DONEGAL County Council is seeking tenders for an architect-led design team capable of delivering a major regeneration project in Rathmullan. The scheme is being progressed in partnership with the voluntary community group ‘Rathmullan The Way Forward’. The services will be procured to develop the project from its current feasibility stage through all necessary statutory consents […]
Tales from the townlands of Lough Salt Mountain
By Jim Nisbet RISING regally over the Kilmacrenan countryside the slopes of Lough Salt Mountain are renowned for their breathtaking beauty, rich vein of heritage and wonderful wealth of tales. The casual traveller to Donegal would scarcely give this sparsely populated spot a second thought, paying scant regard to the abandoned broken farmsteads, tousled gorse […]
Pandemic puts pressure on Credit Unions
LETTERKENNY Credit Union is to review its savings threshold following a surge in household lodgements during the pandemic. Member savings increased by €8.8 million in 2020 as people found themselves with more money in their pocket than at any time in recent history. As a result of the rush Letterkenny Credit Union is now classified […]
Carphone Warehouse announces closure of all stores
LETTERKENNY’S Carphone Warehouse store is to shut as part of a nationwide closure by the retail chain. The closures are set to lead to over 400 redundancies across the 26 counties. In a statement, the firm said: “As part of Dixons Carphone’s broader transformation, of one joined up and profitable business, it has made the […]
Milford bakery buildings put up for sale
THE former Milford bakery premises has been put up for sale. The buildings and adjoining land at Urbalshinny have been placed on the open market with an asking price of €175,000. Built in 1936 by Jeremiah Shiels, the bakery was once one of the area’s principal employers. It closed some years ago however and there […]
Raphoe woman ‘just glad to be alive’ after accident
A RAPHOE woman who lost an arm in a horrific road accident says she is “blessed and humbled” by the outpouring of support that has been shown to her. Mother-of-two Evette Woods added that she was “thankful to be alive” following the crash on the main Letterkenny to Lifford road last Saturday. Ms Woods was […]
Letterkenny company creating 41 jobs in Strabane
A Letterkenny company is creating dozens of jobs in Strabane. Houston Precision Engineering (HPE) has purchased over three acres of land in Strabane Business Park to build a new factory, which will lead to the creation of 41 new engineering jobs. HPE provides high quality engineering services, focusing primarily on metal fabrication and precision machining […]
Council backs call for independent meat regulator
DONEGAL County Council has backed calls by the Beef Plan Movement for the establishment of an independent meat regulator. Councillor Tom Conaghan received unanimous support when he tabled a motion before the local authority on behalf of the campaign group. Chair of the Donegal Beef Plan Movement, John Meehan, said the appointment of a regulator […]
Donegal allocated €21m in Rural Regeneration funding
DONEGAL is to receive over €21 million under the Rural Regeneration Programme – the largest allocation of any county in the State. The package will see Carndonagh receive €9.5 million and Ballybofey/ Stranorlar supported to the tune of €9.7 million. Burtonport has also been successful and will get €2 million, following its receipt of funding […]
Donegal man dies in crash
A man in his 40s from Donegal has died following a crash in County Monaghan. The male, who is from the Kilmacrennan area, was killed when his motorcycle hit a roundabout at Castleblayney short after 5pm yesterday. Appealing for information about the incident, gardaí said, “We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this […]