“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now” Martin Luther King Jr ESCAPING into a boat and disappearing on the ocean is something we have all dreamt of at one time or another. For Donegal man Élan Broadley it is more than a dream, it is a way […]
Grant boost for Donegal Airport welcomed
DONEGAL Airport has been given a lift following the allocation of a €22,500 grant. The funding is in respect of updating the air traffic control navigational charts. Welcoming the news, Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher TD said it was vital that the airport was funded as it played an important role in Donegal’s […]
Organisers say all systems grow for Weedstock 2017
THE founder of the Donegal Cannabis Social Club has revealed plans are underway for the group’s third ‘Weedstock’ festival. Candice Faulkner said next month’s festival is about “bringing all cannabis activists throughout Ireland together”. First held in Donegal in 2015, Ms Faulkner has stressed that the festival will be held in a ‘top secret location’ […]
Dale is keeping in shape ahead of pre-season training
A professional football with League Two side Stevenage, Dale is keeping himself in shape ahead of pre-season training which starts on Monday next.
€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 […]
Council probes sand removal from protected beach
Donegal County Council is actively investigating this matter as an unauthorised development and the matter will be pursued accordingly.
New Hospital building needs to be fire-proofed
The HSE can confirm that there are minor remedial fire proofing works to be carried out at the Medical block at Letterkenny University Hospital.
Pop stars put their Donegal estate on the market
The Simply Red members have developed a large tourism business, attracting continental game-sports parties, since 2005.
Alert after sheep thefts in east Donegal
A number of sheep have been taken from two farms in east Donegal in recent days