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Insurance costs could force cancellation of the annual Ballintra Races

A drastic rise in the cost of insurance cover could force the cancellation of the annual Ballintra Races in August. This meeting, which has proved a major attraction on the August Bank Holiday weekend, initially started in 1943 and is believed to be ...

18 Jun 2022 at 15:30

Popular Donegal race meeting at Ballintra due to be held today is cancelled

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The Ballintra Races due to be held today have been cancelled. Following heavy rain over the past few days and in particular heavy downfalls last evening and night, parts of the course are flooded. "There are parts of the course that have simply ...

07 Aug 2017 at 11:36

Crime & Court

Man who broke into caravan and stole food was homeless and seeking refuge

A man who broke into a mobile home and stole food was fined €50 after a court heard that the Latvian national had been homeless and desperate at the time. Vilmars Ositis, 42, of Cashel, Rossnowlagh was before Donegal District Court on Monday. ...

29 Mar 2022 at 21:14

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Appeal for help to locate injured cat - Animals in Need

Animals In Need (AIN) are appealing to the public for help in locating an injured cat in Ballintra. The cat was first spotted over a week ago and despite leaving out humane cat traps and receiving reports of sightings of the cat around ...

05 Mar 2024 at 13:17

South Donegal

Ballintra residents and businesses set to benefit from more reliable supply of drinking water

Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is set to commence works in Ballintra along Main Street to ensure a more reliable supply of drinking water for local customers with reduced leaks and improved water ...

29 Feb 2020 at 12:30

Pictures & Videos

Gallery: Fabulous fundraising dance and auction raises more than €21,000

A fundraising dance, raffle and auction by a Donegal couple has raised more than €21,000 for Hugh's House and the National Maternity Hospital, two organistions that were there for them in their hour of need. Read their story ...

18 Aug 2022 at 16:57

McHugh's Miscellany: Time to stop the Donegal constituency claptrap

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McHugh's Miscellany: Time to stop the Donegal constituency c;aptrap

People living in the current five seater Donegal Dáil constituency may not be too perturbed about their brothers and sisters in the very south of the county, but what has been happening there over recent years is nothing ...

23 Feb 2023 at 10:03

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Robertson NS in Ballintra honoured at the STEPS Young Engineers Award virtual awards

Students from Robertson National School, Ballintra have this week been honoured at the STEPS Young Engineers Award virtual awards ceremony for their innovative engineering project, the Robertson Eco Hub. Carla, Aaron, ...

21 May 2020 at 11:45

Local News

Road closed following serious road collision last night

Parts of the N15 road between Ballyshannon and Donegal are closed following a serious road traffic collision last night. It is believed to have occurred on the Ballyshannon side of Ballymagroarty. Diversions are in ...

11 Mar 2020 at 08:46

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Car gutted by fire on busy stretch of N15 near Laghey

A car was gutted by a fire on the N15 road in Donegal on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 4pm, the vehicle caught fire on the road between Laghey and Ballintra in the area where roadworks are taking place. ...

18 May 2024 at 18:28

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Thieves steal from Ballintra church using bolt cutters

Heartless thieves used bolt cutters to steal a small amount of cash from a locked draw of a candle unit at Saint Brigid's Catholic Church in Ballintra Local priest, Very Rev Adrian Gavigan, CC said the ...

08 Jan 2023 at 21:30

Local News

Watch: Fire at derelict building in Donegal village

Three units of the Donegal fire brigade - two from Ballyshannon & one from Donegal Town attended a fire last night in south Donegal. It is reported that it was old derelict house on Main Street at ...

26 Jan 2020 at 08:41

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