By Cronan Scanlon
RESIDENTS of a Letterkenny estate have described as “laughable” a claim by Donegal County Council that it has begun to call in developers’ bonds in order to complete unfinished housing developments.
Councillor battling leukaemia lauds hospital
By C.J.McGinley
FOUR years ago well-known town councillor and post office worker Tadhg Culbert was diagnosed with having leukaemia.
Over €45,000 for conferences
THE Donegal News has learned that twenty two County Councillors have so far been paid almost €45,000 for attending conferences up and down the country last year.
Fertiliser thefts from farms
FARMERS in East Donegal have been urged to be vigilant after large quantities of fertiliser were stolen from different locations in recent weeks.
Vigil protest plan for polling day
By C.J.McGinley
A Holy War is to break out after plans for vigils to be staged outside national schools across Donegal on polling day in the Fiscal Stability Treaty Referendum were revealed yesterday (Thursday).
'Dotsy' goes to Poznan
BY CHRIS MCNULTY
NEVER mind ‘Joxer goes to Stuttgart’ – what about ‘Dotsy’ goes to Poznan?
Fans flock to Daniel's Visitor Centre
By C.J.McGinley
THE promoters of the new Daniel O’Donnell Visitor Centre in Dungloe are confident they will surpass the target of 10,000 visitors by the end of September.
Gaeltacht gardai don't have sufficient Irish
A REPORT of an investigation (formal inquiry), published on Tuesday in An Coimisinéir Teanga’s Annual Report for 2011, found that the Garda Commissioner failed to comply with the law in this instance with a provision of An Garda Síochána Act 2005.
Thieves in well planned raid at shopping centre
A DARING gang stole over €7,000 worth of jewellery in what gardai have described as a well planned and executed operation.
World Record 'Paddy's Day'
THOUSANDS swapped the recession blues for the colour and craic across Donegal for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Y