AS the future of the NoWDOC service in Donegal comes under threat, local politicians have been asked to attend
LGH deficit neared €8m
LETTERKENNY General hospital was nearly €8 million over budget at the end of September – the equivalent of 10.9 per cent of its annual budgetary
Angry Letterkenny students join protest
AROUND 100 angry students from Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) travelled to Dublin on Wednesday to voice their disgust at the government’s u-turn on their election promises on education fees.
Tesco blow for Ballybofey
A LOCAL councillor has expressed his ‘disappointment’ at the decision by An Bord Pleanala (ABP) to again refuse planning permission for a large Tesco store on the outskirts of Ballybofey.
Former County Manager defends huge pension
THE former County Manager said this week that he had ‘no choice’ in taking part in a government pension scheme which resulted in him getting a
Jack's night with big 'smokin' Joe Frazier
WELL known Letterkenny man Jack McLaughlin was one of four ‘bouncers’ picked to look after the then World Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier came to Donegal in 1971.
Planning Chaos
By C.J.McGinley
A WRATH of ‘crazy’ new EU/National Directives will have serious adverse implications for planning across Donegal, it was claimed yesterday.
A5 shock uproar
AS the uproar over the A5 dual carriageway project continued unabated yesterday (Thursday) Fine Gael remained adamant the project would go ahead, albeit 18 months behind schedule.
Use of laundered fuel now rife in Donegal
FUEL laundering was never as rife in Donegal and legitimate operators are ‘fighting’ to remain in business due
This one is a 'biggie' – Judge
A LETTERKENNY man, who stole 20 replica guns and was apprehended because of DNA evidence from a cigarette butt and a covert CCTV camera