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.
Protests across county on Sunday
THE public has been asked to come out on Sunday and support protest meetings against increased fuel prices and household charges in towns across Donegal.
TDs and Senators pensions revealed
DONEGAL’S 11 former TDs and Senators will collect annual pensions amounting to more than €400,000 in 2012 even after the pension reductions brought in during 2010.
Man recovering from Letterkenny assault
A MAN was recovering in Letterkenny General Hospital yesterday (Thursday) after he was attacked and seriously injured following a “domestic incident” at a house in Letterkenny.
Donegal Airport receives funding
DONEGAL Airport has this week received confirmation that it will share in a fund of almost €5.4 million to cover operating costs.
Campers leave mess behind
A WATER-LOGGED tent and a pile of beer cans left behind by campers in Glenveagh National Park over the Christmas weekend have now been cleared away.
Retailers enjoying good times this Christmas
RETAILERS in Letterkenny have been experiencing a welcome boost to trade in the run-up to Christmas.
County Councillors postpone decision on reduced 2012 budget
CONCERN was expressed in Lifford on Wednesday that the councillors’ failure to adopt Donegal County Council’s budget for 2012 would result in the Minister for Environment making the decision for them.