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The Chief Executive of Letterkenny Chamber is urging members to make their views known on two active travel proposals which are out to public consultation. One, covering Circular Road, ends on Wednesday March 18th, the second, covering Ballyraine Road, ends a week later. Toni Forrester says while some members will be making submissions directly to […]

As preparations continue for the construction of 170 new homes in Ballymacool, Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has been told that existing infrastructure such as water and roads must be upgraded. Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly says he wants the development to go ahead, but the infrastructural improvements must come first. Responding to Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly,

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion criticising the lack of any tangible effort by the Irish Government to conduct their own inquiry into the Omagh atrocity, or deal with the wider aftermath of the troubles. MLAs also say through the motion that they believe a memorandum of understanding between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Sinn Féin in Donegal say they will stand with communities to oppose any attempts by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to introduce domestic water charges by the back door, now, or in the future. It follows reports that the government is still considering a charge for excessive use of water, a claim denied this week

A restaurant and café in the Courtyard Shopping Centre in Letterkenny was closed for two days in February by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on foot of an inspection by the HSE. During the inspection at Tank and Skinny’s, No Six, The Courtyard in Letterkenny on February 18th, it was found that there wasn’t

A Letterkenny councillor says there is much the council can do to help secure a resolution to the crisis at Little Angels School in Letterkenny. It’s emerged that a new school building which hasn’t even opened yet is too small to accommodate at least nine pupils. Cllr Thomas Sean Devine asked at a meeting Letterkenny

The family of Charles Dooher, a 26-year-old man severely injured in an assault, claims a clerical error is hindering his medical care. Dooher, who suffered significant head injuries, including skull fractures, after being attacked in Lifford on January 20th, is awaiting surgery to replace a portion of his skull. However, a mistake in his medical

Long-awaited works to repair water supply issues on Gola Island have been welcomed. However, a West Donegal Councillor has stated that the issue is symptomatic of a broader problem requiring attention. Councillor Michael Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig believes the disparity between island and mainland infrastructure must be addressed. He further emphasised that, while the islands

The Mayor of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District says firefighters are angry at a statement issued by management this week in response to concerns they raised last week. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says the firefighters’ statement was not self serving, but was born of a concern for public safety. Cllr Declan Meehan claims there is a long

22 Donegal projects have secured a total of €1.33 million under the latest tranche of the Community Centres Investment Fund which was announced this afternoon. The Donegal allocations are spread across the county from Bundoran to Greencastle. Welcoming the announcement, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher says the key role of community centres came to the

Gaeltacht communities across Ireland held protests yesterday, as part of the TINTEÁN campaign, demanding immediate action to address the Gaeltacht housing crisis. In Donegal, protestors gathered at Roinn na Gaeltachta in Gaoth Dobhair to highlight the ongoing depopulation and displacement of the Gaeltacht, caused by the struggle to secure housing and the resulting need to

Research from Ulster University has found that the scale of the mental health impact of living in a defective concrete block house is comparable to people in disaster-stricken and displaced populations. A study of almost 400 adults revealed that just over 40% were suffering severe depression, 26% with severe anxiety, 4.9% of respondents have post-traumatic

Gardai are investigating two hit and run incidents in Donegal. One, involving a parked car being struck, happened in Kilmacrennan just over two weeks ago, the second happened yesterday close to Glenveagh National Park. Garda Grainne Doherty made this appeal for information on today’s Nine til Noon Show…..

A Lifford Stranorlar area councillor says a ‘Safe Routes to School’ project is at the planning stage for St Bridget’s National School in Convoy, after concern was expressed on Highland Radio’s Nine til Noon Show this week about the safety of children going to and from the school. The ‘Safe Routes to School’ programme began

Buncrana Children’s Charity has announced an expansion of its services across Inishowen. It provides support to families facing childhood illness, bereavement, or other difficult circumstances. Chairperson Adrian McMyler outlined that support ranges from organising day trips to providing essential financial aid. The charity is now accepting nominations of families in need. Mr. McMyler says the

Donegal County Council has been presented with a proposal for a mobile hub to assist individuals navigating the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme. Councillor Michael McBride, a member of the Defective Block committee, suggested the ‘office on wheels’ concept, staffed by experts, could travel to the most severely affected townlands to accelerate the application

Ticketmaster, Eir and Ryanair were the top three companies which generated the most contacts to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission last year. But buying a second-hand car was the most common reason why consumers contacted the organisation. Its helpline received almost 45,000 calls last year, up 13% on the previous. Grainne Griffin from the