by Louise Doyle SIX local performance groups who have teamed up in a desperate bid to secure safe rehearsal space within Letterkenny’s former courthouse have made a fresh appeal. Under plans, the historic building is set to be transformed into a tourist attraction. Advertisement But local theatre and drama groups are pleading with Donegal County Council […]
Cllr Donaghey to retire from council
WITH the announcement this week that Inishowen Fianna Fáil Councillor Rena Donaghey is to step down and not contest the June local elections that leaves just one remaining female councillor standing in situ. Independent Cllr Niamh Kennedy has confirmed that she will run in June to hold her seat in Killybegs. Sinn Féin’s Cllr Marie Therese […]
Donegal County Council wants to hear from rope thatchers
Have you got experience of rope thatching or of growing materials for thatching? If you do, Donegal County Council would like to hear from you. The council’s Donegal is open until Friday, March 8 and the implementation of the scheme over the past five years has highlighted the shortage of rope thatchers and the availability […]
Donegal County Council wins major award for beach accessibility project
Donegal County Council has been honoured with the prestigious All Ireland Community and Council LAMA Award for its project, ‘A Vision for Gold Standard Beach Accessibility’. The council has overseen major accessibility improvements at a host of popular beaches in the county, providing beach wheelchairs, mobility walkers and boardwalks at various locations. The council’s Chief […]
Launch of book on Great Famine in Donegal
A lecture and launch of a book of essays on the Great Famine in Donegal is to take place on Saturday, March 9. Last May, the 2023 National Famine Commemoration in County Donegal took place on the former site of the Milford workhouse. As part of the programme surrounding the national commemoration, Donegal County Council’s […]
LUH has half the number of ICU beds that it needs
by Louise Doyle CONCERN has been raised that Letterkenny University Hospital has half the number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds that it needs. The hospital currently has six funded ICU beds and presently operates four surgical High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds. Advertisement The detail came to light at the recent meeting of Regional Health Forum […]
90-year-old heading up campaign to repair dangerous footpath
BY JEROME HUGHES EFFORTS to repair a dangerous footpath outside St. Conal’s Church in Doochary are intensifying as the community rallies behind 90-year-old campaigner, Mary Kelly. Local residents claim the footpath has gone without resurfacing for three decades, and within the past two years, a pensioner needed hospital care after tripping on the path. Advertisement […]
Newly elected Chamber President pays tribute to her predecessor
Claire McDonough, the newly elected President of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce, said she hopes to carry out the role with the same enthusiasm and integrity as her predecessor. Claire, who is co-owner of La Maison, Interior Design Studio was appointed president at the chamber’s Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday night. She takes over from […]
Donegal farmers set to receive ACRES payments
THE 3,463 Donegal farmers in Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) who have yet to receive their advance payments will be allocated a total of €16,685,000 over the coming days. Announcing the issuing of interim payments, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, said: “While this interim payment was […]
Almost 400 work permits issued in Donegal last year
ALMOST 400 work permits were issued in Donegal to people from outside the European Economic Area last year. Figures published by the Irish Independent show 387 work permits were issued in Donegal in 2023. In all, a total of 30, 981 work permits were issued last year, as demand for work permits has intensified. Advertisement Nurses, […]