TWO prominent clergymen in west Donegal have warned plans to close rural schools will ‘inflict serious damage and wreck havoc’.
Martina is new tourism chief
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MARTINA Bromley has been assigned as Head of Operations to lead the Fáilte Ireland team in the North West. Martina, takes over from Paul McLoone who headed up the team since 2006 and retired this week.
Mayor hits out at plans to scrap town councils
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THE Mayor of Letterkenny yesterday described plans to axe town councils as ‘a hugely retrograde step’. Cllr Gerry McMonagle, was speaking after further details emerged over radical plans by the government to abolish every town council in the country and also some county councils to save money.
Medical Card Chaos
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A SIGNIFICANT backlog in the processing of medical cards is causing problems for an estimated 3000 people in Donegal.
‘Magda’ sets record straight
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POLISH and local people in Donegal were outraged this week by the inaccurate reporting of one Polish women’s experience living here on the dole.
County Mayor furious at reaction to Montreal trip
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THE MAYOR of Donegal has called for an end to ‘party political point scoring’ in the county. Councillor Noel McBride made his remarks as a furore broke out over the St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Donegal gained most IDA-backed jobs
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DONEGAL gained most IDA backed jobs in the five years from 2007 to 2011 and is one of just six counties which remained in a plus position, according to figures from the Minister for Enterprise released this week.
Tourism being shunned – claim
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A LEADING Donegal hotelier has called for radical changes in the configuration of Fáilte Ireland North West claiming it has ‘failed’ the local industry.
HSE fudge on staff retirements
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FEARS for the future level of staffing and services at Letterkenny General Hospital were expressed this week in the absence of information from the HSE.
Cost Council €7.42 each time you ‘spend a penny’
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THE Mayor of Letterkenny has called on the Town Council to stop “flushing money down the toilet” after it emerged it is costing €26,000 a year to operate their two ‘superloos’.