Mica Action Group praised as key report is published


DONEGAL TD Joe McHugh has welcomed the publication today of the expert panel’s report on Mica-affected homes in Donegal and Mayo and says he wants the panel recommendations implemented as soon as possible. The Mica Report makes a number of recommendations and recognises hundreds of homeowners here in the county were affected through no fault […]


Major progress on Donegal bridge projects


  A major progress on Tirconnail and Fintra bridge projects, between Killybegs and Kilcar, has been announced today by Councillor Niamh Kennedy. Cllr Kennedy said she was ‘delighted’ to receive confirmation of major progress on both bridge projects after months of lobbying for it.  Speaking as she stepped down after years as a chair of […]


Radiologist shocked by Letterkenny A&E experience


  RADIOLOGIST in Letterkenny General Hospital, Dr Conall Mac a Bhaird, has spoken of his shock at a recent experience he had in the hospital’s A&E and the intolerable working conditions of staff there. He said that he had visited A&E in Letterkenny General Hospital with a sick friend in the last week and that […]


Ferry’s confirm no bin collections today


DONEGAL waste firm, Ferry’s Refuse, says it is doing all it can to restore services to normal after its disposal facilities became “unavailable”. In a message posted on social media by the company, Ferry’s said delays in bin collections were due to circumstances beyond their control and that they were working to restore things to […]


Cycle lanes to be added to new Blue Banks road scheme


CYCLE lanes are to be included in a new €18 million project at the Blue Banks road which is set to under way later this year. The new section of the N56 will eventually link Illistrin to the Greenway. Donegal Government TD Joe McHugh has been lobbying for the new stretch of road from Coolboy […]