LETTERKENNY’S Mayor and town councillor Gerry McMonagle of Sinn Fein has declined to comment on accusations made under parliamentary privilege in Westminster that he carried out a murder in 1982.
Dinny to drown Shamrock in Glasgow
A TOTAL of seventeen senior and junior ministers will be abroad on St Patrick’s Day taking in locations including Australia, China and New Zealand.
Infrastructure concerns for American firms
THE Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce North West Region has claimed that Ireland’s economic recovery was being driven in no small part by the multi-national sector which was one of the bright spots in the economy in the past few years.
Man jailed for violent rape
A London man has been given a nine year sentence for the violent rape of a young foreign student he shared a house with in Donegal.
Blow for Retail Parks builder
TWO major retails parks in Letterkenny form part of the property portfolio owned by local developer Patrick J Doherty and another Irish developer, Newbay, that have been placed into receivership.
Mary Coughlan speculation is ‘pie in the sky’
SENIOR Fianna Fáil figures have dismissed speculation of an imminent return of former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan as a political player.
While the former Dáil Deputy appeared at a party meeting attended by party leader, Micheal Martin last weekin Glenties speculation of her return are ‘off the mark’ according to sources.
Famous Donegal hotel sold for €650,000
THE Sandhouse Hotel in Rossnowlagh was sold at auction in Dublin today (Thursday) for €650,000, the reserve price given by the auctioneers.
The property is part of the €10.3 million portfolio of buildings which was on offer at the sale, at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.
Woman describes shock as man threatened to shoot her
A LETTERKENNY woman has claimed she is living in fear after a man threatened to shoot her.
Speaking to the Donegal News, the woman felt gardai were not doing enough to bring the man responsible ‘to book’.
Shock as 26 jobs to go
THE announcement of a major funding boost for a Gweedore firm has been overshadowed by the news yesterday (Thursday) that twenty-six jobs are to go at the plant.
Threat to resign over closure
ANGER at the proposed closure of Lifford Community Hospital continued this week with Labour Party Councillor Frank McBrearty threatening to resign over the issue.