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
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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
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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
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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 […]
Letterkenny and Inishowen residents warned after a series of ‘bogus callers’
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GARDAÍ in Donegal are warning people to be extra vigilant with reports that bogus callers have been operating in different parts of the county. The Gardaí received a number of reports of people encountering these callers in the Inishowen and Letterkenny areas this week. People are encouraged to stay vigilant regardless of where they are […]
Donegal band to feature in new series of ‘Opry le Daniel’
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OPRY le DANIEL ar Thuras, TG4 television’s highest rating country music series of concerts, returns with a brand new series on Tuesday October 28 at 9.30pm. The hugely popular series will offer six music filled shows, and a further two compilation programmes running across eight weeks. This series will feature The Henry Girls from Malin […]