THERE has been an increase in reported scam texts relating to HSE services, specifically texts seeking payment for medical cards renewal, the HSE has warned. HSE services are reminding people that they do not ask for payment by SMS. The HSE take these scams seriously and monitor the web for instances of scam websites purporting to offer […]
‘Income limits locking Donegal families out of housing’
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A DONEGAL County Councillor will today call for urgent changes to social housing income thresholds in Donegal, warning they no longer reflect the cost of living. Cllr Jimmy Brogan is claiming that thresholds are no longer fit for purpose and fail to reflect the sharp rise in living costs, escalating rents and recent increases in the […]
First day without afternoon flight at Donegal Airport
Today marked the first day without the afternoon flight at Donegal Airport – a service that local cancer care campaigners and politicians have been advocating tirelessly to reinstate. A new PSO schedule has been adopted, replacing the previous schedule of morning and afternoon departures from Donegal, and lunchtime and evening return flights from Dublin, with […]
Packie Keeney inaugurated as Donegal Person of the Year
By Eoin Mc Garvey in Dublin The Donegal Association in Dublin never fail to impress and Saturday night was no different when the ballroom in the Bonnington Hotel was packed for the presentation of the 2025 Donegal Person of the Year award to Ardara native Packie Keeney. Born and raised in Ardara, and later making […]
Bishop Niall Coll shares Easter message of hope
BISHOP of Raphoe, Niall Coll, has shared a reflective Easter message highlighting how hope endures even in a world marked by conflict and unspeakable human suffering. At a moment when overreach of power and bitter invective seem to dominate public life, and when violent rhetoric and devastating wars scar so many parts of our world, […]
Number of Donegal drivers caught without insurance far below national average
A TOTAL of 292 car insurance offences were recorded in Donegal in 2025, with 8,776 offences recorded on the county’s roads since 2003. Analysis of new CSO stats by CompareInsurance.ie found there was one insurance offence for every 418 driving licences in Donegal last year – far below the national average of one in 363. […]
Letterkenny student accommodation plans appealed
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PLANS for proposed student accommodation in Letterkenny given the green light by Donegal County Council have been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála on privacy and fire safety grounds. Applicant Omega Fusion Limited lodged plans with Donegal County Council in May of last year, seeking planning permission for the demolition of existing house and sheds and the construction of […]
Donegal-Dublin flights debacle “far from over”
A Donegal TD has called for no more delays in the reinstating of the afternoon flight between Donegal and Dublin. Pearse Doherty TD’s comments come after raising the matter with the Tánaiste Simon Harris in the Dáil this week. Speaking yesterday, Teachta Doherty said: Advertisement “The people of Donegal have fought an amazing campaign – […]
HSE warns of scam texts targeting medical cards renewal
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There has been an increase in reported scam texts relating to HSE services, specifically texts seeking payment for medical cards renewal. A spokesperson for the HSE services has warned that they do not ask for payment by SMS. “The HSE take these scams seriously and monitor the web for instances of scam websites purporting to […]
Fuel prices: People are already adapting, but there’s a limit to the changes we can make
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Fuel prices have been yo-yoing on forecourts since the recent rises triggered by the war in Iran, and for motorists there has been little sense of stability in any of it. Over the past three-and-a-bit weeks, prices have moved so quickly that, in some cases, they were changing within hours on the same day. Even […]