The start of the 70% advance of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will benefit over 7,400 farmers in Donegal, Fine Gael TD for Donegal Joe McHugh has said. Over €700 million to 111,000 farmers will now be sent out to farmers across the country with €33,889,000 paid out locally. Advertisement Minister McHugh said: “This […]
The €75k crane on Donegal pier that has never been used
A €75,000 crane installed to great fanfare at a pier near Fanad over a year ago has been gathering rust because it was never connected to the electricity grid. The shocking blunder came to light during a meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District when councillors called for upgrades to be made to Ballywhoriskey Pier. The hydraulic […]
Councillor urges upgrade of Letterkenny bus stop
A ‘genuine effort’ should be made to enhance facilities at Letterkenny’s bus stop which a local councillor says is one of the busiest in the country.
First International call-up for Donegal teenagers
TWO of Finn Harps U15 players goalkeeper Patrick McGarvey and right-back Fionnan Coyle have been included in the Republic of Ireland squad
North west escapes the brunt as Ophelia batters Ireland
DONEGAL and the north west of Ireland has escaped the worst so far as Hurricane Ophelia batters much of Ireland.
Information appeal after woman beaten in savage assault
A young Donegal woman has appealed for help in tracing the man who beat her to a pulp in a vicious weekend attack.
Kilcar: 2017 Donegal Senior Football Champions
The eurphoric scenes at the final whistle told us all that we needed to know – Kilcar are the winners of the 2017 Donegal SFC.
‘Wind farms generate €2.7m in rates for county’
the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) states that Donegal currently has 401MW of installed wind energy capacity, enough to power 250,000 homes.
Last of the St Conal’s workers retires
Seamus McGinty retired last month after 40 years working on St Conal’s farms and in the grounds there. ‘The computer got me in the end,” he says.
Six local soccer supporters have a lucky escape
Jason Gibson said that everyone had been left shaken but that things could have been much worse.