Three Donegal organisations announced as national finalist of the 2019 National Lottery Good Causes Awards
National awards to celebrate “Ordinary people doing extraordinary things”
An Bord Pleanala backs committee over Great Arch access
AN Bord Pleanala has upheld an appeal by a local protest group against blocking off one of the county’s key tourist attractions, The Great Arch near Fanad. Speaking after learning of the national planning board’s decision this afternoon, a spokesperson for the Great Arch Action Committee said they were delighted that Donegal County Council’s decision to […]
Workhouse to premiere mysterious new show at An Grianán
IT will be all about the unknown when a new show takes centre stage at An Grianán Theatre next month. The latest work by Workhouse Theatre Company has been four years in the making and involves an immensely talented collection of local actors and actresses. Apart from that very little is known about the show. […]
Irish Water meet councillors over Falcarragh outages
ENGINEERS from Irish Water held a meeting with councillors from Gortahork and Falcarragh this morning over the water outages and frequent bursts experienced in the area. Irish Water has released a statement announcing plans to upgrade the problematic Falcarragh water pipe by replacing two sections of pipes that are prone to frequent bursts. Councillors were […]
Missing Cian makes contact with family
GARDAI in Letterkenny have confirmed that a Donegal man, who had been reported missing, has made contact with home. Cian Langelaan (26) was last seen on May 10 leaving his residence in Letterkenny carrying a backpack. Following an Ireland-wide appeal, gardai have confirmed that Cian has made contact and is safe. The public has been […]
Appeal for man missing from Letterkenny
GARDAI in Donegal have appealed for any information the public may have on a missing young man
Government to pay 90% of cost of repairing Mica homes
DETAILS of the government’s long awaited Mica redress scheme has been announced this afternoon with confirmation that they will pay 90 per cent of the cost of repairing the affected homes. Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring jointly made the announcement following discussions today with […]
Councillor accuses colleagues of exploiting LIS scheme
A Glenties area councillor has accused councillors of exploiting a government road scheme to “look after their own families first”. Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig made the allegation when criticising the amount of funding allocated to Donegal under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). The scheme, designed to enhance non-public roads leading to homes and […]
High fire risk warning issued
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an orange warning notice for “high fire risk” which came into effect from midday today for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses and other dead vegetation exist. The warning will remain in place until at least midday on May 17. […]
Man passes away after diving incident
A DIVER who was airlifted from a boat off the Donegal Coast yesterday afternoon has died. The Malin Head Coastguard was alerted after 1pm and received a report of a diver who was unconscious on a dive boat. The man in his 30s was taken by the coastguard helicopter to Letterkenny University Hospital where he […]