SENIOR Fianna Fáil figures have dismissed speculation of an imminent return of former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan as a political player.
While the former Dáil Deputy appeared at a party meeting attended by party leader, Micheal Martin last weekin Glenties speculation of her return are ‘off the mark’ according to sources.
THE Sandhouse Hotel in Rossnowlagh was sold at auction in Dublin today (Thursday) for €650,000, the reserve price given by the auctioneers.
The property is part of the €10.3 million portfolio of buildings which was on offer at the sale, at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.
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’.
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.
ANGER at the proposed closure of Lifford Community Hospital continued this week with Labour Party Councillor Frank McBrearty threatening to resign over the issue.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.