WITH just two shopping days left to Christmas retailers across Donegal are hoping for a last minute rush to boost their coffers ahead of the January sales.
Senator Ó Domhnaill has to repay expenses
LOCAL Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill who is under investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission for alleged duplication of expenses claims has now been forced to separately repay the Oireachtas €3,434 for wrongly claimed expenses.
Councillor stays away as town council pass last budget
AGAINST the backdrop of imminent abolition, members of Letterkenny Town have agreed a rates freeze for the third consecutive years and adopted a revenue budget of almost €8million.
Highland Radio decision pushed back
By Harry Walsh THE ongoing battle for control of the North Donegal airwaves will move into the public arena next spring as the two applicants has been asked to prepare oral presentations for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in March. Highland Radio, who have been operating the licence for the past 23 years, are being […]
Councillors fail to strike a budget deal
TEMPERS flared during the annual estimates meeting as members of Donegal County Council failed to agree on passing a budget for 2014 late on Wednesday evening.
Donegal Council appeals for vigilance following reports of bogus collectors
Donegal County Council has received further reports of bogus collectors in the Letterkenny Electoral area purporting to be from the Council. A man and woman called to the home of a Council tenant on Friday evening last claiming that he owed rent arrears to the value of €1,400 and demanded that it be paid immediately. […]
Investigation launched after armed robbery at St Johnston shop
A GARDA investigation has been launched after an armed robbery in St Johnston tonight.
Michael Murphy ‘privileged’ to get Civic Reception
MICHAEL Murphy has said that he is ‘privileged and honored’ to have been afford a Civic Reception by Donegal County Council this afternoon
Korean Ambassador for Letterkenny
THE Mayor of Donegal Cllr. Ian McGarvey will welcome His Excellency the Korean Ambassador Mr. Hae-Yun Park to Donegal tomorrow Tuesday 17 December at a reception in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
Call for public consultation on hospital worship plans
DISQUIET over plans to remove a Catholic chapel and other places of worship at Letterkenny General Hospital has led to calls for public consultation on the thorny issue.