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Donegal Life

Opinion: Should urinals in the gents toilets become a thing of the past?

We're always delighted to receive correspondence for our Letters to the Editor pages which we carry in the Donegal Democrat each Thursday. In last week's edition, the following letter generated quite a bit of debate in the office. What do you think? ...

09 Aug 2022 at 14:46

Arts & Entertainment

'I am just one real life human being' - Irish actress wants comments about her body to stop

Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan has taken to social media to make a simple request: for people to stop sending comments about her body. “If you have an opinion about my body please, please don’t share it with me,” the 35-year-old wrote on ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:27

Features

Column: How superstitious are you? It might be a lot more than you think

There’s no point crying over spilt milk. But salt, it would seem, is a very different story. Should you be unfortunate enough to spill or drop salt, you need to grab a pinch of it quickly and throw it over your left shoulder. Or so I’m ...

25 Nov 2022 at 18:28

Local News

New opinion poll shows increase in support for Sinn Féin

A new opinion poll shows an increase in popularity for Sinn Féin while Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have all lost support. Today’s Sunday Business Post Red C poll shows an increase of four points to 33 per cent for Sinn ...

24 Oct 2021 at 16:26

National News

Sinn Féin takes the lead in latest opinion poll

The latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll shows a sharp fall for Fine Gael which has opened up a 10-point lead for Sinn Féin, as the party strengthens its position as the most popular party among voters. Sinn Féin now has the ...

07 Oct 2021 at 10:56

Features

Column: The not so gentle art of cursing and its evolution in Irish culture

If a survey were to be carried out on the level of swearing or ‘cursing’ per county in Ireland, I suspect Donegal would be high on the list. We might even be a contender for the top spot. I’m guilty of letting slip more than the ...

15 May 2022 at 18:33

National News

OPINION: Let's be honest, you'd have all taken Tubridy's money and Marty's car!

There’s an uncomfortable truth to the RTÉ pay scandal. Ryan Tubridy, the voice and face of a nation, we’ve since found out was paid more than what RTÉ said he was paid from 2017 to 2019 in public declarations by the national ...

14 Jul 2023 at 10:16

National News

OPINION: Pointing fingers at an individual in power is what we do very well

THE OPINION article that Willie O’Dea had published in the Sunday Independent criticising Justice Minister Helen McEntee is one that suggests finger pointing. Whatever does a ‘woke gallery’ mean, anyway? I’m not sure Willie ...

17 Jul 2023 at 16:00

National News

OPINION: Interested in X? Meet the 52-year-old man obsessed with naming everything with this letter

Personalised social media was all the rage in the early days of the internet. A whole generation of teenagers taught themselves HTML and CSS coding so they could redesign and customise profiles on popular social media ...

24 Jul 2023 at 16:53

National News

OPINION: Libraries are safe places, they should be protected

“THE realm of literature is now being targeted,” an author recently told me over coffee. At the time, I didn’t realise how far it could go - far being a key word here. This summer, protests have been taking place at ...

03 Aug 2023 at 10:50

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein inches further ahead of other parties in opinion poll

Sinn Fein has further increased its support, according to a new opinion poll. The survey, carried out by Ireland Thinks for the Sunday Independent, indicates that support for Sinn Fein is at 34%, up three ...

05 Aug 2023 at 18:44

Local News

Opinion: Religion in schools - is it time for change?

Religious bodies control over 95 per cent of Irish primary schools. It is a very odd way for a democracy to run a public service. The effects reach deep into our education system. Consider the impact of ...

29 Feb 2024 at 10:39

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