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  A grant scheme has been announced in a bid for the conservation of traditional farm buildings and other similar buildings in the county.  Funding will be made available under the GLAS scheme as part of a countrywide initiative later this year and anyone who meets the criteria is asked to apply with the closing

Letterkenny’s latest High Speed Fibre Broadband option has been launched today. Siro, a new company made up of Vodafone and ESB confirmed that construction is underway on its network in Letterkenny and that services will begin to become available in mid-May this year. The 100% fibre-optic internet connection promising a one GigaBit internet connection speed.

  Three teenage boys who were arrested last night for criminal damage in Derry have all been released on bail.  The boys aged, 14, 15 and 16 were arrested following reports of suspicious activity on the Coshquin Road yesterday.

      It has been revealed that just one house was built for social housing in Donegal last year down from 58 properties in 2011. Figures obtained by Sinn Fein show that new builds for Local Authority Housing in the county have decreased year on year since. At the end of 2015, there were

  It’s been confirmed that President Micheael D. Higgins will make his first official visit to Letterkenny on the 11th June this year. The President is to unveil a plaque to mark the towns success in last year’s National Tidy Towns Competition and it’s believed the celebrations will focus in and around the culture quarter although details

  Calls have made on the Donegal Islands Committee to write to the incoming Minister for the Environment requesting an urgent meeting in relation to the future of Salmon fishing in Donegal. It’s been claimed that fishermen across the county and further afield have been devastated due to the restrictions in salmon fishing while also

  The Department for Regional Development in the North has announced that Public Inquiries on the A5 scheme proposals will begin next week. A previous consultation process gained 1,266 responses which closed on April 4. The Department will appoint the Planning Appeals Commission to hold these public inquiries later in the year. The new consultation

  A County Donegal man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with dangerous driving and the unauthorized taking of a vehicle, at Sligo District Court. 39-year-old Jonathan Ayton, The Close, Raphoe County Donegal is charged with entering a building known as the residence of Sean Rodgers at Fintra Road to commit a

    Irish Water has confirmed that the water mains on the Lough Mourne Water Supply Scheme which serves Castlefinn is to be replaced and upgraded. The plans will see the upgrading of the existing network and the subsequent replacement of approximately 19km of old piping. It’s believed the plans are currently at design stage,

The Dungloe based company Irish Fish Canners says a business development programme has allowed them secure new contracts in countries as far afield as Australia, Japan and Jamaica. The Dungloe plant is the only fish canning facility in Ireland, and currently employs 35 people fulltime at its facility in Dungloe. Business Development Manager Karl Bonner

Latest Figures from the Central Statistics Office show a significant increase in the granting of planning permission for houses in County Donegal. Last year, there was a 25% increase in successful application granted by Donegal County Council when compared to 2014. According to the stats, permission was granted for 212 houses in 2015, up from

Postmasters are staging a protest in Dublin this morning over the decision to pay some social welfare payments through banks. They claim the Department of Social Protection is effectively trying to shut them down. The Irish Postmasters’ Union says it contacted the Department three weeks ago, when the union became aware of the decision to

A Donegal County Councillor says it would be a mistake for anyone to boycotting this month’s Census. Depsite filling out the Census being a legal obligation, there are online movements calling on people to not do so in protest on a number of issues ranging from privacy to anger at the Government. Councillor Patrick McGowan

  A Donegal Deputy is questioning The Department of Marine’s claim that 85% of material dredged from Killybegs harbour can be safely dumped at sea. The dredging is to be conducted as part of a proposed pier extension. The local community council has welcomed the work, but is concerned that dumping what is dredged at

Denis Donaldson’s family are going to the High Court in an attempt to speed up the inquest which continues to be delayed 10 years after he was killed. The 18th sitting of the inquest was told in Letterkenny that “pre-action” letters about the intended High Court proceedings had been sent to Minister for Justice Frances

It’s been confirmed that the centralisation of breast cancer referrals from Galway has ended, and appointments are again being made at Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Action for Cancer Care received the confirmation from the Saolta University Hospital Group, which has also confirmed that appointemnts are now being triaged once again at Letterkenny. DACC Chairperson Betty

The Aranmore Lifeboat is escorting a cruiser into Killybegs after ropes became snagged in the propellor and the vessel began taking in water. Nora Flanagan of Aranmore Lifeboat says they were called out at around 8 o’clock this morning. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Shaun Doherty Show, she said the cruiser is moving towards

What’s been described as a significant meeting of policing committees on both sides of the border has taken place in Lifford The Donegal JPC met with the Derry and Strabane District Policing and Community Safety Partnership last evening to discuss potential partnerships aimed at keeping all people in the region safer. Donegal’s JPC Chair Cllr

The Department of Social Protection has decided to to suspend weekly Community Welfare clinics in Falcarragh. People are being advised to go to Dunfanaghy instead, with Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty describing the move as ‘yet another blow’ to the local community. Deputy Doherty has received confirmation from area management that following a ‘re-balancing’ of resources,

A man who built a huge shed to accommodate his hobby of converting vintage cars has been ordered to demolish it in order to preserve the scenery at his home near Bloody Foreland. He has also been order to remove containers and disused vehicles from the property. Denis McGee, of Brinlack Lower, Gweedore, was described

Mobile phone companies are being urged to make improved coverage in the Glencolmcille area a priority, with claims that there is no way of making a call in the event of an emergency. It’s also been claimed that the area’s tourism and business potential is not being realised because of concerns that people will be

A member of the Donegal Islands Committee, who accused councillors of ‘neglecting’ the islands, has welcomed a commitment by the council to hold four meetings of the committee each year. Seamus Rodgers was heavily critical of Councillors in the Glenties Municipal District last month revealing that only one meeting of the Committee had taken place

  Ryanair has launched its Derry Winter 2016 schedule with 3 routes to Glasgow International, Liverpool and London Stansted. There will be a total of 19 flights weekly and it’s expected this will generate 300,000 customers and 200 on site jobs per year. The schedule does not exclude any existing flights. Regional and City Airport