Launch on Thursday of Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas


THE Royal Irish Academy in partnership with Donegal County Council will launch the Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas in the Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon on Thursday, October 9. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) was established with the aim to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns. The Ballyshannon Historic Towns Atlas was researched […]

Capital programme for €41 million veterinary college at Donegal ATU approved


THE capital programme supporting the new €41 million veterinary college at Donegal ATU has been formally approved by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. The facility will be located at Carnamuggagh in Letterkenny and is expected to be completed for the 2028-2029 […]

Weather: Storm Amy to bring heavy rain and very windy conditions 


TODAY Storm Amy will bring heavy rain and very windy conditions. Rain will move in from the southwest through the morning, heavy at times and possibly leading to spot flooding. Rain will clear by the afternoon, followed by scattered showers, heavy at times. Advertisement Strong to gale force winds will increase to storm or violent […]

Gardaí investigate discovery of injured man on road in Bridgend


Gardaí are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man with injuries on the road at Bridgend last night. At approximately 8.20pm on October 1, Gardaí received a report of a male with injuries on the road at Bridgend. The man, aged in his 20s, was subsequently brought to Letterkenny University Hospital for […]

Four men taken to hospital after ‘medical emergency’ in Strabane


FOUR men have been taken to hospital following what has described as a ‘medical emergency’ in Strabane. Police were alerted to the incident at a house in the Derry Road area of the town this morning. They say they are content that the cause of the emergency has been identified and that there is no […]

Delegation visits from Letterkenny’s twin town in Germany


Donegal County Council once again celebrated the Twin Town arrangement between Letterkenny and Rudolstadt, Germany by hosting a delegation of 55 visitors from the town of Rudolstadt. The delegation was warmly welcomed and spent four days taking in some of the fantastic attractions that Donegal has to offer. Many friendships have developed between the civic […]

Concern over proposed €20k holiday home charge
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By Chris Ashmore ANYONE planning to build a holiday home in Donegal could be hit with a charge of €20,000 if proposed new council development charges are adopted by councillors. This week councillors agreed that what is known as the County Donegal Draft Development Contribution Scheme should now go out for a six week public consultation […]

Council responds on use of purchasing cards by staff


By Chris Ashmore SENIOR Donegal County Council figures have defended the local authority’s use of purchasing cards in light of some media reports that cast the Council in a bad light. Raising the matter at a plenary meeting of the Council in Lifford this week, Chief Executive Officer John McLaughlin expressed his satisfaction with the […]

Councillors give green light for new 172 home estate


By Chris Ashmore  COUNCILLORS have given the green light for Donegal County Council to proceed with proposals to build 172 new social housing units at Ballymacool, on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The Council’s Housing Capital Section proposes to build 18 one-bedroom apartments, 38 two-bedroom apartments, 18 three-bedroom maisonettes, 13 two-bedroom houses, 57 three-bedroom houses, 13 […]