A LETTERKENNY woman has claimed she is living in fear after a man threatened to shoot her.
Speaking to the Donegal News, the woman felt gardai were not doing enough to bring the man responsible ‘to book’.
Shock as 26 jobs to go
THE announcement of a major funding boost for a Gweedore firm has been overshadowed by the news yesterday (Thursday) that twenty-six jobs are to go at the plant.
Threat to resign over closure
ANGER at the proposed closure of Lifford Community Hospital continued this week with Labour Party Councillor Frank McBrearty threatening to resign over the issue.
Assault pair in court
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’.