by Louise Doyle THE North Western garda region, which includes Donegal, saw 21 per cent of reported hate crimes and hate-related incidents last year. An Garda Síochána said some 651 hate crimes and hate-related (non-crime) incidents were recorded in 2023, up from 582 (21 per cent) in 2022. Advertisement These include 548 hate crimes and 103 […]
Construction contract for 21 new social houses for Letterkenny
DONEGAL County Council signed a contract with builders Mc Hugh Brothers Ltd of Ballybofey for the construction of 21 social houses at Windyhall in Letterkenny under a turnkey scheme last week. The scheme comprises 12 one-bedroom apartments, one two-bedroom apartment and eight three-bedroom apartments. According to a spokesperson for Donegal County Council the development will […]
New speed calming sign to be installed in Ramelton
By Dionne Meehan RAMELTON’S first radar speed sign is set to be installed in the town on Friday, May 17. The installation comes after residents and businesses in the town voiced “serious” speeding concerns. Advertisement “Delighted” to have the traffic calming measure installed, Cllr Pauric McGarvey said it had been a “long time coming”. “I […]
Man jailed for sexually assaulting two sisters
A DONEGAL man has been jailed for 14 months for sexually assaulting two sisters when they were children. The man, who is aged in his 50s, appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court on Tuesday for sentencing. He cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victims. Advertisement The accused had pleaded guilty to a charge relating […]
‘Freedom to Run’ raises €1,200
THE Donegal screening of a film following a group of Palestinian and Scottish runners as they train for the Palestine and Edinburgh marathons in the occupied West Bank has raised €1,200. ‘Freedom to Run’ was shown in the Gallowglass Community Centre in Milford on Friday last, co-hosted with Milford & District Resource Centre and the Donegal […]
Blaney vows to lift Donegal at EU level
SENATOR Niall Blaney hosted his well publicised public meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on Monday night where he vowed, that if elected to the European Parliament, he would “lift Donegal and the other border counties out from being a forgotten backwater”. Thanking the public and party supporters for turning out in such numbers he […]
Man arrested following Clonmany hit and run
Man arrested following hit and run in Clonmany this mornng.
Letterkenny man’s total eclipse of the heart
By Paddy Walsh HAD The Scullery coffee shop on Derry’s Waterloo Street not been crowded Stephen Coyle and Toni MacCrossan might never have met. But fate, coupled with the extremely busy premises, directed them to share a table and soon the noise all around them was eclipsed by locked eyes and smiles. Advertisement And an […]
28 candidates chasing five MEP seats here
By Kate Heaney JUST two of the 28 candidates running for the five European Parliament seats in the Midlands North west Constituency are from Donegal. Senator Niall Blaney and former presidential candidate Peter Casey are among the large group seeking to take a seat in the EU parliament for the next five years. Advertisement Fianna […]
Online booking system is ‘excluding’ elderly passengers, claims councillor
by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL councillor has claimed elderly public transport users are being ‘left behind’ because of a pre-booking online system for seats. In an open letter to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Cllr Michael McClafferty voiced his concerns that many older people are choosing not to go out because of the complicated system. Advertisement He said […]