 Scéal Dún-na-nGall ar an Idirlíon / County Donegal on the Net News News Vol.8 No.6 June 2007 Holiday In Donegal! |
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Golden Eagle Chick born in Donegal The first Golden Eagle born in Donegal for almost hundred years has been born in Glenveigh National Park. Golden Eagles last bred in Glenveagh in 1910 and the last Golden Eagle born in Ireland was shot in Mayo in 1912. This is a great achievement for the project to re-introduce the Golden Eagle back into Ireland. Adult eagles were reintroduced into Glenveagh National Park from Scotland in 2001. The breeding adults were collected as chicks, under licence from Scottish Natural Heritage, from the Highlands of Scotland. Golden Eagles can live up to 30 years and an adult bird has a wingspan of 190-225cm (6ft). Lorcan O'Toole, the project director, said bird enthusiasts and the general public should not come to the park looking for the nest as the eagle will not be able to fly until late July. There will be a further few months wait to see if the chick thrives and it should fledge in late July. One of the Scottish chicks fitted with a satellite tag in 2005 has been recorded in Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Sligo and Mayo. For further information see Golden Eagle.ie. General Election Results The General Election took place on May 24th. Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh topped the poll in Donegal North East; Fianna Fáil’s outgoing TD Cecilia Keaveney lost her seat while Dr Jim McDaid took the second seat for Fianna Fáil. Sinn Féin candidate Pádraig Mac Lochlainn narrowly missed gaining the third seat to Fianna Fáil’s Niall Blaney. In Donegal South West the outgoing TDs, Fine Gael's Dinny McGinley and Fianna Fáil's Mary Coughlan and Pat the Cope Gallagher, were re-elected.  Turfstack & Mt Errigal by JJ Gallagher © New Photographic Website Gweebarra based photographer Johnny Gallagher has launched a new website of landscape photographs of Donegal. See jjimages.net. Harvest Feast announced The launch will take place on Tuesday May 29th at 11am at the Ramada Lough Allen hotel, Drumshanbo of the first ever Harvest Feast (September 8th & 9th 2007), which is being organized jointly by St. Angela's Food Technology Centre, Sligo and the Food Hub, Drumshanbo. The Festival is part of the BMW Regional Assembly funded Food Technology Transfer Initiative along with the Green Box and the Western Organic Network. For more information see The Food Centre.   Houses, Cottages and Sites to Buy in Donegal Holiday Accommodation Pósadh , Slí Eile - Runaway Bride Is sraith nua é “Pósadh: Bealach Eile” á léiriú ag Screentime ShinAwil do TG4. Inseoidh sé scéal seisiúir lánúin atá ag tabhairt faoin lá speisialta. Tabharfaidh sé chun cinn an faisean nua tarraingteach do lánúin ag dul i gcoinne an “Bainis Mór Traidisiúnta” agus iad siúd atá ag roghnú téama neamhghnách d’á bainis in Éirinn nó thar lear. B’fhéidir gur a mhalairt an scéal atá agaibh agus go mbeidh an Pósadh is Mó nó is Lú in Éirinn agaibh!! Táimid ag lorg lánúin atá i mbun pleanála ar a mbainis le difríocht! Bfhéidir gur go Las Vegas go bpósfaidh Elvis sibh, ag taisteal chuig an Róimh chun beannachtaí an Phápa a fháil, bainis beag faiseanta i mBaile Atha Cliath, ag rá “Tógaim Thú” sna Seychelles, ag éalu go Gretna Green nó bainis draoithe i nDún na nGall! Má tá suim agaibh bhur bpósadh agus scéal a roinnt linn “As Gaeilge”, tar i gteagmháil le Screentime ShinAwil le bhur dtoil ag na sonraí thíos luaite! Nil aon gealltanas ag an stáitse seo: níl uainn ach bhur scéal a chloisint! Teagmháil: Screentime ShinAwil. Screentime ShinAwil, are seeking couples to take part in a new series for TG4. If you are getting married this year and have a good level of Irish we would love to hear from you! You might have decided on a small intimate occasion or are inviting the whole neighbourhood or you may have decided to head off to sunny shores with a few of your nearest and dearest, we would like to escape with you on your Dream Wedding! There is no commitment at this initial stage, email: Screentime ShinAwil. Inishowen Carnival The Inishowen Carnival Group are looking for volunteers. Anyone interested in getting involved should email info@inishowencarnival.com or telephone 9373375. Proposed Donegal Private Hospital It is claimed that a 50-bed private hospital being proposed for Co. Donegal, would provide radiotherapy treatment for cancer sufferers who presently have to travel to Dublin for treatment. Private healthcare consortium Northwest Healthcare is planning to build the €60m facility adjacent to Letterkenny General Hospital. The new hospital would include facilities for renal dialysis, surgery, X-ray, CT, MRI and Pet scanners and a radiotherapy service, which could end the 6 and 7 hour bus journeys which cancer patients in Donegal have to make each week. However many are opposed to building a private hospital in publically funded grounds and argue that these facilities should be available in Letterkenny General Hospital. Volunteers Wanted The Inishowen Mens’ Helpline is looking for a volunteer. Anyone who would like to help out is asked to contact Margaret on 0749374529. Both men and women are encouraged to volunteer and training will be provided. Famine Memorial Park President Mary McAleese is to unveil a major Famine memorial park during an official visit to Canada on June 21st when she will open the 'Ireland Park' in Toronto. The Park is dedicated to the memory of 38,000 Irish people who fled to the city from Ireland during the Famine in 1847. The project is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario and includes sculptures and a giant wall of inscribed names. The sculptures were created by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie, who is also responsible for the Famine Memorial on Custom House Quay in Dublin. Irish Ambassador to Canada, Declan Kelly will also attend and The Celtic Tenors are due to perform. Live music events are also planned around the opening of the Park including a performance by the 140-member Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Irish emigrants who arrived in 1847 went on to play a major role in the growth and success of Toronto and Ireland Park is a celebration of this achievement and bears witness to the determination of a people to overcome adversity. Funds for the project were raised by many groups including the Ireland Fund of Canada. |
