The Irish actor Stephen Rea is at home in County Donegal and takes my call only to ask me to phone again later. “You want to talk to me about Krapp’s Last Tape, don’t you?” he says. (Rea is bringing ...

Anyway, while English is the main language spoken in Ireland these days, there is another language spoken here that predates English by thousands of years called Irish Gaelic, or simply Irish.

There is some odd casting here. Asking Abbott to adopt a rural Irish accent is one thing; asking him to deliver dialogue in the native language is another – though he manages well enough.

Bernie Cecilia O’Doherty, Donegal Town and Dundalk The death has occurred of Bernie Cecilia O’Doherty, 33 Oaklawns, Dundalk and formerly Donegal Town. Ms O’Doherty passed away peacefully at Kilbrew, ...

Fans of the Fifty Shades trilogy, featuring Irish actor Jamie Dornan, can now revisit the blockbuster films as they move to a new streaming platform in the UK and Ireland All three E.L. James film ...

Communities in Fermanagh and Donegal will come together today to mourn a popular husband, father and friend who lost his life in a workplace accident in south Donegal last week. Gerry Keown, of Roscor ...

Donegal bounced back from their narrow loss in Trim last week to dispatch neighbours Tyrone in their Division 2 clash in Letterkenny. The hosts led by the minimum at the break, Sean Ward hitting 0 ...

Donegal claimed a vital win in Division 2 of the National Hurling League when they got the better of Tyrone at O’Donnell Park Sean Ward was in superb form in the first half and struck four points as ...

Springtime officially began on Saturday, though Ballybofey was very much in the throes of an after-storm. Upstairs in the Sean MacCumhaill’s GAA Centre, Dessie Farrell and Jim McGuinness were ...

“When I first met Linda she had an English accent and by the time the show went on her Dublin accent came back. She said, ‘that happens every time I am around Dublin people.’ “So you’d ...

Donegal hurlers claimed their first Division 2 victory of the season with an impressive second-half performance to see off Tyrone by 10 points at O’Donnell Park. Both teams came into the contest ...

Hotel review: Five-star Donegal castle is worth the hype – and pours a superb pint At once regal and homely, no wonder this five-star retreat has awards coming out of its turrets Lough Eske ...