News - County Donegal
1. Scenery Donegal is breathtaking with misty mountains, serene lakes and dramatic coastlines. There are some fantastic walks and drives around the county. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas spent a summer there in 1935, in a bid to try and stay away from the bottle and to gain inspiration. 2.
AN AER Arann flight from Donegal to Dublin was diverted yesterday morning following engine problems shortly after take-off. The 50-seater aircraft left Carrickfinn Airport near Dungloe in Co. Donegal at 9.50am but was then redirected to the City of Derry Airport where it landed safely at 10.30am.
CANCER sufferers in the north-west yesterday got a boost for their campaign to get treatment closer to home. The prospect of a satellite radiation unit moved closer to reality following a cross-border meeting with Northern Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, in Stor-mont.
THE body of a teenage girl was found in a holiday flat yesterday. The 15-year-old from Belfast was found by a friend in a first- floor apartment shortly after midnight on Sunday.
By PADDY CLANCY CANCER campaigner Ann McGowan has hit out at services in Sligo General Hospital after staging a sit-in to get treatment.
