DECISIONS on Donegal’s County Development Plan and the Draft Letterkenny Plan which were both up for consideration at a meeting of Donegal County Council have been deferred. Councillors met at County House in Lifford where they agreed to hold special workshops at Municipal District level to further consider the draft County Development Plan. Members outlined […]
Construction on Ireland’s only thatching school a step closer
CONSTRUCTION work on a new Thatching School, the first of its kind in Ireland, is to get underway as soon as possible at the Dolmen Centre in Portnoo. The project, which is being developed by Dolmen Leisure Company LBG (Dolmen Leisure), will play an important role in the continuation of an art and craft that […]
Delays accessing diagnostic tests impacting LUH gynaecology service
DELAYS in access to diagnostic tests has been raised as a risk impacting the gynaecology service at Letterkenny University Hospital, an inspection has found. A two-day inspection by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has disclosed a lack of capacity at Saolta group level was a factor in continuing to transfer women for gynae-oncology and urogynaecology cases to Dublin. The […]
Donegal singer performs on TG4 music series
Buille is a brand-new, exciting and edgy music show that shines a light on some of the most talented and diverse musicians in Ireland today. Filmed in front of a live audience in the iconic Dolan’s in Limerick – one of the country’s best and buzziest music venues – presenters Eve Belle and Cian McCarthy […]
Almost €3,000 raised at Tractor and Vintage Car Run in Churchill
THE community of Churchill and surrounding areas have helped raise almost €3,000 from a charity Tractor and Vintage Car Run. Proceeds from the event will go to the local Stramore National School to help with the costs of sending staff members and pupils to Texas for the VEX Robotics World Championships. Advertisement The event […]
Gartan artist is making the most of an ‘amazing opportunity’
BY DIONNE MEEHAN DONEGAL artist and curator Daniel Nelis has been selected as the 2023 Early Career Curator-in-Residence for theEarly Career Curator-in-Residence and Glebe Gallery. Daniel is an award winning visual artist, an art educator and an early stage curator. Advertisement Daniel, who is from Gartan, has been practising as a visual artist for over […]
‘It was a platform which gave a voice to everyone’
by Louise Doyle THE Donegal-born co-presenter of BBC Radio Foyle’s Breakfast Show has said the loss of the programme which gave a voice to people across the north west is “palpable”. Elaine McGee presented the award-winning programme with David Hunter, which broadcast for the final time on Friday. Advertisement The pair were familiar and trusted voices on the […]
‘Lack of electric vehicle chargers discouraging visitors’
BY DIARMAID DOHERTY THE owners of a Donegal holiday home say the lack of electric vehicle charging stations around the county is keeping some potential holiday-makers from visiting the county. Brian and Siobhan Gilfedder own the Mountain View holiday home in Falcarragh which they rent out as a holiday cottage. Advertisement The couple recently installed […]
Massive rise in STIs across the county
BY RÓISE COLLINS CASES of gonorrhoea in Donegal have risen by close to 500 per cent in recent years. Sonya Keeney is the Clinical Nurse Manager at the Sexual Health Clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital. She told the Donegal News that there has been a massive rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) across the county. Advertisement […]
Staffing crisis among top issues for new INTO president
BY DIONNE MEEHAN RESOLVING the staffing crisis, increasing pay and reducing paper work are just a few changes Donegal woman Dorothy McGinley intends to bring about as the newly elected INTO President. Dorothy, who is now the voice of a 50,000 member union, said it is a massive honour for her to wear the chain […]