 Scéal Dún-na-nGall ar an Idirlíon / County Donegal on the Net News Vol.4 No.1 September, 2002 Holiday In Donegal in 2002-2003! |
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 Gweebarra Bay © Donegal Fiddlers' Festival The 20th annual Donegal Fiddlers' Festival will take place in the Highlands Hotel, Glenties form October 4th-6th with local fiddlers Vincent, Jimmy and Peter Campbell leading the Saturday night concert. Donegal fiddlers Martin McGinley, James Byrne and Dermot McLaughlin will be joined by fiddlers from the rest of Ireland, Scotland and further afield over the weekend which is always a highlight of the Donegal musical year. 50,000 Salmon Decomposing in Inver Bay 'Save The Swilly' organisation is calling for an inquiry into the recent fish kill in Inver Bay where at least 50,000 mature farmed salmon have been decomposing on the sea-bed for over 3 months. It is not known how many live fish escaped during the incident, but thousands of suffocated salmon were allowed to sink to the bottom. The licence-holder, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Northern Regional Fisheries Board and Donegal County Council have a responsibility for maintaining water quality in Donegal. The Irish Government and the European Commission continue to pour hundreds of thousands of Euro in subsidies into the fish farm industry, and we must question whether this money is well spent. For futher information email info@loughswilly.com International Walking Festival This years Donegal International Walking Festival takes place in the Bluestacks from the 11th to the 13th of October. The Festival is based in The Central Hotel in Donegal Town and the organisers are expecting a large turn out. The Festival begins on the Friday with a town tour of Donegal at 4.30pm, registration takes place in the hotel between 7pm & 10pm. There are 3 levels of walks on both the Saturday & Sunday with a Festival dinner & dance on the Saturday evening. A great weekend of walks and fun are assured. For further information email North West Walking Guides info@northwestwalkingguides.com Indian Summer in Donegal The rainfall in Donegal in July and August was 112% above the usual summer downpours and sunshine was a rare commodity. However the weather in September made up for the bad Summer with continuous sunny days and very little rain throughout the month. Sarah Jessica Parker holidays in Donegal Star of 'Sex and the City' Sarah Jessica Parker has been spotted in Donegal and was reported in the national papers as saying that Donegal was her favourite holiday spot in the world! |
Barron Inquest The Inquest by Jury into the death of Raphoe cattle dealer, Richie Barron, is currently underway in Letterkenny. Mr Barron was believed to be the victim of a hit and run accident in 1996. However his death led to the persecution of local publican, Frank McBreatty, by the Gardai as revealed by the Carty Report into police malpractise in the County. The Morris Tribunal of enquiry into the McBrearty case will take place over two years in Dublin, inspite of most of the witnesses living in Donegal. Donegal New York GAA on the up and up! After beating Leitrim Donegal are now top of the NY league with 10 points, ahead of Leitrim and Westmeath who have 9 each. Kerry remains in the mix with 8 points but Donegal are now guaranteed a playoff spot in their quest for a third consecutive NY crown. The Donegal junior team sit solidly atop their panel awaiting only the pairings decision to know who they¹ll face in the playoffs. With the Donegal women already crowned champions this year, a triple for Donegal NY has moved closer to becoming reality. Letterkenny¹s McGettigan, long a stalwart of Donegal NY's senior and junior teams, has been named Manager of the NY team that will contest again next year in the Connacht championship. Planning Controversy Claims in The Irish Times by Mr Gerry Convie, former Senior Executive Planner in Donegal, that a 'Golden circle' operated in the Council whereby planning decisions were overruled in various cases between 1994-1998, has been vehemently denied by the County Manager, Mr Michael McLoone. Daniel O'Donnell to Wed Donegal's premier crooner, Daniel O'Donnell, is to marry Majella McLennan in his local Church in Kincasslagh on November 4th. The cermony will be conducted by celebrity priest Fr. Brian D'Arcy and the reception will be held in the Holiday Inn, Letterkenny. The couple, who met on the Spanish island of Tenerife 3 years ago, were engaged at Christmas 2002. Sult ar ais don cheathrú sraith! Beidh Sult ar ais arís an Déardaoin seo, 26 Meán Fómhair. Beidh an club ar siúl, mar is gnách, sa Castle Inn, in aice le Jury’s Christchurch Inn. Osclóidh na doirse ar 9.00 p.m. agus tosóidh an ceol ar 9.30 p.m. Beidh siamsaíocht den scoth i gceist an tseachtain seo, mar is gnách: ceol bríomhar traidisiúnta ó cheoltóirí óga ghrúpa tí an chlub; ceol as Meiriceá Laidineach ó Jayro Gonzalez, fear as Nicearagua atá ag cur faoi in Éirinn le bliain anuas; agus damhsa boilg ón damhsóir Francach Yasmina, le tionlacan ó Saed. Cead isteach: Euro 5. Eolas breise: post@clubsult.com. Faigheann Sult tacaíocht airgid ó Fhoras na Gaeilge agus cabhair chomh maith ón nuachtán ‘Foinse’. European Internet Domain Registry for Donegal?? A consortium called Eureto has launched its bid to run the new .eu European Domain Name Registry from Ireland. Eureto's is an all-Ireland bid and is supported by government agencies on both sides of the border, including the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland. If successful Eureto would create over 200 jobs between Letterkenny and Derry. Donegal Cartoonist Goes Online Seán Ó Domhnaill has launched a bi-lingual website Seanod - surely the only Irish English cartoonist site! |