COUNCILLORS have expressed concerns that contact with Irish Water could diminish when the utility body assumes full management of public water services in June. Mayor of Letterkenny Donal Kelly revealed how he had been asking for a face-to-face meeting with Irish Water chiefs for months but to no avail. He highlighted a string of problems that […]
Major boost for the Ray community
THE chairperson of Ray Community Group has described the go-ahead for an all new weather sports pitch and exercise track as a “major boost” for the area. Declan Meehan, who lodged the planning application, told the Donegal News it’s envisaged a contractor will be confirmed following a three to six week tender process now underway. It’s hoped construction will […]
Additional walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics over Bank Holiday weekend in Donegal
The HSE will be operating additional walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Bank Holiday weekend in Donegal. No appointment is needed and you can attend any of these walk-in clinics, located around the country, to receive your next booster vaccine if you are 18 years and over. Everyone will be offered a bivalent booster vaccine. Vaccines […]
President to visit Donegal next week
President Michael D Higgins is set to travel to Donegal next week. He is expected to visit Mulroy College in Milford on Friday. On Friday evening, he will attend the President’s Cup Final on Friday night at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry. Advertisement President Higgins was previously in Donegal for the funerals of […]
Gardaí appeal to road users to be safe this Bank Holiday weekend
Gardaí are urging road users to stay safe during the first St Brigid’s Bank Holiday Weekend. This weekend is a new bank holiday weekend introduced by the Government in recognition of the public’s response and solidarity with each other during the Covid-19 pandemic. An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to […]
Public Inquiry into Omagh bombing confirmed
THE NI Secretary of State, Christopher Heaton-Harris, has announced an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. This announcement follows a long-running legal action brought by Michael Gallagher a relative of one of the 29 people who died after the bomb exploded on August 15, 1998. In July 2021, the High Court found […]
Mica court case fast tracked
THE first of what could see some 2,000 legal actions taken over defective blocks was this week entered into the fast-track Commercial Court, a move welcomed by the Defective Blocks Ireland group. The case on behalf of husband and wife teachers from Malin Head, Liam Ó Dochartaigh and Greinne Bean Uí Dochartaigh is described as […]
Pringle demands clarity from Government on commencement of defective blocks act
Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has pressed Government to commence the defective blocks act that was rushed though the Dáil last year but yet still ‘sits on the shelf’. Addressing the Tánaiste in the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said, “At the end of September, the Minister for Housing replied to a parliamentary question I put down […]
New biodiversity officer for Donegal
DONEGAL has been awarded funding for the appointment of a biodiversity officer. Malcolm Noonan TD announced today (February 2nd) today that funding has been awarded for a biodiversity officer to work with Donegal County Council to deliver local biodiversity action. The new positions are expected to be filled by September 2023. Advertisement The new biodiversity […]
Drop in patients on trolleys at LUH
EIGHT patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Today’s figures show a drop from yesterday when 32 patients were awaiting a bed in the hospital. Of the eight patients, four patients are on trolleys in the emergency department and a further four on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Advertisement Nationally, 56 admitted patients […]