FINE Gael County Councillor Barry O’Neill has expressed his sadness at the passing of James White, former TD and leading hotelier, describing Mr White as “one of his great friends, inspirational to all those he represented, a great employer and generous to many organisations”.
Primary schools in Donegal are among the most overcrowded in the country
THE Secretary General of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has claimed this week that primary schools in Donegal are among the most overcrowded in the country.
Dunfanaghy event on RTE’s Nationwide Wednesday
PART of RTE’S Nationwide program tomorrow (Wednesday) evening will be broadcast from Dunfanaghy featuring the commemoration of the American aircraft which beached there in 1942.
WDC offers business loans €5,000 to €25,000
THE Western Development Commission (WDC) has launched a call for applications under its Micro-Loan Fund for Creative Industries. The fund is a pilot initiative, allocating €1m over a three year period from the Western Investment Fund to the creative industries sector.
Donegal V Dublin in bottle-top battle
BIG match madness has gripped Donegal in many ways in the run-up to Sunday’s semi-final including the knitting of ‘Innocent’ bottle-top hats in the colours of the two teams.
Priest seeks Donegal links to US mill tragedy
AN American based priest arrived in Letterkenny this week with the hope of tracking down the descendants of former residents of his hometown – Belleville, New Jersey who were killed in a gunpowder explosion
Contact council on NPPR to freeze penalties
DONEGAL County Council advises that making contact with their offices or the NPPR Bureau by e-mail or telephone before the deadline can freeze any additional penalties that might otherwise come into effect on 1st September.
Snorkeller rescued in Mulroy Bay
MULROY Coastguard continued their busy season on Thursday when they rescued a man who got into difficulties while snorkelling in Mulroy Bay.
West/North West Hospitals Group offers robotic prostatectomy to public patients through private Galway Clinic facility
Up to 50 public patients from across the West of Ireland will undergo revolutionary new robotic-assisted prostatectomy surgery in the Galway Clinic this year as part of an agreement with the West / North West Hospitals Group with support from the HSE National Cancer Control Programme.
Deputy McConalogue pays tribute to former Taoiseach and FF Leader Albert Reynolds
Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal North East Charlie McConalogue has expressed his sadness at the passing of former Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil Leader Albert Reynolds.