Views wanted on plans to transform part of Letterkenny


AN event will be held this week to give people a chance to have their say on plans to transform part of Letterkenny’s town centre. Donegal County Council has launched a public consultation process for the ‘Cathedral Quarter Park’ Project in Letterkenny – an urban development project which will create an new park with a […]


New publication explores the rich history of the town of Ballyshannon


THE Abbey Arts Centre in Ballyshannon played host to the launch of a new publication which explores the history of the town of Ballyshannon. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas No. 32 –  Ballyshannon//Béal Átha Seanaidh  – was launched on Thursday evening. Authored by Dr Angela Byrne, a Donegal historian, and supported by Donegal County Council […]


Motorists urged to plan ahead as road works begin in Ramelton


MOTORISTS are being advised to plan alternative routes and allow extra travel time as road works commence in Ramelton. This comes as a section of Rectory Road, between the Cul na Cille housing estate and the Church Street junction, will be closed to traffic from today, October 13 to October 24. The closure will be […]


Communities urged to pressure Uisce Éireann over persistent water outages


A FRUSTRATED councillor has called on communities affected by persistent water outages to put pressure on Uisce Éireann to find a resolution. The plea comes after another bout of interruption to water supply in west Donegal on Thursday. A burst water main at the water treatment plant on the outskirts of Falcarragh caused widespread disruptions […]


‘Humphreys is hoodwinking the Gaeltacht community’ – Cllr Mac Giolla Easbuig


PRESIDENTIAL candidate Heather Humphreys has recommitted to learning Irish, more than a decade after first making the same pledge as Minister for the Gaeltacht. The Fine Gael candidate said that if elected to the Áras, she would return to the Donegal Gaeltacht. She made the commitment during a debate with independent candidate Catherine Connolly on […]


New HIQA powers to investigate public nursing homes


THE Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) will be given powers to investigate serious patient safety incidents in public nursing homes under plans going to Cabinet this week. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Junior Minister with Responsibility for Older People, Kieran O’Donnell will bring forward the proposals, seeking government approval to amend the Patient […]


‘People didn’t have time to leave unfit homes’


CALLS are to be made for the opening of community centres to allow people to take refuge from their structurally unsafe homes during severe weather warnings. Stormy Amy battered Donegal earlier this month, with the county recording some of the highest speed winds during the red weather warning. In response to Storm Amy, Donegal County […]