THE sheer number of families affected by MICA was abundantly clear from the huge turnout at an information meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday night. Around 700 people attended the meeting to get more detail and clarity on how the redress scheme, to repair their crumbling homes, will work. Chairperson of MICA Action Group, Ann Owens […]
Letterkenny generates highest income from pay parking
LETTERKENNY generated the highest income for Donegal County Council through pay parking with over €310,000 paid in the Cathedral Town last year. The majority of this revenue was used for the Local Authority’s payroll expenses. New figures obtained by the Donegal News through a Freedom of Information request show that revenue being brought in through […]
Search underway following discovery of human remains
GARDAI and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches at Bunbeg beach following the discovery of human remains earlier today. A Garda spokesperson told the Donegal News: “Gardaí and the Coast Guard are currently carrying out searches along the coastline following the discovery of human remains on Bunbeg Beach, Donegal, today 18th February 2020. […]
BREAKING: Human remains discovered on Bunbeg beach
Human remains have been discovered on Bunbeg beach today.
Donegal man Thomas Clyne wins €38,000 on RTE gameshow
A furniture delivery driver from Donegal has made his dad very proud by scooping him a cool €38,000 on the gameshow Winning Streak. Thomas Clyne from Ballyshannon, collected the loot on Saturday night while playing for his father, Tom Clyne. As well as his parents, Tom and Ena who have been married for 48 years, […]
How ‘Transfer Thomas’ beat the five-seat rule
With Independent Thomas Pringle sitting on less than half (0.43) of a quota things didn’t look promising for the Killybegs based outgoing TD.
Root of Cope’s defeat lay in Dungloe area
“THE people of Dungloe didn’t vote to keep a TD in the town. The people of the Rosses voted to close the TDs office – plain and simple”
Damien Dempsey is bustin’ into Donegal this April
DRESSED in his trademark Grandad shirt, jeans and boots, Damo strides to the microphone. With a shake of his shoulders, he closes his eyes and glances skywards as if to summon the celestial drums. And it works as his broad Dublin frame fills with crackling energy. With a smile, a nod and a quick “Y’alroight” […]
Felled trees changes face of popular beauty spot
COILLTE has undertaken a large tree-felling operation in Bonny Glen, one of Donegal’s most popular recreation spots.
Donegal takes a swerve to the left
A county with the reputation as being the most conservative in Ireland now has three left-learning TDs elected on a combined vote of over 52 per cent