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A matter of record - Donegal Democrat down the years

The Donegal Democrat has been reporting from the highways and byways of the county since its first publication back in June 1919. It is part of our rich historic legacy which began just before the foundation of the Free State and later the Republic ...

05 May 2023 at 10:33

What's On

Dolmen walk on 40th anniversary of Archaeological Survey of County Donegal

There are few people in Donegal who haven’t at some stage browsed the pages of the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. This beautiful and informative book has graced the shelves of classrooms and libraries throughout the county since its ...

17 May 2023 at 13:33

South Donegal

Pivotal Ballyshannon thoroughfare stuck between ‘Rock’ and a hard place

The plummeting standard of a pedestrian thoroughfare which had been known for generations of Ballyshannon people as well as legions of county GAA football fans, came in for some sharp criticism at the July monthly meeting of the Municipal ...

17 Jul 2022 at 15:33

Features

A Matter of Record - The Donegal Democrat Archive down the years

Donegal Democrat, Friday, October 26, 1923 - 100 years ago Bundoran Prisoners Every night during the week numbers of people joined in the public recital of the Rosary for the Republican Prisoners' speedy release. The sympathy for the ...

26 Oct 2023 at 12:33

Donegal Live

Dramatic Donegal Sea Chase for Poteen a century ago - A Matter of Record

Another perusal into the Donegal Democrat archives recalls a dramatic sea chase between the Civic Guard and an obstinate poteen maker and his curragh cache and later a speeding C.I.E. bus driver whose was said to be in a huury to ...

08 Apr 2024 at 15:33

Donegal Live

McHugh's Miscellany: Donegal semi final date not in tune with traditions

Donegal play Galway in the 2024 All Ireland senior football semi final on Sunday, July 14 with a final date scheduled or in my opinion totally and needlessly squeezed in for July 28. The final will only run into August, if the ...

01 Jul 2024 at 15:33

Donegal Live

Mystery surrounds old Bundoran book from 1896

Respected Ballyshannon historian Anthony Begley has come across snippets from a book from 1896, entitled, "Bundoran and its neighbourhood" by T.C. Connolly. A respected author himself and past President of the Donegal ...

22 Jan 2023 at 10:33

Local News

Joyous scenes as 1,700 turned up to opening of Bundoran's Astoria Ballroom 70 years ago

70 years ago, February 26, 1954 heralded a momentous day for many in the north west as a record crowd descended upon the opening night of the famed Astoria Ballroom in Bundoran, recalled this week in Michael McHugh's ...

22 Feb 2024 at 15:33

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A Matter of Record - Donegal Democrat Archival History and News from the Vaults

This week we read about Grand old man of the Roads, Bob Davitt who died in 1953, but who was one of the few people who had doubtful distinction of reading of his own death in the local paper and then there was ...

12 Oct 2023 at 16:33

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Mystery surrounds old Bundoran book from 1896

22 Jan 2023 at 20:33

Local News

Cross Border funding for Derry and Donegal Railway heritage projects

The Donegal Railway Museum has been awarded a grant from the Shared Island Civic Society Fund towards two cross-border railway heritage conferences, one in Donegal Town and the other in Derry, as well as ...

07 May 2024 at 16:33

Local News

The black day Donegal lost all of its 'Blue Flags' in 1994

30 years ago on June 5, 1994 marked, according to the front page of the Donegal Democrat a 'Black Day for “Blue Flag” beaches'. Today, it would be probably be considered a criminal act, with our ...

30 May 2024 at 15:33

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