A MAJOR feasibility study is currently underway into the possibility of establishing Ireland’s largest onshore windfarm along the top of the Finn Valley, stretching from near Barnesmore Gap to Killygordon.
Registration still open for Saturday’s ‘Darkness into Light’ event
HUNDREDS are expected to take to the streets of Letterkenny at 4 am this Saturday morning for Donegal’s first ever ‘Darkness into Light’ event.
Motorcyclist killed during Cycle Against Suicide event
THE motorcyclist killed in a road crash near Barnesmore Gap yesterday was part of a Cycle Against Suicide charity event.
New gooseneck to silence County Councillors – maybe
LONG SUFFERING journalists and council officials could be in for a treat after it emerged Donegal County Council has tendered for a new audio system which has the capability to stop politicians talking.
Massive increase in housing ‘commencement’ but reduction in new planning applications
THE commencement of residential construction projects in Donegal has seen a dramatic in the first two months of 2014, new figures reveal.
Spraying weed killer is ‘pointless’ and ‘aesthetically hideous’
A WELL-KNOWN local environmentalist has described the indiscriminate spraying of weed killer along roadsides and on private property as “aesthetically hideous” as well as “pointless.”
McAteer could face further charges
CONVICTED Anglo Irish banker Willie McAteer from Rathmullan could face new criminal charges over an €8.2m director’s loan he received just hours before the Government rushed through the bank guarantee.
Tragic young crash victim named
THE young woman killed when her car collided with a bus on the main Letterkenny to Derry Road yesterday has been named locally as Siobhan Hutcheon from Ardmore Manor in Muff.
HSE paying €81,000 per year to rent ‘McGinley building’
IT is costing the HSE €81,000 a year to rent the new Out-Patients Department of Letterkenny General Hospital in Scally Place, it has emerged.
Killygordon man charged in relation to huge drugs seizure
A KILLYGORDON man appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court today charged in connection with the discovery of more than €400,000 worth of cannabis herb in nearby Castlefinn.