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Donegal County Council has launched its “Peacebuilding Through the Environment” initiative at the Deele Community Anglers facility at Mongorry Lake near Raphoe. This PEACEPLUS funded programme is a county wide project with several strands addressing the need for individualised and community-based climate actions within the County, and cuts across several initiatives on personal climate actions, engagement, education and

A bust of former US Senator George Mitchell will be removed from the grounds of Queens University. Seen as one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, Mr Mitchell was honoured by the university in 2023.   However, his name was mentioned in the latest Epstein Files, detailing links with the disgraced paedophile. Queens

A Foyle MLA has told the Assembly that a changing global economic order means that now, more than ever, it would make sense for the UK to re-join the EU. Sinead McLaughlin believes that the domestic and international uncertainties created by the Trump regime have led to international investors looking beyond the US, and it

St Vincent De Paul is asking the Government to use 2026 to tackle the scourge of child homelessness. Latest figures from the Department of Housing found over 5,000 children were living in emergency accommodation in December. There were 30 families registered as homeless in the North West, with 56 dependent children. Louise Bayliss is the

Cllr John Sheamuis O Fearraigh is calling on Donegal County Council to review its current parking policy on council housing estates. He says a lack of clarity around tenant parking and public parking on some estates is causing ongoing issues for residents, and is asking the council to designate parking spaces specifically for tenants. Cllr

A Donegal TD has told the Dail that while he supports efforts to speed up major infrastructural projects, he does not believe the right of people to seek judicial reviews should be limited. Deputy Charles Ward told the Dail this week that judicial reviews serve to ensure that genuine concerns are heard. Deputy Ward also

The Parents’ Association at St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny has launched a petition calling for the school to be added to the Department of Education’s Capital Programme announced this week. In a statement, the parents say the need for a new building is long overdue and well documented. Despite the best efforts of staff and

News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday January 30th…………..

Donegal County Museum and the County Archives Service have launched a project to record and preserve the experiences and perspectives of both new communities and returned emigrants. It’s envisaged the ‘Our Voices Together: Stories of Migration to and from Donegal’ project will document an important intercultural oral history which captures and celebrates the diverse migration

It’s emerged flight times between Donegal and Dublin may be changed significantly under the new Public Service Obligation Contract which is due to take effect at the end of next month. Deputy Pearse Doherty is seeking for an urgent meeting with Transport Minister Dara O’Brien, with a draft contract envisaging later morning and evening flights

Gardaí have begun what they’re calling a comprehensive road safety operation across the St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday. This will include high visibility patrols, high visibility checkpoints, mandatory drink and drug driving tests, and speed checks across the weekend. People are being urged to use care when using the roads if they are a pedestrian, driver

The government’s being urged to act to preserve small towns and villages in rural areas, with Irish Rural Link warning the ongoing decline in pupil numbers in primary schools must be addressed and reversed. The network says the falling numbers reflect deeper structural challenges that threaten not only the schools themselves, but also the long-term

Everyday, small jobs are not being given enough priority in Donegal County Council’s Draft Annual Service Delivery Plan for the coming year. Cllr Martin McDermott says 42% of funding to the council is allocated to project based works which may be carried out over an extended period of time. He believes that as a result,

There’ll be an increased number of Gardaí and speed vans on the roads over the coming days. An Garda Síochána and the RSA have launched their Bank Holiday Road Safety Campaign, which runs from today until Tuesday. In addition to extra checkpoints, every Garda on duty will be conducting road traffic enforcement activity. Assistant Commissioner

St  Eunan’s College in Letterkenny has expressed disappointment over their exclusion from yesterday’s funding announcement under the Department of Education’s National Development Plan. Of the projects approved, only one in Donegal, St Columba’s College in Stranorlar, received the green light. On today’s Greg Hughes Show, Principal Damien McCrory said the lack of communication regarding the decision

More than 36,000 new homes were completed last year,  an increase of 20% on 2024. The CSO says it’s the highest number of home completions since the series began in 2011. Of those, 681 were completed in Donegal. At local Local Electoral Area level, 150 were completed in Letterkenny, 128 in Donegal, 123 in Glenties,

  A Donegal TD says he’s outraged that Uisce Eireann has not included the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme in its capital plan up to 2030. Deputy Pearse Doherty had submitted a complaint to the EU Commission in 2015 about the lack of facilities in the area, resulting in infringement proceedings being taken against the state. As