Author name: highlandnews

A Donegal Deputy is calling for policies to be introduced to stem the rise of investment scams and fraud. Deputy Pearse Doherty says action is necessary to tackle such online scams. This comes as FraudSMART warned of the worrying rise in investment scams being carried, particularly targeted to those aged over 55. Deputy Doherty is […]

Donegal county council have issued a gritting notice for all Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes. Gritting will begin at 7PM this evening. Drivers are urged to assume no road is ice free.   Donegal gritting route index is as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen

The portal for Bus Éireann’s School Transport opens today for the 2023/2024 academic year. It’s been claimed some students were impacted last year by the waiver of fees, as those who didn’t necessarily need a ticket, availed of one for convenience. That resulted in other students without a place on the school bus. This year

731 new housing units were granted planning permission in Donegal last year. Figures published today by the CSO show in the final quarter of last year, 146 new dwellings were granted permission along with 11 apartments. 90 other new construction projects were given the go ahead as well as 82 extensions and 28 conversions granted

The adverse weather continues to cause travel disruption in Donegal. A status yellow ice warning remains in place until midday. While snowfall was not as bad as forecast, ice has resulted in hazardous driving conditions. The Rahan road between Letterkenny and Drumkeen is currently blocked. A car has gone off the road and Gardaí are

Motorists in Donegal are urged to continue to drive with caution. A status yellow ice warning remains in place in the county until midday. Donegal County Council is warning of black ice between Buncrana, Burnfoot and Muff as well as between Gleneely and Moville.

A woman has been injured after being assaulted at a residence in Bundoran last night. Investigations into the attack on the woman in her 30s which occurred at around 11.30pm are continuing. The woman was taken to hospital for treatment to what have been described as non-life threatening injuries. A woman in her 30s was

The Federation Against Copyright Theft is clamping down on illegal streaming in Donegal. The anti-piracy group has sent a legal warning notice to sellers in 12 counties. The Federation Against Copyright Theft otherwise known as FACT said they have issued cease-and-desist notices to indivuals in counties including Donegal. It is apart of an effort to

Businesses in Donegal are being urged to take extra security precautions over the St. Patrick’s Day bank holiday weekend. Security specialists Netwatch say they’ve seen a 16% increase in attempted security breaches this year to date and expect an increase of up to 30% over the weekend celebrations with most occurring between 6pm and midnight:

  Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister for Education, regarding the progress of construction at Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí. The Donegal Town school is one of 58 schools across Ireland with outstanding works to be done. Deputy Pringle condemned the Governments decision to sit on a reported €6-billion rainy-day fund while putting

Eoin Stevenson, son of Eamon and Susan, started his education at Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin and knew from an early age that he wanted to pursue a career path that would help make Ireland a more sustainable place. “I spent a lot of my childhood watching David Attenborough documentaries. His advocacy to preserve and restore biodiversity, transition

A water outage has been issued in Laghey by Donegal County Council. Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to An Lagán Gorm, Laghey and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place until 10pm tonight. Traffic disruptions may occur while works are on-going. It is recommend that you

Just under 17% of TDs are landlords, according to the Dáil’s latest Register of Interests. 27 politicians have listed rental properties as part of their income, which is eight less than the previous Dáil. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers Stephen Donnelly, Norma Foley and Charlie McConalogue all rent out apartments in the capital. Independent TD

A Status Orange Weather Warning is in place in Donegal and twelve other counties today, with further spells of sleet and snow expected, combined with strong east to northeast winds. Met Eireann say there will be significant accumulations of snow in some areas, along with icy conditions. They say there is a strong possibility of

16 projects in Donegal are to share over €180,000 in funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme. The scheme assists owners of heritage structures – including those on the local authorities’ Record of Protected Structures and those in Architectural Conservation Areas – to meet their obligations to care for their properties by providing match-funded grants

Another water outage has been reported in South Inishowen. Uisce Eireann says repairs are underway to a burst water main at Ardmore, Muff. Water outages are possible in the local area and a traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works, which are set to last until 3pm this afternoon.

A Donegal woman has been awarded the inaugural Dara Fitzpatrick Award. Frances Griffin, a paramedic with the National Ambulance Service has been recognised for her efforts in the immediate aftermath of the Creeslough tragedy. She was one of the first responders on the scene of the explosion in Creeslough last October. Irish Paramedicine Education and

More people are hoping to go to college this year. The CAO says the number applying for third level places is slightly up on last year with 78,025 applications received. However demand for medicine and nursing which rose dramatically in recent years is down, while applications for business, law, agriculture and architecture are all up.

A man has been arrested in Derry as part of an investigation into a hijacking and discovery of a suspicious device last month. On Friday February 17th, police received a report of a hijacking in the Hollymount Park area. A suspicious device was subsequently found in the Corrody Road area the following day. The 21-year-old

Details of the new Primary School curriculum will be announced by the Minister for Education later this morning. Its the first time in a quarter of a century the syllabus will undergo a significant change. Foreign languages will be introduced at primary level, as well as science and technology subjects. There will be a greater

The Taoiseach says there’s a deficit of a quarter of a million homes in the country at the moment. Leo Varadkar last night told his party colleagues “it will take a long time to close the gap, but the corner can be turned this year.” The Irish Times reports he added that at least 40,000

The Chairperson of IFA Poultry is calling for more advisers within Teagasc. Nigel Sweetnam says poultry accounts for 46% of the meat consumption in Ireland and the lack of advisors within the sector must be rectified. He say this will enable growers to maintain the highest levels of flock health and to produce to world-class

Following a yellow weather warning for snow issued by MET Eireann, the Road safety Authority is urging drivers to take extra precautions when making journeys. Drivers are advised to remove all snow from vehicles before commencing their journey, including snow left on the roof which could drop onto the windscreen during braking. While clearing windows

A water outage has been reported in Ramelton. Leak detection works may cause supply disruptions to Clooney, Aughnish Road, Ramelton and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place from 11pm on 8 March until 5am on 9 March. It is recommend that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time