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Donegal County Council, Gardaí,  Donegal Motor Club and local agencies have come together to launch the “Keep the Race in its Place” road safety message – urging all road users to drive with care and responsibility over the forthcoming rally weekend. The event, which takes place from Friday June 20th to Sunday June 22nd, attracts […]

  Questions are being raised about the potential negative impact of another Active Travel Plan in Letterkenny, this time the one covering the Circular Road from the Hospital Roundabout to the junction with Glencar Road. Among the provisions in the plan is the narrowing of the carriageway, and the scrapping of some right turns for

Cllr Joy Beard is again stressing the need for Donegal County Council to develop an action plan to protect those living in crumbling homes or mobiles in the event of an orange or red weather warning, as well as a communications strategy to ensure people are aware of the plan in good time. It’s an

The first mass excavation of babies and children’s graves gets underway in Tuam in Co. Galway today. It’s believed the bodies of almost 800 babies and children are buried on the site, which is also home to a memorial garden. The site will be closed off and put under forensic control for the next four

There’s a call for the country’s overall level of taxation to rise significantly in the years to come. Social Justice Ireland says it would help social infrastructure to keep pace with population growth. It’s calling for the changing needs of a growing and ageing population to be addressed at today’s National Economic Dialogue. Social Justice

Letterkenny Municipal District is seeking a workshop on library services after it emerged that Milford Library had 10,000 visitors last year, even though it is only open for two days a week. Responding, officials suggested the issue be revisited once a review of staffing levels taking place at the moment is complete. If additional staff

The PSNI is repeating calls for calm after almost a week of violence in Northern Ireland. It follows new attacks overnight in Portadown when Police were targeted with petrol bombs, fireworks, masonry, and bottles. On Thursday reinforcements were brought in to help the force – with 80 officers arriving from Scotland. PSNI Assistant Chief Constable

Castlederg native Chloe Campbell faces deportation after being forced on to a bus in Egypt. She was with a group of people who were travelling through Egypt to go to Rafah on the Global March to Gaza, which included people from Donegal Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley MP has been in touch with Irish officials

The Tanaiste has accused a Donegal TD of failing to listen to his constituents’ concerns about smart phone use by children. The use of smart phones was banned in primary schools for the first time yesterday. During questions in the Dail this week, Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal Deputy Frank Feighan  asked about the controversial

The Taoiseach says he’ll meet with the family of Denis Donaldson, following their renewed calls for a public inquiry into his death. Former IRA member Denis Donaldson was shot dead in County Donegal in 2006, less than six months after disclosing he was an MI5 and PSNI informer. No one has been identified for his

  News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday June 13th……………………..  

A former Court of Appeals judge will chair a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. The Belfast solicitor was shot multiple times in front of his wife and children in their home in North Belfast in 1989. Separate examinations of the case showed evidence of collusion between the loyalist paramilitaries involved in the

The North’s First Minister has re-iterated her call for the Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign. Michelle O’Neill says the DUP Minister inflamed the situation in Ballymena, after he posted the location of families sheltering from riots………….. The Deputy First Minister  is appealing for people not to ‘sectarianise’ rioters in Ballymena. It’s after four consecutive

Over €297,000 has been allocated to Donegal under the Local Enhancement Programme. 236 projects have been awarded sums of up to €6,500. Among them is Cill Ulta in Falcarragh, a centre for sustainability which promotes food sovereignty, sustainable energies, farm-to-fork research, Irish agricultural heritage and craft, and the Irish language, which receives €6,495 to improve

€50,000 has been granted by the government dedicated to a Teen Zone in Ballybofey. It is part of the redevelopment plan of Drumboe Woods, which will see a play park for under 12s, an area for older people and a teenager-only zone. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher received the confirmation from the Minister for Children,

The hosepipe ban that has been in place in Milford for over a month is to be extended until the August bank holiday. It is also in place in the Kells and Oldcastle areas of Co Meath and in Mullingar in Co Westmeath. Uisce Eireann says it would take several weeks of sustained rainfall to

The construction of a multi-million modular build will get underway on Monday at Scoil Cholmcille in Letterkenny. The €4.2 million development will include two state-of-the-art autism classrooms, two mainstream classrooms and three support classrooms. The works were applied for under a rapid delivery scheme under one year ago. Principal, Paraig Cannon says he is delighted

Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn has urged the Minister for Fisheries, Marine and Digital Mapping Timmy Dooley to be honest surrounding issues in the fishing industry. It follows a recent report that showed 90% of people felt as though the industry has declined over the last 10 years, with none saying it had improved. Deputy Mac

Donegal County Council is seeking to secure funding for more public lighting between Ballyraine Roundabout and the Oatfield Roundabout. The issue was at a Letterkenny Milford Municipal District Meeting by Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, who was told that the Active Travel program for Letterkenny Town includes a scheme on the Ballyraine Road, with planning already in

  Donegal County Council should be prioritising Active Travel Schemes on the outskirts of Letterkenny and then moving in towards town, rather than the other way around. That’s according to Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly, who called this week for road safety measures in Oldtown, including yellow boxes at the Hideout and Lismonaghan Junctions, as well

Údarás na Gaeltachta has announced a capital investment of up to €4.55 million to carry out essential upgrade and renewal work on the infrastructure of Gaoth Dobhair Business Park, the largest enterprise park in the Gaeltacht. Udaras says the investment will ensure that the Business Park meets the highest standards to attract new businesses and

There were heated exchanges in the Dail this afternoon between Sinn Fein Deputy Leader Pearse Doherty and Tanaiste Simon Harris over the government’s plans to introduce Rent Pressure Zones in areas like Donegal, where they don’t currently exist. Answering questions from Deputy Doherty, the Tanaiste said this will offer protections to renters where they don’t