A DONEGAL councillor has highlighted the lack of apprenticeship courses for certain aspects of the construction industry and says that with the demand for new housing growing all the time, it’s an issue that needs immediate addressing. Cllr. Ciaran Brogan said he was surprised to discover that there are no apprentice programmes available in Donegal […]
Donegal man sets challenge to create clothing brand in 100 days
by Matthew Foley Eight months ago, in April this year, Dylan Murphy decided to launch streetwear clothing brand “XiV”. The aim of the brand was to create a community in which people can pride themselves in expressing Irish culture through clothing. Advertisement XiV represents the 14 stages of Ireland’s famous Wild Atlantic Way which runs […]
Gardaí to present fraud crime figures amid concern over growing number of scams
By Diarmaid Doherty A breakdown of the statistics on romance fraud, accommodation fraud and credit card scams in Donegal are to be made available by senior Gardaí. It comes as concern has been expressed over the fact that many people decide not to report such crimes, mainly out of embarrassment. Advertisement It’s thought the number […]
Plans lodged for €1.3m enterprise centre
by Jerome Hughes A €1.3m enterprise centre is on the cards for Carrick after Údarás na Gaeltachta applied to Donegal County Council for planning permission to build a new science and technology facility. The planning application outlines how the development would be based at Roxborough Glebe, Banagh, Carrick. Advertisement “This project is being developed in […]
Private Seán Rooney remembered one year on
By Dionne Meehan ONE YEAR on from Private Seán Rooney’s death, family, friends and comrades lined his graveside for a wreath laying ceremony at the Church of All Saints, Newtowncunningham on Sunday. Private Rooney was killed in Lebanon in December last year. Advertisement The 24-year-old from Newtowncunningham was killed as he drove an armoured jeep […]
Killybegs ATU campus to deliver new apprenticeships
Donegal TD Thomas Pringle has welcomed the announcement of funding to support electrician apprenticeships at the Killybegs campus of Atlantic Technological University (ATU). Education Minister Simon Harris this week announced €17 million in capital funding in response to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector. The funding will be distributed across four […]
‘We’ve been treated with institutional contempt’ – family of Denis Donaldson
The family of Denis Donaldson who was shot dead in a remote Donegal cottage 17 years ago, say their rights have been treated with institutional contempt. The Sinn Féin official had admitted, just months before his death in April 2006, that he had been a British spy at the very heart of the republican movement […]
Gardaí investigating after cattle trailer stolen from farmyard
GARDAÍ in Ballyshannon are investigating the theft of a Blue Falcon (14 by 6) galvanised cattle trailer from a farmyard in the area of Lacklum, Ballintra between the hours of 4.30am and 5.15am on Monday, December 11. Gardaí say two males are believed to have entered the farmyard, before wheeling the trailer out onto the […]
Gardaí investigating after three new quads stole overnight
GARDAÍ are investigating a burglary that occurred at Ballybulgan, Ballintra between approximately 1am and 4am on Monday, December 11. In a statement issued on social media, gardaí said the doors to a locked shed were broken open and three new ‘Suzuki King’ quads were stolen from within. “Two of the quads (500’s) are red in […]
Church sacristy ransacked and tabernacle damaged
GARDAÍ are appealing for information after a church sacristy was ransacked and damage was caused to a tabernacle. It was one of a number of incidents in the Greencastle and Moville area over a two-day period. Gardaí were en route to the previous burglary call when they observed that the lights were on inside St Columba’s Church, […]