Potato farmers issue stark warning of sector struggles


A SENIOR IFA official in Donegal says a potato shortage and job losses could be on the way unless there is urgent intervention to help the farming sector. Farmers met in Dublin recently to discuss ways to keep the industry afloat. But with land rental, fertiliser, fuel and storage costs at an all-time high, fears are mounting that many potato […]

Sinn Féin commences petition to ban super trawlers in Irish waters


Sinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, has commenced a petition to the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, calling for super trawlers to be banned from Irish waters. The petition can be found here: https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/ban-super-trawlers-in-irish-waters Deputy Mac Lochlainn’s action follows the presence of the two largest super trawlers in the world, the […]

EUROPE DIRECT Letterkenny to host event for Ukrainian families


EUROPE DIRECT Letterkenny, based in Central Library, will showcase their range of children’s books available in the Ukrainian language on Thursday, March 23 at 6.30pm. The event will be free and refreshments will be provided. These new books have been catalogued in the Cyrillic alphabet so it will make the books much easier to request […]

North Donegal householders urged to avail free e-waste and battery recycling events


North Donegal householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical and electronic waste to a set of free collection days to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2023. The events, hosted by WEEE Ireland in partnership with Donegal County Council, kick off on Tuesday, April 4 at Dennis McCallion’s Yard, opposite […]

Donegal Travellers Project Welcomes National Action Plan Against Racism


On International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Donegal Travellers Project (DTP) attended the launch of the first national plan against racism in more than a decade at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. The plan, to run over five years to 2027 includes commitments to tackle ethnic profiling by Gardaí, discrimination in the […]

Video shows scale of Four Lane flooding


LETTERKENNY’S Four Lane Road is passable again following serious overnight flooding. A section of the thoroughfare was engulfed for a period in the wake of last night’s torrential downpour. The road is open to the public and traffic is moving this morning. This is how it looked just before 7am this morning: Four Lane flooding

Hospital’s emergency department records busiest day


PEOPLE attending Letterkenny University Hospital are being warned that it remains extremely busy today with long wait times at the emergency department. The department saw a record number of attendances yesterday (Monday) with 203 people through the door. A spokesperson for hospital group Saolta said, “The hospital is advising that patients who attend the emergency […]