There was a record 530 new home commencements in first four months of 2024 in County Donegal.
PARENTING: Preparation is key when you’re planning a trip on a plane with the kids
By Louise Flanagan WITH summer on the horizon, there’s a good chance some of us will be hopping on a plane and saying ‘adios’ to the rain for a while. Making that trip with babies and toddlers can add another dimension to the airport experience. Gone are the pre-boarding cocktails and 20kg of heels and […]
Relay event promises to be an emotional weekend for McGlinchey family
By Paddy Walsh WHEN the lively tones of ‘All God’s Creatures Have a Place in the Choir’ ring out at the A.T.U. Campus over the weekend of Relay for Life, it will resonate for one family in particular. And indeed for those performing it. And if he was there, John McGlinchey would have been singing […]
Councillors repeat call for modular homes for county
CLLR Michael McBride has said Donegal is facing a homeless crisis and called for Donegal County Council to meet the Housing Minister to ask for modular homes for the county. He made his comments at Tuesday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District where he spoke of the lack of progress on defective council houses. Telling members […]
Housing plan for future needed – Brogan
CLLR Ciaran Brogan has called on Donegal County Council to publish their social housing plans for the next five years. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District, he said the whole area of housing was a “huge bone of contention” and there was a lack of land available. “Since I put in this motion there […]
EU candidates asked to meet fishing organisations
CANDIDATES standing in the Midlands North West Constituency in the European Elections to be held on June 7, are invited to attend the launch of a pre-election campaign for change at EU level. Fishing and seafood organisations have come and they are asking MEPs to fight for the survival of their industry and for a […]
Canvassing reveals 3,000 derelict or defective homes
by Louise Doyle A CANDIDATE running for the 100% Redress Party in the forthcoming local elections has spoken of his shock at the scale of dereliction he has encountered in Letterkenny while canvassing. Tomás Sean Devine, pictured right, is contesting a seat in the local government elections in June in the Letterkenny Electoral Area. Advertisement The self-employed father-of-five told the Donegal News […]
The Beatles are coming to Ballyshannon! (well, almost)
ORGANISERS in Ballyshannon are elated and relieved after successfully securing one of the most in-demand bands currently performing in Ireland, following intense negotiations. Widely recognised as one of the premier Beatles tribute acts globally, ‘The Classic Beatles’ will perform in Ireland’s oldest town this Saturday, May 25. The entire team at Ballyshannon’s Abbey Arts Centre […]
Dungloe woman celebrates 100th birthday
By Thomas Maher Rose McBeth celebrated a very special 100th birthday last week surrounded by her six children, 22 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Rose, who is originally from Dungloe, lives in Strabane. Advertisement She moved to the town in the late 1960s first running a boarding house before buying Rosses Bar now known as Charlie’s […]
Four-lane road design faults raised again by councillors
THE design of the four-lane road into Letterkenny and its lack of room for emergency services came in for discussion at Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District meeting – the last before the June 7 local elections. Cathaoirleach Kevin Bradley called on the council to engage with the council’s roads section with a view to introducing an emergency escape […]