anniversar

Donegal Town’s Specsavers celebrates 10-year anniversary

Politics

Senator calls for accessible public transport for Donegal students

'We want our people to stay at home in Carrick'

Donegal deputy Charles Ward

Ward: ‘Budget 2027 shows lack of respect for homeowners’

Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConalogue and Pearse Doherty of Sinn Féin

Different Donegal perspectives on Budget 2027

What's On

Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair takes place from 27 December 2026 to 1 January 2027

Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair to return offering festive cheer

Children’s Halloween event coming to Leitir Corn Mill

Mad Hatter Tea Party to come to South Donegal

A previous Samhain by the Swilly parade in Buncrana

Buncrana's 'Parade of the Púca' makes a return

Farming

In pictures: Donegal Pedigree Suffolk Breeders Show and Sale

Students Kayla Boyle, Amy Rawdon, Holly Meehan, and Catherine Byrne from St. Catherine's Vocational Secondary School, Killybegs were one of five schools announced to take part in the next instalment of the Certified Irish Angus Schools' Competition

Donegal secondary students presented with certified Irish Angus

The site for the National Ploughing Championships at Screggan

Simms family leads Donegal cohort in National Ploughing Championships

Green diesel, which can be legally used in agricultural vehicles and off-road construction machinery, is around 40 cent per litre cheaper than standard diesel

Green diesel crackdown as Donegal drivers rack up convictions

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