  Scéal Dún-na-nGall ar an Idirlíon / County Donegal on the Net News Vol.5 No.11 November / December 2004 Holiday In Donegal in 2005 |
| Christmas postal chaos Postal services will grind to a halt in Donegal and throughout Ireland on December 8th as An Post workers stage a one day strike. The Communications Workers' Union said that a ballot taken by workers voted for all out strike action while over 9,000 workers are planning to march to the Dáil in protest at the recent closure of the parcels division and the collapse of pay talks. Margadh na Nollag, Bhaile na Finne Fintown is the place to be if you want a spot of Christmas shopping without the hassle of a shopping centre. There will be a Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday December 5th at 12-30 pm at Teach Jimí, Fintown. Stall holders welcome. On the 12th of December there will be a Christmas Craft Fair at 12-30 pm at the Fintown Railway Station with lots of entertainment. Santa will be arriving by Train at 5.00pm. Stall holders welcome. For further information contact Oliver Mc Devitt on: 07495 46128 (€5 per stall). Nollaig Shona le gach duine! Brutal Robbery in Donegal Town There is disbelief in Donegal after a 21-year-old Donegal Town man was released on bail after being charged with burglary at the home of an elderly pensioner on November 16th. Dermot Wilson of Main Street, Donegal Town, was charged with trespassing and burglary at the home of William Bartley, Donegal Town but is expected to be further charged when he next appears in Court on December 17th. Mr Willie Bartley was discovered badly beaten at his home and taken to intensive care unit at Letterkenny General Hospital. He is now in hospital in Dublin. The 74-year-old is deaf and was beaten with firewood during the robbery of his few thousand Euro savings. Bail was set at €6,000. 1916 Proclamation comes under the Hammer ONE of just 20 remaining 1916 proclamation posters is to go on sale and is expected to fetch around €150,000. The poster, which is beind sold by a private collector, is from a print run of just 500 made on Easter Sunday, 1916. A previous copy of the proclamation, in better condition and signed by the printer, recently sold for €173,000. If You're not in, You can Win! A Mayo man who claimed he was entitled to one-fifth of a €2m Lotto win in 2001 won his action in the High Court against his fellow syndicate winners. Martin Horan from Bohola, Co. Mayo, had been excluded from the winnings because, it was claimed, he was in arrears to the syndicate but he claimed he had always paid in arrears. Mr Horan was also awarded his costs of around €50,000, while the defendants face hefty legal fees. Christmas Parades The annual Christmas parade and lighting up Christmas ceremonies will take place on Sunday, December 5th at 4.30pm. The members of the Parents' Committee are once again organising the event and this year they are doing so in conjunction with the transition year students of the Rosses Community School, Chapel Road, Dungloe. Irish Writers Top UK Quotations Poll Irish writers have top billing in a poll by Oxford University Press to find Britain's favourite quotations. The 18th-century parliamentarian Edmund Burke, took first place with his delcaration that "It is necessary only for good men to do nothing for evil to triumph". Second in the poll was Yeats' line "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" from his love poem to Maud Gonne. Oscar Wilde took seventh place for one of his less remembered sayings from The Importance of being Ernest: "To lose one parent . . . may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."  Mountain View Cottage, Derrylougháin, Gweebarra No Decentralised Jobs for Donegal till 2009 The Minister for Agriculture, Donegal's Mary Coughlan, came in for criticism, including at a Donegal Co. Council meeting following the news that Buncrana, Gweedore and Donegal Town are to be left out of the first phase of the Government's decentralisation programme. A number of Inishowen councillors pointed out that the Minister along with her party colleagues had previously indicated that 120 jobs were on their way to Buncrana, Gweedore (30), and Donegal Town (230) had been reassured by the then Minister for Family and Social Affairs, Ms. Mary Coughlan before the local and European elections last June. But the news came last week that the jobs destined for Buncrana are actually going to Carrick-on-Shannon.  Properties new to the Market on Tirconaill Property.com Farmers Market The next Farmers Market will take place on Saturday 4th of December and on Sunday 5th of December from 9am-2pm in Mc Ginley‘s Car Park, Pearse Road, Letterkenny. This is a regular market, which takes place on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. The Market supplies a wide range of farm produce, specialist and organic food and handcrafts. Food and Wine Skills A Food and Wine Service Skills Course will commence in Carrigart on January 17th, 2005. Limited places available. Included in the course are aspects of service, cutlery, glassware, silver service and banqueting service. Contact the Resource centre on 074 91-55055 for more information. |
