Sean Murphy

TOURISM chiefs have a golden opportunity to steer Donegal into an elite lane that anchors the county as a global cruise ship destination, it is claimed. The lucrative international market is already fully established with harbour town Killybegs building on its traditional fishing village origins to become a trailblazer for Donegal. Other coastal towns like […]

Donegal farmers and contractors are set to receive Fuel Income Support Scheme payments. The monies total €666,333.45, according to Dail TD Pat the Cope Gallagher. Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon TD today (Wednesday) confirmed that payments are due under the Fuel Income Support Scheme. Advertisement Pat the Cope described the decision as a “timely and much‑needed […]

A LEGAL shake-up means only adults in helmets will be able to use e-scooters but a doctor at Donegal’s largest hospital fears injuries will continue. The Donegal News carried several warnings against e-scooters from gardaí, road safety officials, brain injury specialists, local politicians, and hospital surgeons following a series of fatalities and injuries – including […]

Give Matt Mills a common name and he treats it as a challenge. My own name, Sean Murphy, so common in Ireland that its owner could, you might think, commit almost any crime and vanish into the crowd at least when it comes to online searches. Mills does not miss a beat. Challenge accepted, he says, before walking through exactly how Ripjar would pick the right Sean Murphy out of the thousands: an old address here, a year of birth there, a habit of holidaying in the same place. Feed the system whatever fragments you have, and an artificial intelligence layer narrows the field until one face remains. It's far from a party trick for the team at Ripjar.

THE countdown to the 59th Mary from Dungloe Festival finally ends this weekend when the world famous event springs into life. Thousands will gather in the picturesque Gaeltacht village of Dungloe for 10 unforgettable days as the iconic Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival launches this Saturday. The festival runs until Monday, August 3, and […]

A YOUNG boy in need of a revolutionary drug is finally receiving the vital treatment after a yearlong campaign. The family of nine-year-old Laghey boy Aaron Langan, who has rare genetic Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), said it has given them “hope for the first time”. Aaron’s loving family began campaigning last June when miracle drug […]

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MINISTER of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has today announced his intention to develop a National Parks Bill which will place Glenveagh National Park on a dedicated statutory footing and establish nature conservation and restoration as the primary purpose of its management. The proposal to develop the Bill was brought to Cabinet […]