A COUNCILLOR is calling on the local authority to notify Google and all other e-mappers of changes to local road layouts. Cllr Michael McBride said he was prompted to table the motion at a sitting of Letterkenny Municipal District on Monday following a mix-up in the summertime which led to an appointment running late. The […]
Donegal among top AirBnB destinations
IT comes as no surprise that Donegal has featured three times in the top 15 trending summer destinations for Irish travellers, according to Airbnb. According to data from bookings on the site from June 1 and August 31, 2017, Buncrana and Ballyshannon were among of the most popular holiday destinations. Coming in ahead of the […]
Eight schoolchildren hospitalised following bus crash
EIGHT schoolchildren have been taken to hospital following a crash near St Johnston.
‘Alarmed and angry’ as 1000 more on waiting list since January
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has today (Wednesday) expressed his anger and deep concern at the dramatic increase in the number of patients awaiting outpatient procedures to be carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital. His comments come following the publication of the latest patient waiting data from the National Treatment Purchase Fund […]
The Kernan Group to donate funds from coffee purchases
The Donegal Hospice was opened in February 2003.
Seal rescue volunteers needed in Donegal
SEAL Rescue Ireland has issued a plea for Donegal residents to get involved with their charity as there are ‘seriously low’ numbers of volunteers helping out on North West beaches. Numbers of seals rescued from Donegal beaches have almost tripled compared to the summer months last year. A spokesperson for Seal Rescue Ireland told the […]
Illegal gas works caused explosion in Donegal kitchen
A Bundoran man has been prosecuted for undertaking potentially dangerous and illegal gas works. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), Ireland’s independent energy regulator has successfully secured a prosecution against Mr. Jerome Travers, 18 Tullan Strand Road, Bundoran, Co. Donegal for illegally carrying out gas works while not being a registered gas installer. Advertisement […]
Raphoe’s Tommy Stewart honoured for years of service
Recently Tommy Stewart was awarded with Honorary Life Membership of the Ulster Boxing Council of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association.
Donegal landmarks ‘Light up Gold’ for Childhood Cancer
Buildings across the world ‘Light It Up Gold’ in September to shine a light on the bravery of children dealing with cancer.
Over 130 families helped in flood aid
GOVERNMENT TD Joe McHugh has anounced that 135 people have availed of Stage 1 Humanatarian Aid funding since the Inishowen flood on August 22. Figures given to the Donegal TD by Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty also show that 13 householders have received Stage 2 payments with another 23 payments currently being processed. Advertisement […]