Thousands of euros spent fixing Ballindrait water leaks


IRISH Water is forking out thousands of euros to repair leaks on a pipeline it says it cannot afford to replace. Residents in Ballindrait have endured years of misery due to repeated ruptures to their water supply. At least one family with young children has resorted to collecting rain water in a barrel due to […]


Five schools given green light for building work


FIVE schools across the county have received good news to start the new year as the government has given the green light for a host of building projects. Announcing the details today Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh said: “To see several schools getting good news in the first week of January is a […]


McHugh ’empty chaired’ by Lifford campaign group


MINISTER Joe McHugh has been ‘empty chaired’ after failing to turn up at a meeting to discuss the future of Lifford hospital. Representatives from across the political spectrum, including councillors, TDs and senators, attended the meeting in Lifford’s Social Centre. But Mr McHugh was a notable absentee and the Friends of Lifford Hospital campaign group […]


Full wake and funeral details for Mary Ellen Molloy


PEOPLE are being invited to form a vigil as the body of Ardara woman Mary Ellen Molloy is returned to her home in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Mary Ellen died in Australia on December 20 when a tree fell on the taxi she was travelling in with friends. The 26-year-old’s body will […]