THE BUDGET meeting of Donegal County Council has been adjourned for the third time this afternoon after another series of discussions. Cathaoirleach Gerry McMonagle resumed the meeting at 4pm and said some progress had been made. Cllr McMonagle said there are “a number of proposals on the table” for consideration. He then adjourned the meeting […]
Council meeting adjourned for the second time today
DONEGAL County Council’s Budget meeting has been adjourned for the second time this afternoon as councillors have failed to reach an agreement. At the last budget meeting councillors refused to support a 5% increase in commercial rates. Earlier this afternoon party whips met from 12pm to 2.30pm but failed to come to an agreement. Advertisement […]
Donegal beers making their mark in Italian cities
Yannaroddy, Devil’s Backbone, Scraggy Bay, Rustbucket and Limeburner are just a few of the Kinnegar beers which can be found on tap in Italian bars
Man arrested on suspicion of Convoy woman’s murder
DETECTIVES in the North have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the death of Convoy woman Luna McKinney in Fermanagh earlier this year.
Illegal steroid factory uncovered in Donegal
The operation, carried out today, involved HPRA Enforcement Officers working closely with An Garda Síochána and Revenue Customs.
Toast raised to Gallagher’s Bakery at industry awards
DONEGAL’s Gallaghers Bakery has come up trumps at this year’s Bord Bia’s Food and Drink Industry Awards in the RDS.
Donegal Cannabis Club growing from strength to strength
THE woman behind Donegal’s Cannabis Social Club has vowed to expand the organisation in a continued drive to have whole plant cannabis legalised for medicinal purposes. Candice Faulkner was speaking as she marked the second anniversary the club, which she founded in November 2015. Her commitment comes just weeks after this newspaper […]
A5 announcement a ‘brilliant day for Donegal’
WORK on the A5 dual carriageway will begin in early 2018, an announcement that has been described as a ‘brilliant day for Donegal’. Donegal TD Joe McHugh warmly welcomed this morning’s announcement that the road, which has been in the pipeline for over a decade, will definitely go ahead. “This is a brilliant day for […]
Senior doctors warn that patients will die at LUH
The Department of Surgery has requested extra operating lists as they feel that two operating lists a week is the norm for a general surgery.
Six hundred leave Letterkenny hospital over three years
These latest figures come amid reports of low morale and ongoing industrial relations problems within the Health Service Executive.