MICA campaigners have said they will not leave anyone behind as Government considering a €350,000 cap on the redress scheme. Yesterday, members of the Government’s mica working group presented the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien with their proposals for the improved redress scheme during a virtual meeting yesterday evening. The report seeks the provision of […]
Fraud cases up by almost 70 per cent in Donegal
THE number of fraud cases reported to Gardai in Donegal has surged by almost seventy per cent in the first six months of this year. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) yesterday reveal an unprecedented rise in fraud and deception cases with 178 reported in Donegal up to the end of June. This […]
Donegal Boardwalk Resort near Carrigart sold
THE Donegal Boardwalk Resort of nearly 30 holiday homes has been sold for a sum in excess of its €3.8m guide price. The multi-million euro resort in Carrigart is made up of 27 villas and a bar/restaurant complex on 45 acres, much of which is still undeveloped. The new owners are Melcorpo, a Dublin-based development […]
Housing market turmoil as mica crisis grows
MICA is casting a “huge shadow” over Donegal’s housing market according to local estate agents. Sellers say they are seeing a number of new trends developing as a result of the volume of homes with crumbling blocks. These range from a surge in demand for older houses, ones built prior to the mica era, to […]
Night roadworks ongoing in Letterkenny
WORKS commenced on Monday night on the N56 four lane carriageway in Letterkenny. Motorists are being advised that during the hours of 7am and 7pm all lanes will remain open. However, between 7pm and 7am, temporary traffic management will be in place on the N56 Four Lane carriageway. The contractor has announced plans to reduce […]
‘I just want to know he is safe’ pleads mother of Cian
THE mother of a young man who went missing in Donegal has spoken of her heartbreak on his first anniversary. Monday marked one year since Cian Langelann disappeared. Cian, who had been living in Falcarragh, was dropped off near Dunfanaghy by a taxi driver on September 27 of last year. Despite extensive land and sea […]
Gardaí attend funeral as mourners refuse to use masks
GARDAÍ attended the funeral of Joe McCarron after a number of people were asked to leave the church because they were not wearing facemasks. Joe McCarron (67), late of Diamond, Dungloe, died in Letterkenny University Hospital on Friday during his second stint in the hospital in a matter of weeks after contracting Covid-19 and his […]
Three ‘parklets’ for Letterkenny centre
DONEGAL County Council is to develop a series of ‘parklets’ at locations across Letterkenny. Parklets convert on-street parking bays and available space on footpaths into social areas. Popular across Europe, they are seen as a cost effective way of creating more vibrant streets, promoting economic vitality and providing green space for members of the public […]
Protest at Irish Consul over defective block scandal
SCOTS friends and relatives of Irish homeowners, who are victims in a scandal over defective concrete brickwork causing their houses to crumble, staged a protest outside the Irish Consul, in Edinburgh today. They are backing a massive campaign in the Republic of Ireland – where thousands of people are facing financial ruin and homelessness […]
Herron wins one of most sought after guitars in world
A TALENTED Donegal guitar player is looking forward to showing off his new Rory Gallagher Signature Stratocaster when his band takes to the stage in Cork this weekend. Kevin Herron of up-and-coming indie-rock trio Rowan won the guitar – worth €5,300 – in a competition which coincided with the release of the Hot Press Rory […]