By Chris Ashmore A LOCAL councillor has called for a “better safe than sorry” approach regarding the use of community centres and sporting club facilities during bad weather alerts, and especially for those who are living in properties with defective concrete blocks. Commenting on the recent red weather alert associated with Storm Amy, Cllr Tómas […]
Death occurs of former UNIFI chief executive, Brian Parke
THE funeral took place yesterday afternoon of the former Chairman and Chief Executive of UNIFI in Letterkenny, Brian Parke. Mr Parke of Millbrook, Ballyboe, Rathmullan, died in Letterkenny University Hospital on Saturday. Part of the senior management at UNIFI for many years, Mr Parke was a very well known and highly respected figure. Advertisement His […]
Donegal records highest poverty levels in the State
DONEGAL has recorded the highest rates of people living on low incomes in the State. New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show 25 per cent of people in Donegal had an equivalent net administrative income below the low-income threshold — more than double the rate in County Kildare (11.5 per cent). Within Donegal, the Carndonagh […]
Public information event today on Ballymacool project
By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL County Council is holding a public information event today in the Station House Hotel in Letterkenny about plans to develop an Active Travel Project from the bottom of Convent Road in the town to the entrance to the Ballymacool estate. Members of the public are being encouraged to come along and […]
Mullan family inquest listed for mention at Coroner’s Court
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AN inquest into the deaths of a father and his two children will be mentioned at a sitting of the Coroner’s Court in Letterkenny tomorrow. John Mullan (49) and his children Tomás (14) and six-year-old Amelia tragically lost their lives when the family’s car skidded into water in August 2020. The family were returning home to […]
Letterkenny road works could last for 12 months
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By Chris Ashmore WORKS on an Active Travel Project on one of Letterkenny’s busiest roads – which will see the installation of new cycle paths and pavements but at the expense of removing turning lanes for vehicles – could take between nine and 12 months to complete, the Donegal News can reveal. Traffic came to […]
Weather: Mainly dry day with occasional sunny spells
TODAY it will be mainly dry but mostly cloudy, with just a few limited bright or sunny spells. There will be a few isolated patches of drizzle and mist. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Advertisement Continuing mostly cloudy and mainly dry tonight with just a few patches of mist and drizzle. Lowest temperatures […]
Donegal County Council announce road closures in Milford
DUE to emergency works, the L-1242-1 Drumbern Road, Milford will be blocked to traffic from 9.30am to 3pm tomorrow, Thursday, October 16 and on Friday with local access only. Diversions will be in place via R-246 Kerrykeel Rd, L-1252-2 Coopers Road & R-245 Main Street. HGV’s are asked to avoid this route during this time.
St Columba’s College student ‘shines bright’ at Young Kelvin Awards
SHANE Collum from St Columba’s College, Stranorlar was awarded Best Overall prize at the Young Kelvin Prize Awards Presentation. Shane demonstrated impressive insight relating to the work of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson), an Ulster-Scot born in Belfast in 1824, who earned many accolades during a glittering scientific career. The Ulster-Scots Agency, in partnership with the […]
A new €200,000 ‘Food Equality Initiative’ has launched across Donegal
DONEGAL Local Development Company (DLDC) has officially launched the Food Equality Initiative (FEI). This transformative countywide programme is supported by €200,000 in PEACEPLUS funding. It aims to tackle hunger and empower local communities through cross-community and cross-border collaboration. The launch event, held Monday October 13 at DLDC’s Head Office in Letterkenny, brought together community organisations […]