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.
Teaching job losses could rise to seventy
THE reality of budget cuts on the most disadvantaged of Donegal’s schools was revealed further following a meeting of concerned teachers from small and country schools last weekend.
Some hope for investors after two court rulings in DeDietrich case
Investors in a fraudulent ‘ponzi scheme’ are anxiously seeking professional financial advice in an effort to regain some of the cash they lost, it emerged yesterday (Thursday).
Fifty job losses and more schools to close
THE most disadvantaged of Donegal’s 175 primary schools will be hardest hit following the swingeing education cuts in this month’s budget.
Flood plain infill blamed for worst flooding
A LETTERKENNY councillor has blamed the unauthorised infilling of land on the outskirts of the town for some of the worst flooding in the area for more than half a century.
Community rallies to meet huge demands on SVP
THE Chairman of a Letterkenny conference of St Vincent de Paul has paid tribute to the generosity of local businesses, who have made considerable donations to the charity.
Donegal recovers but another bout of wind and rain on way
LARGE tracts of East Donegal suffered some of its worst flooding in decades as a result of high winds, heavy rain and high tides on Tuesday and Wednesday.