A LETTERKENNY mother yesterday spoke of her horror at finding out that her son had been knocked down near his home in Holland – by a train.
Hotelier Brian Gallagher is Business Person of the Year
THE local trade and industry community gathered en masse last Friday night for this year’s Letterkenny Business Awards.
Celebrating the locality’s abundance of business talent and its entrepreneurial spirit, the gala event was the culmination of three month’s worth of nominations, short-listings and voting.
Company seeks €5.6 m hotel ‘damages’ from Council
THE owners of the site of the former Portsalon Hotel are seeking “damages” of €5.6 million from Donegal County Council whom they claim demolished the structure in 1991. LTG Developments Ltd say the hotel was demolished by the council, and as a result, have invoiced them for £4.5m (€5.6 million) for the damage caused by […]
Steep rise in farm inspections
A STEEP increase in farm inspections is causing significant hardship for farmers across Donegal according to Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture, Brian Ó Domhnaill.
Drugs war stepped up
THE DONEGAL NEWS has learned that up to €1.5 million worth of synthetic cocaine may have already been shipped through Letterkenny by a northern based criminal gang.
Hills of Donegal ‘for sale’
A WELL-KNOWN local forester has severely criticised Coillte for its plans to sell off a major plantation outside Ballybofey for more than €4.5 million.
Mr John Jackson was speaking yesterday morning (Thursday) ahead of the State company’s planned sale next week of the freehold 1,100 acre forest at Altnapaste, between Ballybofey and Glenfin.
Assetco shed 30 jobs in Inishowen
HE 30 workers at Assetco Managed Services call centre at Lisfannon near Buncrana have been offered just over €2,000 each after the company warned it would close before Christmas.
Donegal says No – again
DONEGAL has returned a resounding ‘No’ vote in the Children Referendum with less than 25 per cent of eligible voters in the county turning out.
Highly rated McGuinness joins Celtic
CELTIC have formally announced that Donegal GAA Football manager Jim McGuinness is joining the club as a performance consultant.
‘Concerned taxpayer’ targets third councillor
AN ANONYMOUS “concerned taxpayer” has this week, has alleged that Cllr David Alcorn of Burtonport has made irregular claims for expenses.