A FURTHER protest meeting against the removal of Donegal Education Centre from Donegal Town to Letterkenny will take place tomorrow. The public meeting will be held in The Abbey Hotel, Dongeal Town, at 8pm and comes amid a fresh call from the committee calling on Education Minister, Helen McEntee to intervene in the controversy. In a […]
Review to be conducted over how road works are carried out following recent complaints
DONEGAL County Council is to review how it carries out road works on the Letterkenny dual carriageway following numerous complaints from the public. Road users have been hitting out over considerable traffic congestion after lanes on each side of the dual carriageway were closed off to permit hedge-cutting of the central reservation. Highlighting the matter […]
Letterkenny Chamber urges members to share their views on active travel proposals
THE chief executive of Letterkenny Chamber is urging members to make their views known on two active travel proposals currently out to consultation. One, covering Circular Road, ends on Wednesday March 18, while the second, covering Ballyraine Road, ends on Wednesday, March 26. Toni Forrester (pictured) said while some members will be making submissions directly […]
Public consultation on Moville action plan is launched
DONEGAL County Council’s Regeneration & Development Team in conjunction with GM Design Associates has announced the opening of public consultation to hear the views of the local community on the Draft Moville Regeneration Strategy & Action Plan. The new draft plan will be on public display from tomorrow, Thursday, March 20 until Wednesday, April 16 […]
Weather: Morning frost will clear leaving a dry an mostly sunny day
EARLY morning frost, mist and fog will clear and it will be dry and mostly sunny today. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees. There will be a dry and clear start to the night, becoming cloudier towards the morning. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of -1 to 5 degrees, with some frost forming in places. Some […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday, March 19
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Beryl O’Donnell, Falcarragh Thomas McGarrigle, Ballintra Advertisement Joe McCormack, Donegal Town Kathleen McLoughlin, Bundoran Michael Gerard Roarty, Bunbeg Eileen Powell, Letterkenny and Gartan Jenna Shovlin, Portnoo Pearse McGarrigle, Donegal Town Beryl O’Donnell, Falcarragh The death has occurred of Beryl O’Donnell (née Duffy), Station Road, Falcarragh. Ms O’Donnell […]
Anthony Gallagher to be laid to rest on Thursday
THE man who died following yesterday’s road collision in Letterkenny will be laid to rest on Thursday. Anthony Gallagher, of 28 Daly Terrace, passed away tragically as a result of a road traffic collision which occurred in the early hours of St Patrick’s Day at Lower Main Street, Letterkenny. His brother Martin Gallagher was also […]
Anniversary of Ireland’s longest missing child sparks fresh appeal
By Dionne Meehan TODAY marks 48 years since the disappearance of Mary Boyle, Ireland’s longest missing child. The six-year-old vanished from her grandparents’ remote farm in Cashelard, south Donegal on March 18, 1977. Advertisement Despite decades of searching and investigations, no trace of the little girl has ever been found. The schoolgirl’s disappearance resulted in […]
Developer appeals Letterkenny apartment block refusal
by Louise Doyle PLANNING permission for the construction of an apartment building refused the green light by Donegal County Council has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála. Applicant George Doherty Construction (IRL) Ltd., lodged plans in December 2024 to provide 12 one-bedroom apartments and 13-two-bedroom apartments at Rann Mor, Creeve (Smith) in Letterkenny. Advertisement The […]
Teenager released without charge following yesterday’s fatal road collision
A TEENAGER arrested in connection with yesterday’s fatal road collision in Letterkenny has been released without charge. The arrest was made after two pedestrians were seriously injured in an overnight traffic collision at Lower Main Street. One of the pedestrians, named locally as Anthony Gallagher, has since passed away as a result of his injuries. […]