THE council chamber in Letterkenny was blessed with the beautiful singing of Cór Ailigh at a special Mayor’s reception on Thursday evening. The members of the Letterkenny / Milford Municipal District were delighted to confer a Mayor’s Reception in honour of Cór Ailigh held at the Public Services Centre, Letterkenny last evening. The award is […]
EuroGiant is ‘no longer trading’ in Courtyard Shopping Centre
EUROGIANT in Letterkenny has closed its doors at the Courtyard Shopping Centre. The popular store had been trading for more than 20 years. Shoppers to the Courtyard in recent days will have noticed the doors of the store closed, with staff inside taking stock off shelves and packing things away. A notice on the door states: ‘No longer […]
Rising fuel costs: ‘It’s a brazen rip-off happening in plain sight’
DONEGAL Deputy Pearse Doherty has said that families across Donegal are being hammered by massive increases in the cost of home heating oil and fuel. He has accused energy companies of exploiting the crisis in the Middle East to drive up prices while the government refuses to intervene. Deputy Doherty, the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on […]
Fresh calls for safety measures in wake of double fatality crash
RENEWED calls have been made for road safety measures in St Johnston following a fatal collision which claimed the lives of two teenagers. Councillor Gary Doherty asked at the outset of Tuesday’s Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District meeting if he could include an emergency motion, seeking that the council address immediate safety measures on the R236 in […]
Gaeltacht housing crisis highlighted by Donegal campaigners
By Róise Collins THE Gaeltacht housing crisis was brought to the fore on Tuesday as national housing campaign group TINTEÁN staged a protest outside Leinster House. They were calling on the Minister for Housing, James Browne, to take immediate and decisive action to address the deepening housing and language crisis in Gaeltacht communities. Advertisement Supporters […]
Victim of road collision speaks of his sense of injustice
Premium
THE victim of a recent road traffic collision has spoken of his frustration after a life-changing head-on crash in Dunlewey last month. Speaking to the Donegal News, Kevin Hyde told of the sense of injustice he feels, not just from the collision itself, but from the way the legal system handled the aftermath. He has […]
Health Minister urged to act as seriously ill residents deteriorate in dangerous concrete homes
DONEGAL TD Charles Ward has challenged the government in the Dáil over seriously and terminally ill residents living in defective concrete homes. He revealed that Housing has responded only with generic letters that ignore medical urgency and offer no practical support. Ward highlighted constituents with severely reduced lung capacity, elderly residents with heart conditions and dementia, […]
Minister urged to approve Dermatology Consultant post at LUH
A LOCAL councillor has criticised the National Clinical Lead for Dermatology’s decision not to approve a consultant dermatologist position at Letterkenny University Hospital. Professor Anne Marie Tobin reportedly refused to sanction the post, despite rising waiting lists and the need for Donegal patients to travel to Sligo for treatment. She stated that a standalone dermatology […]
Unprecedented demand for next week’s Ghostlight Sessions at The Balor
THERE is an unprecedented demand for tickets for next week’s Ghostlight Sessions – The Balor, Ballybofey’s monthly original music night which has been running since 2017. As is the norm, this month’s Ghostlight Sessions features three artists, each playing a 30 minute set of original music. Glasgow singer-songwriter Michael McGovern will headline, with Galway hypnotic […]
Fuel Allowance extended to Working Family Payment recipients in Donegal
MORE people in Donegal will be eligible for the Fuel Allowance from next week, according to Letterkenny councillor Jimmy Kavanagh. The Fuel Allowance is a weekly payment of €38 to help households with heating costs between September and April each year. From next Thursday, the payment will be extended to those in receipt of Working Family […]