THE Harry Blaney Bridge at Fanad has been closed as Storm Brendan continues to cause problems across Donegal. Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team is continuing to actively monitor the impact of the storm as it tracks over the county. An Orange Severe Weather Warning for wind remains in place and is expected to […]
Financial boost for 26 of Donegal’s Men’s/Women’s Sheds
FUNDING of around €30,000 has been announced this afternoon for 26 Men’s and Women’s Sheds groups across Donegal. “The men and women running Shed groups around the county are going from strength to strength, doing ever more impressive work on the ground. They have become a brilliant asset for our communities,” Minister Joe McHugh said […]
Preferred options for TEN-T project published
DONEGAL County Council has published the preferred options for the TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project. The three sections prioritised include Section 1 – N15/N13 Ballybofey/Stranorlar Urban Region, Section 2 – N56/N13 Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and Section 3 – N14 Manorcunningham to Lifford / Strabane / A5 Link. The Option Selection Report (OSR) will be on […]
Storm Brendan forces exam changes at LYIT
AS storm force winds continue to batter Donegal, Letterkenny Institute of Technology has announced that exams scheduled for today (Monday) will now take place tomorrow.
Green party announce general election candidate
THE GREEN party has announced their candidate for the general election in Donegal will be Chairperson, Michael White. The Greencastle resident, who has been a member of the party since 2017, said he is delighted to have been selected. Mr White is originally from Moville and attended school in Moville and Carndonagh before going on […]
Peter Casey to launch election bid for Donegal seat
BUSINESSMAN Peter Casey is to put his name on the ballot sheet in the Donegal constituency. The 62-year-old last entered the political arena in 2018 when he put himself forward as a presidential candidate. He finished second to incumbent Michael D Higgins, securing 342,727 (23.3%) votes. Mr Casey caused a stir with controversial comments about, […]
My journey through a year of cancer treatment
LITTLE more than a year has passed since I first heard five words which have changed my life forever: “I’m sorry, but it’s cancer”.
Team investigating gynae services to visit LUH
THE review team carrying out an investigation into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital will visit the hospital mid-January, the Donegal News can reveal. Following a request for an update on the review health care group Saolta has now released information on the identity of those who will be carrying out the investigation which will […]
End of an era as JJ Reid Motors changes hands
THE curtain will come down next week on one of Donegal’s longest running family enterprises. From Monday the keys to JJ Reid Motors will pass to the Connolly Motor Group, bringing to an end almost 60 years of local history. “It is the end of an era for both JJ Reid Motors and for the […]
Steep rise in number of over-65s on dole
THE NUMBER of 65-year-olds registered with Social Welfare Offices in Donegal and are in receipt of jobseeker’s payments has increased by fifty per cent since the Government increased the pension age by a year. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that in 2014, the year the pension age […]