 O'Donnell Clan Crest Calling all O'Donnells The O'Donnell Clan Association in conjunction with the Donegal Town Community Chamber are organising an O'Donnell Clan Gathering for July 2005. It will open on the evening of the 2nd of July for a week. A full programme of cultural and social events are being planned. For further information check out O'Donnell Clan. Centre Without Walls Cross Border Information Technology is running a free Computer Taster course in the DergFinn Centre. This course is to be followed by a more advanced CLAIT Course. The courses are funded through the EU Interreg Programme.  Kildarragh School Reunion A reunion of past pupils from Kildarragh National School, Creeslough is being planned for August, 2005. An invitation is extended to everyone who has a story to tell, memories to share, school photographs or anything of interest from down the years to please email Cresslough View. All items of interest will be greatly appreciated and treated with care. New Poetry Collection by Hugh McFadden Donegal poet, Hugh McFadden, formerly of Falcarragh (and Newtown), who now lives in Dublin, has published a new poetry collection entitled 'Pieces of Time' (Lapwing Press). The book was launched at a reading at Poetry Ireland's HQ on St. Stephen's Green and is available from Hugh McFadden. New collection of old Donegal photographs A fascinating collection of pictures reveals aspects of Donegal life over the last century and a half. Among the earliest photographs is a picture of Grianán Ailigh, the national monument at Burt. It was taken in 1878 and shows the large crowds that attended the ceremonies for the re-opening of the reconstructed fort. As the publication covers the entire county, many facets of everyday life are included from glamorous society weddings, drag hunting, school photographs and farm life. 'Donegal in Old Photographs' is compiled by Sean Beattie and contains around 200 photos, largely from private sources. Malin Head Bazaar The Malin Head Community Association's Annual Bazaar will be held in St. Mary’s Hall, Malin Head on Sunday, 12th December at 3p.m. There will be all the usual attractions: Stalls, Raffles, Putting, Teas, and a visit from Santa himself! Donations will be gratefully received. Dáil Uladh Béidh oiche oidhreachta a chur ár fáil ag Dáil Uladh an Déardaoin 9u Nollaig, Ostán Loch Altan at 7.30 chun Togra Fiontair agus Cultur Uladh a chuirí láthair. Béidh Rionach Uí Ogain o Roinn an Bhealoidis, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Atha Cliath ag caint faoi oidhreacht Sheáin Uí Eochaidh agus Brian î Domhnaill, Acadamh na hOllscolaiochta Gaeilge, Gaoth Dobhair ag caint faoin bhailiuchan a rinne Cosslett Quinn sa gceanntair ins na ‘30s. Cuirfidh Mairin N’ Dhubhchoin, Cathaoirleach Dáil Uladh obair an coiste ’ láthair, agus béidh an scannan annamh, the People‘s Past, faoi saol agus saothair Sheáin Uí hEochaidh le taispeaint. Is tionscadal nua Togra Fiontar agus Cultur Uladh atá dirithe ár chultuir, oidhreacht agus bealoideas Chloich Cheann Fhaola agus Aontrom Thuaidh. I rith na bliana seo chugainn béidh togra bailiuchain bealoidis ag tosn sa cheantar. In a theannta cuirfear deis ár fáil do phobail on dhá ceanntar teastas a bhaint amach sa bhealoideas. Béidh a thuilleadh eolas faoin gcursa seo ár fáil ag an chruinniu. Tá an tionscadal seo a mhaoiniu ag clar an aontais Eorpaigh um Siochana agus Athmhuintearas. Béidh tae agus ceapairi, ceol agus craic, agus fáilte roimh cach. Togra Fiontar agus Cultur Uladh is hosting an evening celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Cloughaneely in Ostán Loch Altan, Gortahork on Thursday, December 9th at 7.30pm. Among those contributing are Rionach Uí Ogain, Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin who will speak on the legacy of acclaimed local collector Seán Uî hEochaidh, Mícheál Uí Domhnaill of NUIG Gweedore who will give an outline of the work of Cosslett Quinn who collected folklore in the area in the ‘30s, Ciara Joyce from Donegal County Council‘s archives and Maureen Doohan of Dáil Uladh. Togra Fiontar agus Cultur Uladh is funded by the Cross Border Consortium under the EU Peace 11 Programme and part financed by the UK and Irish governments.  A to Z of the Best Irish Sites |
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