In this week’s edition of The Third Degree Tommy Rosney, The Country Boy reflects on settling in Letterkenny, how he became a radio presenter and his passion for music. Hi Tommy, thank you for doing this interview. How are things with you? Thanks Paul. Well my knee’s killing me and I have a bit of diabetes, […]
Donegal man jailed for 15 years for attack on security guards at repossessed house
A Donegal man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in an attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed house near Strokestown, Co Roscommon five years ago. PJ Sweeney (44) from High Cairn, Ramelton was one of three men convicted of multiple offences carried out during the incident. Sweeney, along with […]
Hylda is ‘hanging up her Boots’
by Paddy Walsh Hylda Culbert says she is “hanging up her Boots”! The popular Letterkenny woman has vacated her post at the Main Street branch of the Pharmacy and was the subject of a special retirement reception last Thursday where colleagues, family, friends and customers gathered to acknowledge her contribution to the store. Standing in front […]
East Donegal begins to recover after weekend’s flash flooding
By Róise Collins HOMES and businesses across East Donegal are recovering from the flash flooding that ravaged local towns at the weekend. Ten commercial premises and eight domestic properties were affected while some roads were ripped up during the worst of the flooding. One of the homes hit was that of Michael Laird in Raphoe. Advertisement […]
Council say flooding incidents are becoming an all too common occurrence
By Diarmaid Doherty SENIOR officials in Donegal County Council say the devastating incidents of flooding in parts of East Donegal at the weekend are becoming all too common, and warned they could occur again in any part of Donegal, at any time. Flash-floods on Saturday evening left homes and businesses in Raphoe, Castlefinn, Convoy and […]
Local travel agents issue advice on Rhodes wildfires
By Emma Ryan AS devastating wildfires continue to sweep across Rhodes, two Donegal travel agents have issued advice to anyone who has been affected by the fires. A lengthy heatwave and temperatures reaching over 40 degrees have resulted in an outbreak of fires across islands in Greece, with the blaze in Rhodes leading to more than […]
Residential vacancy rate more than double the national average
By Róise Collins DONEGAL’S residential vacancy rate is more than double the national average and is currently sitting at ten per cent, according to a new report published this week. The GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report revealed that Donegal has the fourth highest residential vacancy rate in the state and is way above the national average of four […]
‘Devil is in the detail’ with publicly funded IVF scheme
by Louise Doyle A LETTERKENNY woman whose twins were born through IVF said that while she welcomes the first ever State funded treatment to help others, she said the “devil is in the detail” bringing eligibility into crude question. Marie Derelict and her husband Mark are proud parents to Katie and Naoise, who were born in 2021 following a difficult and […]
Over €1m announced for rural road improvements in Donegal
DONEGAL is to benefit from just over €1 million for repairs and improvement works on rural roads and laneways. It’s part of an additional funding package announced today by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD. The funding, under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), will support the continued improvement of non-public roads […]
Extra facilities needed to stop queues at electric car charging ports
By Emma Ryan A RECENT Council meeting has heard that electric car drivers are having to spend hours queuing up to charge their cars due to the lack of infrastructure in Letterkenny. The issue was raised by Cllr Donal Coyle at last week’s Letterkenny Milford Municipal District meeting. Advertisement He called on the council to invest in more […]