THERE was a tight garda presence at Letterkenny District Court on Monday as two men were brought before Judge Paul Kelly charged with a serious assault which left another man in intensive care last weekend.
Heroin usage on increase in Letterkenny
HEROIN is fast taking a firm grip in Donegal. Some areas are now reporting a worrying surge in drugs of all types including serious Class A drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
With garda resources stretched there are fears the forces of law and order are not getting on top of the problem.
€3million holiday centre for Carrigart
PLANS for a €3million Oceanfront indoor adventure activity centre near Carrigart are set to go ahead after agreements between the developers and Donegal County Council.
Council Of The Year award for Donegal
DONEGAL County Council won the ‘Council of the Year’ award at the Local Authority Members Association Awards in Dublin on Saturday night for its flagship Road Safety Road Show.
Prime Time presenter Miriam O’Callaghan hosted the gala event attended by more than 400 local authority members at the Crown Plaza Hotel.
Troy’s a vital link with emigrants in London
JUST two years after he was elected as a Labour Councillor in London, Letterkenny man Troy Gallagher has been elected as the party’s Irish Community Liaison Officer (ICLO). Speaking to the Donegal News this week, Cllr Gallagher explained how he hopes the new role will enable him to be the first point of contact for the growing number of Irish people emigrating to England.
HSE silent on local retirement figures
WITH less than three weeks until they are due to leave, the HSE was yesterday (Thursday) unable to give a breakdown of the staff numbers in Donegal set to retire by February 29.
Twenty-seven Protestant schools under threat
TWO prominent clergymen in west Donegal have warned plans to close rural schools will ‘inflict serious damage and wreck havoc’.
Martina is new tourism chief
MARTINA Bromley has been assigned as Head of Operations to lead the Fáilte Ireland team in the North West. Martina, takes over from Paul McLoone who headed up the team since 2006 and retired this week.
Mayor hits out at plans to scrap town councils
THE Mayor of Letterkenny yesterday described plans to axe town councils as ‘a hugely retrograde step’. Cllr Gerry McMonagle, was speaking after further details emerged over radical plans by the government to abolish every town council in the country and also some county councils to save money.
Medical Card Chaos
A SIGNIFICANT backlog in the processing of medical cards is causing problems for an estimated 3000 people in Donegal.