€468,00 funding for Donegal marine projects


  31 projects across Donegal will receive €468,000 worth of funding from the EU Investment Fund. The announcement was made by newly appointed Government Chief Whip and Donegal TD Joe McHugh at a reception in the Maritime Museum, Greencastle, today.  The fund will deliver €468,000 in investment across 31 distinctive marine projects for the region. […]


Irish Water working to repair burst main in Inishowen


IRISH Water is working to repair a burst main causing supply disruption in Inishowen. The burst has occurred on a mains water pipe delivering water from the Pollan Dam to South Inishowen. Crews working on behalf of Irish Water and Donegal County Council are on site and are working as a matter of priority to […]


Proposed event to reconnect emigrants with their home county


  Donegal County Council have teamed up with The Donegal Association in Dublin to launch a survey, which will explore the interest in a week-long series of activities to be held next year.  Branded ‘Donegal Connect’, the series of events is aimed at reconnecting emigrants with their home county on a number of levels.  Advertisement […]


Firefighters at scene of blaze close to Aldi car park


FIREFIGHTERS are at the scene of a fire on a vacant lot next to Letterkenny’s Aldi car park. Large plumes of smoke could be seen over the town for a period this afternoon after the fire latched on to hedgerows and grassland on the Ramelton Road. It is not clear at this stage what caused […]


New breast surgeon appointed to Letterkenny hospital


HEALTHCARE group Saolta has confirmed the appointment of a new breast surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital. The new surgeon will commence work on July 24, initially on a locum basis but with the option of taking on the role permanently. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has raised in the Dail on several occasions the need […]