By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL student has been selected to participate in the Aer Lingus Future Pilot Programme in Spain. Cormac O’Donnell from Ballybofey is one of 30 successful candidates selected out of over 6,000 applicants. Advertisement Having a determination to fly from a young age, Cormac is now one step closer to his dream […]
Lifford filling station plans appealed
by Louise Doyle PROPOSED plans for a filling station in Lifford given the go-ahead by Donegal County Council have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála. Applicant Daly Brothers (Retail) Limited lodged planning permission in November 2023. Advertisement The proposed development comprised amendments to a number of conditions attached to a retention application submitted by the applicant […]
Speculation grows over next Bishop of Raphoe and diocese amalgamations
BY JEROME HUGHES SPECULATION is mounting regarding who will succeed Dr. Alan McGuckian as Bishop of Raphoe amid claims the Vatican might delay the decision in order to announce diocese amalgamations, a move that could signal the biggest shake-up of Irish Church structures in a generation. When Dr. McGuckian, pictured right, takes up his new […]
Donegal Recipient of Volunteers in Sport Award Announced
Damien Devine of Deele Community Anglers has been named the 2023 County Donegal recipient of the Federation of Irish Sport Volunteers in Sport Awards. Damien has taken angling in Donegal to another level, resulting in an exponential growth in the club’s membership. And as club development officer, he has enabled the club to become part […]
Fundraiser to help local family following New Year’s Day crash
By Dionne Meehan A FUNDRAISER has been launched to support a young family based in Kilmacrennan following a fatal car crash on New Year’s Day. Keith Higginbotham, originally from Kildare, was the first person to be killed on Irish roads in 2024. Advertisement The father of two was involved in a single vehicle crash on the M7 at […]
Breast Cancer Charity Ball surpasses all expectations
The organisers of the North West Breast Cancer Ball have said last December’s event surpassed all expectations and raised an amazing €15,081 for charity. Plans are already underway for the next charity ball on Friday, December 6, 2024 – and the organising committee are asking people to save the date. The 2023 event was the […]
Refurb of old Newton Health Centre
NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM Cllr Paul Canning this week welcomed the bringing back into use of the old Health Centre in the village. Renovations works are currently being carried out at the building which is located towards the northern end near the Garda Station. According to the HSE the building will be used as an administration hub for […]
Design team sought for major social housing project
by Kate Heaney DONEGAL County Council is planning to build 165 social houses at the 8.2 acre site they acquired last year on Letterkenny’s High Road. A tender has been published seeking an architect-led design team for the project and the closing date for applications is February 16. Advertisement The estimated guide for the team who […]
Bill of €26m for LUH agency staff
by Louise Doyle THE spending of more than €26 million over a three-year period on agency staff for Letterkenny University Hospital while a HSE recruitment embargo is in place has been branded as “unbelievable”. Member of Regional Health Forum, West Cllr Gerry McMonagle told the Donegal News that it “beggars belief” that such an amount of money […]
€5m funding for Killybegs: ‘A major vote of confidence’ – McConalogue
Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre has been allocated €5,045,000 in the latest funding announcement made by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. The Donegal facility is one Ireland’s six state-owned fish harbour centres that are to receive a total investment of €29.7 million for capital projects in 2024 and this latest allocation […]