€18.78 million allocated for Donegal’s roads


Donegal County Council has been allocated almost €19 million for its national roads. The funding is part of an overall package of €633 million announced today by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien. A total of €6 million has been earmarked for phase two of the section along the N56 from Letterilly to the Kilraine […]


Boyle set to replace Senator brother as councillor


TWO Fine Gael branches are set to miss a council selection convention on Friday night. The Kilcar and Frosses branches have decided not to attend the function at the Bayview Hotel in Killybegs which will see Senator Manus Boyle’s brother installed as the new councillor for the Donegal Electoral Area. The Boyle family’s Bruckless branch […]


Donegal senator to address ‘Stop the Slaughter’ rally


Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn will be leading the speakers at the Stop the Slaughter march and rally in Letterkenny on Saturday. The event has been organised in response to Israel’s breaking of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza which has seen 600 people, mostly women and children, killed since Tuesday, March 18. The total killed since […]


Donegal makeup artist to feature on major podcast


Award-winning radio host and podcaster Louise Clarke is thrilled to welcome Donegal-born makeup artist and influencer Aoife Dowds as a special guest on The Louise Clarke Podcast. In this must-listen episode, Aoife shares her journey from her roots in Donegal to establishing herself as a powerhouse in the beauty industry, building her personal brand, and […]


Vehicle collides with front wall of house in Ballybofey


A vehicle collided with the front wall of a house in Ballybofey causing substantial damage. Gardaí are investigating the incident of criminal damage at Goland, Ballybofey in the early hours of Saturday, March 22, between 4am and 4.30am. A garda spokesperson said: “It is believed that a vehicle collided with the front wall of a house […]


Fire at derelict Letterkenny house deliberate – gardaí


A fire at a derelict house in Letterkenny is believed to have been started deliberately, gardaí have said. Emergency services attended the scene of the fire at the house in Meadowbank Park area of Letterkenny on Friday, March 21, shortly after 4.30pm. A garda spokesperson said: “The fire brigade were on scene to extinguish a […]


Scale of mental health impacts of defective crisis told


by Louise Doyle MORE than 35 per cent of people living in a defective concrete home have experienced suicidal thoughts, according to findings from groundbreaking research. The study, which surveyed 393 adults living in defective concrete homes across Ireland, reveals alarming mental health consequences for individuals affected by the crisis. Advertisement It was conducted by PhD researcher Oisin […]


€26m for town centre projects


By Chris Ashmore LETTERKENNY is set to get a major €26 million plus face-lift that will see a number of high-profile projects being developed in the town over the next few years. Of this, €19.5m has been secured by Donegal County Council’s Regeneration and Development Team under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). Advertisement […]