A young Donegal boy has been awarded €10,000 after suffering a severe burn during an incident involving a gas heater. The boy and his family were on holiday in France at a Eurocamp in Brittany on June 17, 2018 when the incident took place. He was just under two years of age when he hit […]
Age and Opportunity funding boost to 55 groups in Donegal
Age & Opportunity has announced the distribution of its Active National Grant that provides significant funding for sport and physical activity amongst older people. The Grant Scheme is a combined initiative from Age & Opportunity and Sport Ireland. This year it is providing €14,150 to 55 groups in Donegal. These range from Active Retirement Groups, […]
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair at World Championships in Texas
SEVEN of Donegal’s brightest science students have arrived in the United States to take part in the prestigious VEX Robotics World Championship finals in Dallas, Texas. After passing the regional qualifiers last February in Letterkenny, Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair’s robotics team achieved a remarkable victory by winning the VEX Robotics All-Ireland Championship in Cork at the […]
Donegal Airport allocated €1.299 million
Donegal Airport has been allocated €1.299 million to support capital investment in safety and security.
Blaney insists poster is for public meeting
By Kate Heaney Fianna Fáil Senator Niall Blaney is insisting that posters erected this week are not ‘election posters’ but are instead advertising a public meeting in Letterkenny. Posters for a meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on May 6 went up around the northern end of the county over the last few days. Advertisement […]
Donegal’s farmland worth more than national average
THE average price for good quality farmland in County Donegal last year was €13,400 per acre, while it was €5,000 for poor quality land, according to a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors and Teagasc. At €20,000 per acre, Co Waterford had the most expensive average price for high quality farmland in the […]
Fresh concern over ambulance delays in Letterkenny
MOTORISTS approaching the Polestar roundabout in Letterkenny have expressed their dismay at witnessing two ambulances in 999 mode being significantly delayed by traffic congestion yesterday morning. The incident has reignited the debate surrounding traffic delays in Donegal’s largest town which is particularly bad between 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning, Monday to Thursday. “That was […]
Traffic delays expected following collision in Letterkenny
GARDAÍ and emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Port Road in Letterkenny. No injuries have been reported at this time. The road remains open.
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus brings Donegal fisherwoman to Strasbourg
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands North West, Chris MacManus is hosting 14 year old fisherwoman Muireann Kavanagh and her family in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today where she will continue her campaign for fair treatment for Irish fishing communities. MEP MacManus said today is an important opportunity to ensure that Irish fishing communities’ voices are […]
Woman who died in yesterday’s fatal collision in Falcarragh is named
By Dionne Meehan A WOMAN who was killed in a single vehicle road traffic collision in Falcarragh yesterday has been named locally as Keyna Barrett. Ms Barrett was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment following a collision on the N56, Ballina Road, in Falcarragh at approximately 1.30pm. Advertisement She was later pronounced deceased. Ms […]