Eileen Magnier

North West Correspondent

The award to Paul McGinley (right) was made at a special function at the Rosapenna Hotel in Downings

Freedom of Donegal awarded to golfer Paul McGinley

Golfer Paul McGinley has been awarded the Freedom of Donegal at a civic reception in the county this afternoon.

Regional • 15 Aug 22

Artists painting at Glebe House in Churchill, Co Donegal today at the start of Heritage Week

Heritage Week: Art, abbeys and reeling in fishing fans

Today marks the start of National Heritage Week with in-person events taking place for the first time in three years since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ireland • 13 Aug 22

The charity crossing aimed to raise €40,000 for the hospice

Donegal rowers complete journey to Scotland for charity

A team of rowers from Inishowen in Co Donegal have successfully completed a challenge to row from Malin Head to Scotland, in aid of Friends of Inishowen Hospice.

Regional • 13 Aug 22

Customers in parts of Cork, Donegal and Galway will see restrictions on nighttime supplies

Overnight water restrictions in Cork, Donegal, Galway

Irish Water has introduced nighttime restrictions on water supply in parts of Donegal, Galway and Cork, due to rising demand in the hot weather and in order to maintain daytime supply.

Ireland • 13 Aug 22

The crew has been training for more than a year

Donegal crew set to row to Scotland for charity

A team of rowers will leave Malin Head in Donegal at 6am tomorrow to row to Scotland.

Ulster • 11 Aug 22

It is reported that the man fell down a gully into a stream

Man, 60s, dies after fall at Devil's Chimney in Sligo

A man in his 60s has died following a fall while out walking at the Devil's Chimney waterfall in Glencar, Co Sligo, last night.

Regional • 02 Aug 22

The tin church in Lurganboy was erected in 1862

Efforts under way to restore tin church in Co Leitrim

A little tin church has stood on the hillside in the village of Lurganboy in Leitrim for 160 years

Regional • 02 Aug 22

Croagh Patrick has been a place of pilgrimage for over 1,500 years

Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick in Mayo for Reek Sunday

Reek Sunday, the annual pilgrimage to the summit of Croagh Patrick traditionally held on the last Sunday of July, has returned to normal today for the first time since 2019.

Connacht • 31 Jul 22

Sligo Rovers fans celebrating during their win over Motherwell

Sligo Rovers focus on next round after historic win

There was no sitting back or celebrating for the entire crew at The Showgrounds today after last night's big win against Motherwell. The team was back training, the back-room staff and volunteers were working out the logistics of the next round against Viking Stavanger of Norway.

Regional • 29 Jul 22

'The worst news I have heard in 49 years of farming'

Padraig Mulligan milks 700 cows at his farm in Templeboy in west Sligo. It's a family business he has been building up with his wife since the early 1970s.

Connacht • 28 Jul 22