AN organisation representing councils across the 26 counties has been slammed for cutting Northern Ireland out of its map. Bundoran Councillor Michael McMahon branded the publication by the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA) an “insult to the people of the six counties”. He was speaking at a recent meeting of Donegal County Council when Fianna […]
Almost a thousand burst water pipes in last two years
THERE have been almost a thousand burst water pipes in Donegal in the last two years, the second highest number in the state, according to figures obtained from Irish Water. Water outages have become a common occurrence in certain areas of the county, in particular Letterkenny and Inishowen, where high numbers of bursts have been […]
Living in a constant state of worry
A UKRAINIAN woman living in Letterkenny is in a ‘constant state of worry’ for her family’s safety as Russia continues its cruel and deadly invasion of her home country. Switlana Pirch (46) has lived in Letterkenny since 2007 with her husband and children but she is originally from Lviv in Western Ukraine, just 70 kilometres […]
Major plans for prominent Letterkenny site
A SITE in the heart of Letterkenny is set to be transformed into a hotel, offices and residential units under multi-million regeneration plans. The 40-acre site in Gortlee, which includes Gortlee House, has been owned by the Robinson family since the 1880s. The site was earmarked for development in 2010 to build a new 100 […]
Webinar to consider future of rail in the north west
THE PUBLIC is being encouraged to take part in an event next week that will explore the future of rail in the north west. A special webinar will be held on Monday which will feature contributions from Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD and the north’s Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon MLA. The Rail Ambition […]
Covid outbreak in LUH limits visiting
There are separate arrangements in place for access to the maternity department for nominated support partners.
Scottish plan for hospital shelved
THE NHS team due to carry out a review of Letterkenny University Hospital’s management and governance are no longer coming over from Scotland following a u-turn by health care group, Saolta. The external team were being brought in following a series of reports which outlined serious failings in governance structures at the hospital. Instead, Saolta […]
A long and varied road to a good place
BY the time Paddy McMenamin settled in Termon he had already spent a quarter of his young life in jail. Originally from the Turf Lodge area of West Belfast, Paddy left school at 15 and within a couple of weeks had joined the Provisional IRA. As a member of a paramilitary organisation, time in prison […]
New book was a labour of love for Donegal translator
A DONEGAL woman who has just released a translation of a French memoir said the project was a labour of love. Anne Marie Faulkner, a translator from Moville, fell in love with the book when studying for her degree in Paris twenty years ago. The memoir, which tells the story of a boy growing up […]
SCSI report into building costs of mica homes published
THE SCSI have published their report on construction costs for the defective concrete block grant scheme. The report will be used by the Government to provide costs to homeowners for the mica redress scheme. The new report was published today, and based on 2022 material and labour rates with pre-2008 building regulations, it has detailed […]