THE Mayor of Donegal has been granted leave to appeal a decision by the Minister for the Environment to overrule restrictions placed on wind farm developments by county councillors.
Illegal dump discovered at scenic Ballybofey lake
A SINN Féin Councillor has today branded recent incidents of illegal dumping around a scenic lake near Ballybofey as ‘appalling’ and is calling on those responsible to immediately stop the criminal activity.
Online experts McElhinney’s offer advice to Donegal retailers
THE advice for Donegal businesses looking to do well this Christmas is to pay as much attention to their online shop as their physical window display.
Donegal properties sold at ‘distressed’ auction
A NUMBER of Donegal properties were sold for more than €900,000 at two Allsop Space ‘distressed’ auctions in Dublin last week.
Wind farm developer told to be wary of rare birds and Barnesmore
THE developer behind plans to build Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm has been told they must take the nearby Barnesmore Gap and a nesting site of a rare bird of prey into consideration when submitting their planning application.
Local artist and campaigner to appear on Al Jazeera network
A LOCAL performance artist who went ‘viral’ last week with a Youtube video of his speech about water charges and austerity is to appear before millions on television screens across the world tomorrow night.
Date set for brave Paul’s life-changing operation
MARCH 3 has been confirmed as the date when a young Killygordon boy will undergo a life-changing operation in America to help him walk for the first time.
Details emerge of huge new Finn Valley wind farm
HUGE 500 foot turbines will form part of Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm which could be constructed along a 15 kilometre stretch of the top of the Finn Valley, from Barnesmore Gap to near Castlefin.
Letterkenny cyclist living the dream in sunny Spain
A LETTERKENNY cycling enthusiast has brought his knowledge and love of the sport to a new venture providing guided cycling tours of some of the most spectacular mountains in Spain.
‘Light Up The Darkest Day’ event for Donegal
A SPECIAL ‘Light Up The Darkest Day’ candle light vigil will be held in the Finn Valley Centre, Stranorlar, at 7 pm on Sunday December 21.