DONEGAL County Council has been urged to move a pedestrian crossing at a busy Letterkenny roundabout over safety concerns. Councillor Michael McBride said a wall along the footpath obstructs drivers’ views of the current pedestrian crossing at Oatfield Roundabout. In a motion he tabled at Tuesday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District he suggested moving the […]
SIPTU Donegal HSE Health Care Assistants’ industrial action postponed pending talks
A 24-hour strike involving Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in Home Support in Donegal, set for today, has been suspended after progress was made between HSE and SIPTU representatives regarding key dispute issues. SIPTU Organiser, Graham Macken, said: “The progress we have made following the public announcement of planned industrial action follows years of unresolved issues […]
Weather: Cold, dry and mostly sunny day ahead
TODAY will be cold, dry and mostly sunny with any lingering overnight rain and drizzle soon clearing this morning. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees. Tonight will be very cold, with widespread frost and icy patches. Advertisement It’ll be a mainly dry night, apart from the odd wintry shower. While it will be mostly […]
Climate change must be considered when designing flood relief schemes – Council hears
by Chris Ashmore RAINFALL is up over seven per cent over the past 20 years with wetter winters and drier summers, and this climate change must be taken into account when planning and designing new flood relief schemes, members of Donegal County Council have heard. In an update on flood relief schemes in the county, Seamus […]
FRESH TAKE: Court reporting – just as important now as it ever was
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By Sabrina Sweeney On any given month, the District Court sits in multiple Donegal towns, including Letterkenny, Buncrana, Dungloe, Glenties, Donegal Town and Ballyshannon. These hearings deal with the everyday business of justice, and what happens inside the buildings matters because it affects people’s lives, rights and responsibilities, and shapes confidence in how the law […]
Concerns raised over speeding in Churchill
CALLS have been made for flashing speed signs to be erected in Churchill due to concerns of excessive speeding in the village. Councillor Michael McBride raised the issue at Tuesday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District. Advertisement He said the village has a playground, a pub and a church all along the main road which […]
Donegal HSE Health Care Assistants’ industrial action postponed pending talks
A 24-hour strike involving Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in Home Support in Donegal, set for tomorrow has been suspended after progress was made between HSE and SIPTU representatives regarding key dispute issues. SIPTU Organiser, Graham Macken, said: “The progress we have made following the public announcement of planned industrial action follows years of unresolved issues regarding […]
Council meeting told over 1,000 housing units on the way
By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL may finally be turning the corner in relation to its social housing crisis as record numbers of new homes are on the way. Figures released this week show there are currently 1,074 new social housing units in the pipeline for the county. Advertisement Currently, 16 major projects have planning approved, seven […]
Man jailed for causing €3,000 worth of damage to cars with a crutch
A MAN has been jailed for causing more than €3,000 in damage to vehicles in Ballybofey. Leo Marley (34) of no fixed abode was sentenced at Monday’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court. Marley, the court was told, is already serving a three month sentence handed down last month for breaking into a garda station before Christmas […]
Flooding fears for O’Donnell Park and Aura Leisure Centre
By Chris Ashmore FEARS have been expressed by a local councillor that there could be a repeat of the flooding in the past at the Aura Leisure Centre and at O’Donnell Park GAA grounds in Letterkenny. Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly believes that there is a need for more people to work together on finding solutions […]