CARNDONAGH’S Barrack Hill Town Park Steering Committee was honoured at the all-Ireland Pride of Place community awards on Friday evening in Limerick. The Committee came runner-up in the Community Wellbeing Initiative category, losing out to Doohamlet Community Centre in Monaghan. Barrack Hill Town Park (BHTP) is a four-acre community park that serves as a hub […]
Gleann Cholm Cille community to benefit from Uisce Éireann investment
UISCE Éireann’s determination to drive down leakage across Donegal continues apace, with improvement works getting underway in Gleann Cholm Cille. Uisce Éireann has prioritised more than 300m of old water mains for replacement which will not only give homes and businesses in the areas more confidence in their supply, but the new pipework will put […]
Weather: Very wet morning with possibility of localised flooding
THIS morning will be very wet and overcast with spells of rain, heavy at times with the possibility of localised flooding. The rain will linger through the afternoon and evening with breezes. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Advertisement Tonight, outbreaks of rain will linger through the evening but will gradually clear overnight with […]
Deaths in Donegal, Tuesday, November 11
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Ann John E Gallagher, Dungloe Tony Cantwell, Carndonagh Advertisement Michael (Mack) McLaughlin Anne Leslie, Bruckless Anne Deeney, Rathmullan Lily McElhinney, Dunfanaghy Margaret McGrenaghan, Culdaff Alice Stewart, Inch Island Michael James McCormick, Glasgow and formerly Castlefinn Ann John E Gallagher, Dungloe The peaceful death has taken place in […]
Educators launch handbook aligned with new Irish primary curriculum
TWO Donegal educators have joined forces to produce a new teachers’ handbook aligned with the new Irish primary school curriculum. Geraldine Galligan and Emer Mannion’s ground-breaking new book aligns art and poetry teaching with the new primary curriculum. The new book is called ‘Creative Connections: Teaching Poetry and Art in the Primary Classroom’ and has […]
‘Biddy’ McLaughlin to unveil a life of adventure and tragedy at event
JOURNALIST and storyteller, Brighid ‘Biddy’ Mc Laughlin, has led an unconventional life that has been filled with adventure and fun yet marked by terrible tragedy. This month she comes to McGrory’s Hotel in Culdaff for a three day storytelling event. She plans to enchant her audience with ‘real’ stories that cram the pages from a life […]
Welcome for Government commitment to schools with defective concrete
DONEGAL Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, have welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Education that her Department is developing a strategy to address the issue of defective blocks in school buildings. The move comes directly after a visit by the TDs to Drumfad National School in the Fanad peninsula on Monday last. The […]
Building in Donegal for asylum-seekers was first to be attacked – report
A BUILDING in Donegal that had been linked to asylum-seekers was the first in a number around the country to have been subjected to an arson attack. There have been at least 38 arson attacks on occupied, proposed or rumoured international protection centres over the last seven years, a new report from Hope and Courage Collective […]
Plans lodged to transform derelict buildings into bar
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PLANS have been lodged to transform a number of derelict buildings in Letterkenny into a bar and restaurant. Applicant Voyage Inns Investment Ireland Limited submitted proposals to Donegal County Council in recent days. The proposed development at Lower Main Street comprises the change of use of existing derelict dwellings at numbers 51, 58 and 62 to form […]
Further water outages spark frustration
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A FRUSTRATED councillor has described the recent water outages in west Donegal as “unacceptable”. It comes after multiple households in Creeslough, Dunfanaghy, Gortahork and Falcarragh were without water for up to two days last week. The latest bout of water disruptions were caused by reservoir cleaning in Dunfanaghy last Wednesday, coupled with burst-pipe repairs. Advertisement Unaware […]