TWELVE heritage projects in Donegal are to receive funding following an announcement by Minister of State Malcolm Noonan. “I am delighted to announce €4m investment in our built heritage through the Built Heritage Investment Scheme for 2022, which will assist the owners and custodians of 512 historic and protected structures across the country,” Mr Noonan […]
Appeal after woman dies following collision in Raphoe
A WOMAN has died following a road traffic collision in Raphoe last week. At approximately 2.30pm on Wednesday March 2 afternoon, two vehicles collided on Guesthouse End Road in Raphoe. As a result of this collision, one vehicle lost control and collided with a pedestrian. Advertisement The female pedestrian, aged in her 50s, was seriously […]
Donegal man’s story to be told on screen for first time
MARTYR or murderer? That is a question for the audience according to Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde, the actor set to bring Patrick O’Donnell’s story to life in a new TG4 drama. ‘The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell’ will be the first time the west Donegal man’s story has been told on screen. Advertisement It will relate […]
What about our six forgotten counties? – Councillor
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 […]