Conradh na Gaeilge welcomes the extra €10.5 million in Budget 2022 for the Irish Language and the Gaeltacht However, the additional funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta is not sufficient and it is clear that there is a significant problem with the funding of Foras na Gaeilge which needs to be addressed. The amount of funding […]
Sinn Féin TDs seek urgent Mica Redress clarification
Donegal Sinn Féin TDs Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty have called on the government to urgently clarify the full extent of their budget allocation for Mica Redress next year. Their call follows confirmation that there is only an additional €20 million allocated to the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme for next year. Deputy Mac […]
‘Regressive Budget 2022 filled with missed opportunies’
Independent TD, Thomas Pringle, said the Government’s Budget 2022 is regressive and filled with missed opportunities. Deputy Pringle said: “After an incredibly difficult 18 months, especially for those on the lowest incomes, I was sincerely optimistic about what Budget 2022 might offer and had hoped that it would recognise the incredible struggle everyone in the […]
Family has fresh hopes for surrogacy law change
A BALLYBOFEY mother whose daughter was born through altruistic domestic surrogacy has said she is “optimistic the government will do the right thing” by introducing surrogacy legislation. Marie McPhilemy and her husband John have an eight-year-old daughter, Lucy, who is the light of their lives. But, in the eyes of the law, Marie is not […]
Follow the flight of the bee in Letterkenny
LETTERKENNY Tidy Towns’ ‘Flight of the Bee’ mural at the Jim McCormick Memorial urban garden has been completed. It forms part of a collection of biodiversity inspired street art that has been developed around the town in recent months. The educational images are centred around the theme of bees and pollination and form the ‘Flight […]
Twenty-first Christmas toys appeal launched
A DONEGAL man is asking people across the county to donate towards a Christmas toy appeal to ensure as many children as possible will wake up to a gift this December 25. Hundreds of children have benefited from Eunan Devenney’s annual appeal which is now in its 21st year. A former professional boxer, he works […]
‘Flashbacks’ among some women who gave birth
A COUNSELLOR has warned of an expected rise in post-traumatic stress if maternity restrictions continue in Letterkenny University Hospital. Debbie Kremer is a maternal counsellor with Nurture Health. The national organisation provides counselling services in Donegal to women and their partners experiencing maternal mental health difficulties. Under current restrictions at LUH, a nominated support partner […]
Walk-in vaccination clinics in Letterkenny this week
A number of walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinics are taking place this week at the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre which has relocated from LYIT to the Community Assessment Hub on the Kilmacrennan Road. The dates and times of the walk-in clinics are as follows: · Wednesday 13 October: 10.15am to 4.30pm · Thursday 14 October: 10.15am to […]
Focus turns to budget as campaigners plan what’s next
MICA Action Group (MAG) will be eagerly watching tomorrow’s budget to get an indication of the government’s intentions towards a 100 per cent redress scheme. Speaking to the Donegal News yesterday campaigner Michael Doherty said if there is anything less than €150 million on the table to address the mica scandal then it is not […]
Plans for new lifeboat station on Arranmore
PLANS have been submitted for a state-of-the-art RNLI lifeboat station in Arranmore on the site of the current station on the north-east side of the island. The original RNLI station was first established in 1883 with the present single storey all weather station opened on 1st August 1997 by the singer Daniel O’Donnell. However, it […]