FRESH TAKE: Shared Island tourism announcement is constructive investment in our important storytelling
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Nationally, headlines from last week’s Shared Island tourism announcement centred on funding for the Derry Girls experience at the Tower Museum. It’s understandable given the popularity of the TV show. But there was a strong Donegal story in the same announcement, too. Just over €1 million was awarded to four projects in the county: Oakfield […]


HIQA raises staffing and governance concerns at two Donegal respite centres


Concerns were raised regarding staff and nursing vacancies of respite centres in Donegal during recent inspections by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). Three respite centres in the county received unannounced inspections. The HSE run facilities include Riverwalk Respite House, Fernhill Respite House and Ballymacool Respite House. Advertisement In Fernhill Respite House, those availing of […]


Work ongoing to lift Boil Water Notice on Culdaff Public Water Supply


UISCE Éireann is continuing remedial works at Culdaff Water Treatment Plant as efforts progress to lift the Boil Water Notice on the Culdaff Public Water Supply. Following high turbidity in the water which affected the treatment process at the plant, the notice was issued on February 17 to protect the health of approximately 1,300 customers […]


Little Angels on track to come under ETB patronage by September


PREPARATORY work is continuing as Little Angels is on track to become the first primary school in Donegal to come under the patronage of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Monday’s meeting of the Board of the ETB heard that the executive are currently working their way through the extensive due diligence documents. Cllr […]


Funerals to take place of St Johnston collision victims


The funerals of the two teenagers killed in a collision in St Johnston on Tuesday night will take place this weekend. Daniel Cullen and Caoimhín Porter McLoone, both aged 18 and from the Shantallow area of Derry City, were killed when the car they were in collided with a lorry on the R236 road in […]


Punched taxi driver in the face over fare


A MAN who assaulted a taxi driver after stating he had no money to pay the fare has been fined a total of €900 at Letterkenny District Court. Brandon Ndlovu faced a charge of assault and failing to pay the fare after having asked the driver to take him from Dunfanaghy to Letterkenny. Detailing evidence in […]


Call to re-establish Community Alert Scheme


By Chris Ashmore A CALL has been made to re-ignite community alert and neighbourhood watch schemes around the county. Raising the matter at a meeting of the recently established Donegal Local Community Safety Partnership, Joe Boland, Donegal Public Partnership Network, recalled that they had been very successful in the past. Advertisement “There were 39 groups […]


Lack of gardaí is ‘frightening’ – LCSP meeting hears


By Chris Ashmore YOU can drive from Donegal to Galway without seeing a Garda car, it was claimed at a meeting of the Donegal Local Community Safety Partnership in Lifford yesterday during a discussion on garda resources and the need for additional gardaí to be allocated to the county. Making the comment regarding a drive […]