New mica scheme details announced


THE Cabinet has agreed the finer details of the ‘enhanced’ mica redress scheme and grants will be capped at €420,000. Homeowners will receive €145 per square foot on the first 1,000 feet of a property, with a commitment from the Government that the scheme will take inflation into account, and the per-foot cost will be […]


Enhanced mica proposals to come before Cabinet


A REVISED Mica redress scheme will be brought before Cabinet this morning (Tuesday) following seven delays for home owners. The new revised scheme will include a grant which is set to be capped at €420,000 per home and reports also suggest a cap of €138 per square-foot. However,  the Mica Action Group have said they […]


Appeal for help to find missing Donegal man


A DONEGAL woman has issued an appeal for help following the disappearance of her brother. Kevin Quinn was last seen during the early hours of Monday November 22 and his sister Amanda Kirwan has posted an appeal on Facebook asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to get in touch with her. Kevin is described […]


Letterkenny Christmas light switch on cancelled


THE Letterkenny Christmas light switch on event has been cancelled. The event was due to be held on Friday night, November 19 but due to the high number of Covid-19 cases, Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel the event. A virtual switch on will be held on Facebook and the Chamber […]


Residents deploy sandbags as flooding threatens homes


RESIDENTS living at Letterkenny’s Ballymacool area say it is only a matter of time before their homes are badly damaged by flooding. A prolonged downpour on Tuesday night caused water to build up dangerously close to front doors along Charlie Daly Terrace and nearby Swilly View Terrace. People living there say the threat of flooding […]


Haunting times around Donegal’s hills…


HEADLESS horsemen, cloven foot strangers, wailing banshees – Donegal’s storytellers have long held audiences spellbound with their tales of the nether world. In his book ‘The Foot o’ the Hill’, which focuses on Lough Salt and the Kilmacrennan countryside, author Jim Nisbet recounts some of the anecdotes and fables that have been handed down through […]


Former Ireland soccer boss restoring ‘Landlord’s House’


WORK has commenced on the restoration of a historic Dunfanaghy building 90 years after it was abandoned. The property, known locally as the ‘Landlord’s House’, was purchased recently by former Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill. Horn Head House, as the stately manor was originally named, was purchased in 1700 by the Stewart family. Its […]


Kayla taking a short cut to help Rapunzel Foundation


A big-hearted Donegal schoolgirl is to shed her locks in a bid to help children living with cancer. Ten-year-old Kayla McGinty was inspired to get her haircut by the tough fight put up by her grandfather, PJ Grant, against Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. The Donegal Town man passed away in 2018 and Kayla has been growing […]


Extra patrols as gardaí anticipate busy weekend


GARDAÍ will increase their presence on Donegal’s streets this weekend in an attempt to keep a lid on any anti-social behaviour arising from the reopening of nightclubs. With Halloween falling on a Sunday officers are expecting thousands of revellers to converge on local venues over the next few days. A three-day ‘diffing’ event scheduled to […]


Fresh plans lodged for Letterkenny estate


A HOUSING development in Letterkenny could again be on the cards after an extension of duration application was lodged with Donegal County Council.  The application for the proposed housing development comprising 174 units in Creevesmith was lodged by applicant George Doherty Construction (IRL) Limited earlier this month. Planning permission had initially been lodged in October […]