Donegal students collected a total of ten awards at this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition with Eoin Farrell of St Eunan’s College taking the Best Individual Award.
Work on €55m Letterkenny project ‘flying’
THE new Letterkenny Wastewater Treatment Plant is ahead of schedule and due to be completed and operational by the end of this year, it was confirmed this week.
Senior Engineer Mr Fitz Howard told a meeting of the Letterkenny Electoral Area committee that progress on the €55 million project is “flying” and suggested that members visit the site to see the great work being done there.
Construction commenced on the site at Magheranan on May 3rd, last year. And to date, the main reinforced concrete treatment units and pumping stations are all substantially complete.
Garda killed when hit by car travelling at 150kmh
AN INQUEST has found that a young garda was unlawfully killed in the line of duty when his marked patrol vehicle was in a head on collision over three years ago.
The Girl from Donegal is laid to rest
MORE than 500 people attended the funeral of singer Bridie Gallagher who was laid to rest in her native Creeslough on Wednesday.
New world record for Ivan Scott
KILMACRENNAN man Ivan Scott has set a new lamb shearing world record and claimed another world championship in New Zealand.
On Monday he shore 744 lambs in eight hours, beating by two sheep the previous world record.
Creameries sale cleared
THE Competition Authority has given the go-ahead for the multi-million euro sale of the Donegal Creameries milk business to the Connacht Gold
Letterkenny’s dramatic slide in national litter league 'puzzling'
THE latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey stated that the approach roads to Letterkenny are “the worst in the country”.
Donegal faces ‘awful price’ in suicides
A Priest and counsellor has warned ‘an awful price will be paid’ if the government continues with harsh cutbacks in the mental health sector.
Freemasonry’s Donegal history highlighted
THE Provincial Grand Librarian for the Province of Antrim and Curator of the Freemason Museum in Belfast visited Letterkenny on Wednesday to share some of the history of the organisation with the County Museum.
Drink driving detections down on last year
THE head of the Garda Traffic Corps in Donegal has welcomed a decrease in the number of drink driving detections over the Christmas period from last year.