 A Golden Eagle chick, the first born in County Donegal in a hundred years Missing Child has Donegal Connections Ellen McCann, (nee Ferry) originally from Burtonport, is the grandmother of the missing four-year-old girl, Madeleine McCann, who was snatched from her holiday apartment in Praia de Luz in the Algarve, Portugal on May 3rd. Mrs McCann was married to the late John McCann, originally from St Johnston, and she now lives in Glasgow. Their son Gerry and his wife Kate, were dining with friends some 100 yards away from their ground-floor apartment in Praia de Luz, Portugal and were checking on their children every 30 minutes. Madeline was last seen by her father Gerry at 9.15pm on May 3rd. When her mother Kate returned to check on their children at 10pm she discovered Madeleine was gone while the couple's two year-old twins Amelie and Sean lay sleeping. Portugese police sniffer dogs followed Madeleine's scent to a nearby supermarket before it was lost. The McCann family recently spent Easter in Dungloe. Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers on tel. 0044 1883 731 336 or the nearest police station. Artists Programme Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc are now recruiting for the 3rd cycle of their Professional Training & Development Programme for Artists. Modules offered through the Tearmann programme: Lithography, Etching, Career Development, Contemporary Gaelic Culture, Video Editing. For more information telephone 074 9531271 or email Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc.  Index of the Best Websites on Irish Stuff - Ten Years Online! Stephen Bennett Exhibition Ardara artist Stephen Bennett is currently exhibiting a new collection of expressive work at the Ferrara Gallery, Belfast. Stephen, a former illustrator with Saatchi & Saatchi, works from his studio gallery in Ardara. Stimulated daily by the people and the ever-evolving landscape that surrounds him, Stephen's work has the vibrant palette and increasing spontaneity of an artist who clearly loves his craft and the inspirational setting in which he lives. View Stephen's work at Stephen Bennett.net. Poland – Language and Culture Almost 10,000 Polish people now live in the North West. Pobail le Chéile are running a short six hour introduction course entitled 'Poland - Language and Culture'. The course will enable participants to learn Polish phrases and a few simple sentences. The tutor will also give a background to the culture and history of the Polish nation. For details and to book ring 074 9180111.  Click Here for Vintage Style Gaelic Football & Hurling T-Shirts Delivered World Wide Campa Samhraidh Eascarrach Beidh Campa Samhraidh Eascarrach ar siúl san Ionad Acmhainní, Baile an Átha ón 2ú Iúil go dtí 10ú Lúnasa an tSamhradh seo. Costas an Champa sa t-seachtain: €30 páiste amháin, ¤45 dhá pháiste agus €65 trí pháiste nó níos mó. Caithfidh na páistí a bheith 6 mbliaina nó thar. Tá muid ag glacadh ainmeacha anois. Is tré mhéan na Gaeilge a bheidh imeachtaí an Campa. Tuilleadh eolas ag 074 91 80571. Malin Head for sale The owner of Banbas Crown at Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point, is putting the land up for sale. The land was owned by an English landlord Frank Harte who died intestate ten years ago and his daughter Georgina is now selling the famous landmark. Frank Harte wished that, after his death, any proceeds from the sale of the land would be given to a trust or individual who came up with the best idea on how to develop the land. In March, Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin sent a parliamentary question to the government saying Ireland’s most northerly point should be bought for the state. Sinn Féin Councillor Padraig MacLochlainn welcomed the news of the forthcoming sale and said he would propose, at the earliest opportunity, that either the State or the County Council buys the land. A building known locally as The Tower was built at Banba’s Crown by the British Admiralty in 1908. The land was later leased to British insurance giant Lloyds of London. During World War II, the Irish Department of Defence built lookout posts at the site. Flight of the Earls Musical Extra members are needed for The Flight Of The Earls Musical as soon as possible. Rehearsals are currently underway in The Cairn, Greencastle. Guitar lessons also in The Cairn every Wednesday at 7PM. Children’s morning with music, drama and games on every Saturday 11AM-1PM. Cairn teams are also in progress every Saturday from 1PM-3.30PM. New members are always welcome. For further information on any of these items please contact 074 9381104. Donegal News on Air News from Ireland can be heard in Pennslyvannia on 'Echoes of Erin' WEDO 810FM on Sundays from 1.00-2.00pm and online at Echoes of Erin. The show is running for 19 years and is hosted by Diane Byrnes, former Grand Marshal of the Pittsburgh St Patrick's Day Parade and the doyen of everything Irish in Pittsburgh. If you want your Irish Goods or Services to reach the Pittsburgh Irish then advertise on 'Echoes of Erin' by emailing Diane Byrnes. If you are in Sydney you can listen to Sydney Irish Radio 107.3FM on Sundays from 7.30 to 9.00am local time (see Sydney Irish Radio) while Brisbane listeners can catch Kevin O'Seoige's Irish show on 4EB 98.1 FM with Patricia Sharkey's 'View from the Hills' on Saturdays between 12.30 and 1.30pm.  Eco-Friendly Beauty Products direct from Ireland Inishowen Drama Project A new drama project will be held in Moville at the District Family Resource Centre and will run from the June 25th to July 11th. The project is aimed at young people over the age of 14 years. The initiative is free but places are limited. For further information contact the Family Resource Centre on 9385548. The project is supported by the Dormant Accounts Fund and the North West Drugs Taskforce. |
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