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Donegal County Council is to take on the task of clearing asbestos materials from the remains of the Plaza, which was gutted in a fire 12 days ago which also badly damaged the adjoining Barr’s drapery shop. Inishowen Municipal District was told this week that air sampling results have been satisfactory, and the roofing which […]

Serious concern has been raised over the high speed some motorists are travelling on the Rahan Road just outside Letterkenny. It has led to calls on the local authority to implement some traffic calming measures there but the Council says it won’t consider this until more residents move into the new dwellings. Cllr Gerry McMonagle

  Ambulance personnel have walked off the job in a row over union recognition. It’s the second day of strike action by workers who are members of the PNA. They want the HSE to recognise the union of their choice, which is the Psychiatric Nurses Association. It’s their second day to walk off the job,

Donegal County Council is being urged to engage with local farming organisations with a view towards collaborating in the Winter Gritting Programme. While the local authority grit a vast amount of national and primary routes in Donegal, a lot of regional and rural routes go untreated because of the extensive workload. Cllr Ciaran Brogan says

  An Inishowen councillor has moved to reassure people in the north of the peninsula that swimming lessons will be offered at Malin Head pier this year. There were concerns locally that lessons would be compromised after No Swimming signs were erected at the pier by Donegal County Council as part of a county wide

A West Tyrone MLA is calling on the Department of Health to prioritise a GP hub for Strabane. In a statement, the Department say that given the constraints on budgets within the Health and Social Care sector, the timeframe for the delivery of all Hub developments could extend beyond 2021. The Department has however stressed

Four projects in Donegal have secured backing from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to for the promotion of tourism and enterprise. Glenveagh National Park is to benefit from a €5 million fund from the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht for improvements and to deliver a master plan while almost €300,000 has been allocated

As part of a pilot scheme for 2019 Donegal County Council has proposed additional seasonal portable loos accessible to all be provided at eight additional beach locations. Currently, there are toilets accessible to all available at 5 beach locations in the county. The local authority says its hoped work will be completed before Bathing Season

Donegal Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn has told the Seanad that in his view, Buncrana Councillor Eddie Fullerton was assassinated by British operatives of the British state. Senator Mac Lochlainn was speaking after it emerged that police in the North did not provide all relevant documentation to the Police Ombudsman in relation to the Loyalist murder

  It’s been revealed that Letterkenny Institute of Technology has one of the highest dropout rates in computing courses. New research from the Higher Education Authority shows that nationally, third level Students who study computing are the most likely to drop out. The data shows that 39 per cent of those who pick a computing

It’s emerged that the failure of police in the North to disclose “significant information” relating to a Loyalist terror attack in Belfast in 1992 to the Police Ombudsman may have implications for the investigation into the murder of Donegal Sinn Fein Cllr Eddie Fullerton the previous year. The discovery’s been made as part of the

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has claimed the failure to send a document to Dublin has led to the loss of significant funding for the Back of Muckish Road, which links the N56 and the Back of Errigal Road. Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill has accused senior officials of showing “disinterest” in the Glenties Municipal District.

  Concern has been raised over safety issues at what’s been described as ‘an accident prone area’ of Letterkenny. The junction at Larkins Lane, located on Lower Main Street is home to a number of businesses but it’s thought that access to the road could be improved upon by the local authority. Previous option designs

The country’s telecoms providers are before the Public Accounts Committee today to discuss the controversial National Broadband Plan. The plan to bring high speed broadband to more than 500,000 homes and businesses has stalled, with just one bidder remaining. Chairman of the PAC has been critical of the Government’s handling of the project, and says

The Taoiseach has told the Dail that he’s not had any clear briefing about the implications of a no-deal Brexit for car insurance. It’s been suggested that people may need international green cards from their insurance companies if driving across the border after March 29th, but when questioned about the issue by Donegal Deputy Pearse

Donegal County Council is being urged to employ professionals to clean up the remaining asbestos at the Plaza site in Buncrana to allow Main Street reopen. It follows a fire 10 days ago which destroyed The Plaza and the adjoining Barr’s drapery shop. Inishowen Municipal District was told this week that air sampling results have

Donegal County Council is actively seeking to identify the owners of a number of houses in the Meadow Bank area of Letterkenny with a view towards purchasing them for social housing. Up to 14 dwellings in the estate are said to be in a state of disrepair with hopes locally that they could be bought

Major improvements at St Columba’s College in Stranorlar could be delivered within five years, after the school was accepted onto the “Adapt” programme. The programme fast tracks applications for school improvements, with Cllr Martin Harley, a member of the school’s board, saying this is a significant development, particularly as St Columba’s is celebrating its 50th