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  Funding for a new play area and pitch at St Francis National School in Barnesmore, Donegal has been fully secured. The school had a target of €41,000 to complete the work – €37,000 was raised by local fundraising while Energia donated €4,000 from its community fund. Work on the project is set to begin […]

  A Donegal Deputy has raised concern over the lack of progress made on the Mobility Allowance & Motorised Transport Grant. The grant, which is for people with disabilities who can’t use public transport, was closed to new applicants three years ago. To date, a replacement scheme has not yet been established. Deputy Charlie McConalogue

Tributes are being paid today to Leo Brennan, the West Donegal based publican and musician who died this morning. He was the owner of Leo’s Tavern in Upper Dore, Gweedore, one of the most popular pubs in the county, and also well known as the father of Enya and members of Clannad. On the Shaun

Letterkenny University Hospital is set to have one of the best equipped diagnostic facilities for a hospital of its size. It follows confirmation that the new Radiology Suite at the hospital is to go to tender, with temporary facilities being established to allow for the demolition of part of the current site. General Manager Sean

A new Information Guide for Older People will be launched today by the Donegal Age Friendly Alliance. This Information guide has been produced to address the information needs of older people in the county, in particular the needs of the most vulnerable older people in our community. The launch takes place at St Joseph’s Hospital

British drugs mule Melissa Reid is due to return to the UK after spending nearly three years in prison in Peru. The 22 year-old from East Dunbartonshire has been released after she and Tyrone woman Michaella McCollum were jailed for trying to smuggle 1-point-5 million pounds worth of cocaine. Mc Mc Collum was released in March –

Taoseach Enda Kenny says his government is committed to the A5 upgrade, and expects work to begin on its first phase next year as planned. Deputy Kenny was responding to questions in the Dail. The Taoseach says the goverment is aware of how important the project is to the Northwest, and has committed to it

People in Donegal are being asked for their views in a consultation exercise intended to inform both the development and roll out of the Peace IV Action Plan within the County. A partnership has been established to draw up the plan once the consultation is complete.l The overall priority of the Peace IV Programme is

Emergency services are at the scene of a Road Traffic collision close to Bridgend. Gardai are asking motorists to avoid the road between Burnfoot Village and Bridgend and to use the Slab Road as an alternative route. Gardai have declined to give any further details.

The High Court has today upheld an appeal by Councillor John Campbell at a direction from former Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly dating back to 2014. The then Chairperson of Donegal County Council took the appeal after Alan Kelly overturned a decision by the Council to impose new conditions on windfarms In June 2014

The North’s Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard is in Rotterdam this week attending one of Europe’s biggest transport conferences, saying he hopes to use it to get EU support for key projects includingt the A5, A6 and Derry Transport Hub. Minister Hazzard says the annual Trans-European Transport Network Conference is an important arena in which to

Mental health care has suffered from a lack of investment and reduced staffing since 2006 according to a new report to be launched later today. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Psychiatric nurses association have examined the ‘Vision for change’ strategy which was supposed to create community based care. The research found

Almost three years after Letterkenny University Hospital was seriously flood damaged, the contract has been signed today for the redevelopment of the Coronary Care Unit and the Haematology/Oncology Ward. The project will be completed by March 2017, and the work will be carried out by Donegal based Boyle Construction. The hospital’s General Manager Sean Murphy

The curator of the Donegal County Museum says her appointment to the board of the National Museum of Ireland is a reflection of the close working relationship between the Donegal Museum, National Museum of Ireland and the National Monuments Service. Judith Mc Carthy says a key responsibility of the service locally is to monitor and

A 51-year-old man who indecently assaulted his two step daughters has been jailed for nine years at Derry Crown Court. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims admitted 33 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency against one of the children and one count against the other. The charges

A Donegal man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who attacked his parents with an axe has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin. Julian Cuddihy (43) was accused of murdering his mother Kathleen (73) and father James (77) at their family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh, Co Donegal on 22 October 2014. The Jounral.ie reports

Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has been critical of the Government for failing to prioritise new employment creation within Donegal. In a reply to a Parliamentary question from the Deputy the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation confirmed only one site visit by IDA had taken place in Donegal within the first 4 months of

The Northern Ireland Science Park has announced it’s changing its name to Catalyst Inc. as part of an expansion process that will see it develop another one million square feet of office space over the next 10 years with a possible 5,000 new jobs. The submission includes two new buildings at the North West Regional

Housing Minister Damien English is in Donegal today for a series of briefings and meetings on the MICA issue. Minister English will meet with the MICA Action Group and visit one of the houses affected. Earlier this morning, he met th a cross party delegation from Donegal County Council. Last week, Minister English said he

A Letterkenny councillor has condemned those behind the extensive anti-social behaviour in the town over the weekend. The number arrested over the course of rally weekend this year almost trebled from the number arrested last year. Gardai have said that this year saw a significant number of people who came to the town, engaged in

A Donegal Senator is pressing ahead with a motion to scrap the controversial bin charges despite the Government considering capping them temporarily as an emergency measure. The new pay by weight charges are due to come into effect on July 1st and some companies have told customers they’ll be increasing prices as a result. The

Irish children who made their First Communion this year received an average of 546 euro as gifts. A new survey by Ulster Bank also shows parents spent roughly 836 euro on their child’s big day – an increase of 12 per cent from last year. The annual spend on children’s First Communions shows that parents