CLOSE to €750,000 has been spent carrying out essential immediate repairs to council owned social housing stock, damaged by the presence of defective concrete blocks (DCB) in the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, it has been revealed. The cost to date on the council has been €747,086. The details were revealed in response to a question submitted […]
‘Trapped and traumatised’: DCB committee to hear how families are being let down by banking failures
Councillors from the 100% Redress Party have jointly called for urgent action following the publication of the MABS research report Between a Rock and a Hard Place, which examines the lived experience of families affected by defective concrete blocks who are also in mortgage arrears. The councillors said the research is a crucial piece of […]
Design changes to Ballymacool active travel project ‘under review’
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DESIGN modifications to Ballymacool Active Travel project are currently under review, Donegal County Council has said. A public information event on October last set out preliminary designs to residents, landlords and businesses located on the R250 Ballymacool Road, and invited feedback on the proposals. The proposed project seeks to establish “a high quality continuous footway and cycleway […]
Decade long delays in Donegal’s flood relief schemes
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A DONEGAL County Councillor has raised concerns over the ongoing delays in flood relief schemes across the county. As the southeast of the country continues to struggle with flooding, worsened by persistent heavy rainfall in recent days, Cllr Noel Jordan has highlighted that several areas severely affected by flooding in Donegal are still awaiting construction […]
House building in Letterkenny to surge in next two years
By Chris Ashmore A surge in house building is expected in Letterkenny over the next few years as planning queries and applications are now at their highest since 2021. In his report to the January meeting of Donegal County Council, Chief Executive, John McLaughlin, stated that recent trends show there has been an increase in the […]
Dog fouling clampdown is on the way
By Chris Ashmore A comprehensive countywide campaign to increase awareness of responsible dog ownership – and also to clampdown on dog fouling – is on the way, it has emerged. The news was confirmed at the January meeting of Donegal County Council following a motion from Councillor Brian Carr who had declared that not a week goes […]
Fined for driving with no insurance twice
A Dunfanaghy motorist was fined a total of €900 after being apprehended driving without insurance on two occasions. Olexsander Lozovyy, with an address at The Forge, Main Street, was stopped by Gardai at Illistrin on December 27, 2024, and was discovered to have no insurance on his Ford Focus car and subsequently failed to produce […]
Donegal has highest number of refugees outside Dublin
By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL currently has over 9,000 refugees, and continues to have the highest number of refugees of any county outside Dublin. In an update to councillors at the January meeting of Donegal County Council, Chief Executive, John McLaughlin disclosed that there are 9,054 refugees in the county, with 2,164 of them registered as requiring International […]
Council to scrap social media platform X
By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL County Council is set to scrap using the social media platform X (formerly twitter) which has been the subject of intense criticism in recent weeks due to the Grok chatbot that had a “nudification” feature that allowed users to digitally undress images of people, including children, without their consent. The Council […]