PENSIONERS will tackle council chiefs about the defective block crisis and the lengthy redress scheme. Donegal County Council’s Defective Blocks Committee meets this morning in Lifford. For the first time, it will hear fears from a large number of homeowners from the Defective Concrete Block Silver Circle (OAP and Retired Homeowners) Group. Advertisement A group […]
Pleas that Donegal not ‘overlooked’ amid housing crisis
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THOUSANDS of people affected by the defective block crisis “cannot be overlooked” in modular home plans, it is claimed. Urgent meetings have been called for with Housing Minister James Browne and Donegal County Council chief executive John McLaughlin. A Donegal County councillor wants them to fight for special exemptions for families affected by the defective […]
Awards season success continues for food producers
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TWO Donegal producers are celebrating successes from the largest food awards ceremony in the country. Convoy firm Green Pastures and its sister company Natural Dairies scooped top prizes at the recent Blas na hÉireann ceremony in Dingle, Co Kerry. Green Pastures specialises in Irish cultured dairy products while Natural Dairies makes fresh milk, cream and […]
Dark crime drama films woman’s body found in Donegal bog
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A BRILLIANT crime series has been shot on location in Donegal with local actors to boost the county’s film industry. The award-winning Irish language show CRÁ returns to TG4 in the coming weeks with cinematic landscapes of Gaoth Dobhair. The thriller centres on the suspected murder of a woman whose body was found in a […]
Milford student awarded prestigious university scholarship
A STUDENT from Milford has been awarded a prestigious university scholarship. Maeve Mc Clean was awarded a €24,000 Naughton Foundation Scholarship at Trinity College’s Business School, Dublin where founding patron Carmel Naughton was joined by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, Minister for Health to present winning students with their awards and cheques. The Naughton Foundation Scholarship […]
Railway campaigners take case to Government buildings
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RAILWAY campaigners have warned that a “lack of travel options” makes Donegal the “worst county” where people “must have” a car. They have claimed that people need a car even if they “can’t afford or don’t want one” and locals suffer “car-related economic stress”. The campaigners from the Into the West group, which was founded […]
Paddy Power job losses announced
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A DECISION about job losses at a Paddy Power betting shop in Letterkenny is yet to be made, according to the bookmaker. Its parent company today (Tuesday) announced that some 1,400 roles in Ireland and the UK are to be cut. But a spokesperson indicated to the Donegal News that they have not decided which […]
Man caused hundreds of euro worth of damage to his own home
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A MAN is accused of causing almost €700 worth of damage in his home. Anis Talit of Robinsons Hall, Port Road, Letterkenny, is charged in relation to two incidents of criminal damage, totalling €650, one assault and one incident of theft from a Letterkenny supermarket. The 27-year-old was not present at Monday’s sitting of Letterkenny […]
Donegal weather warning issued as heavy rain forecast
Met Eireann has issued a warning for heavy rainfall in Donegal in the coming days. The weather alert covers the period from 7pm on Thursday until 8am on Friday. A Met Eireann spokesperson said heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. The spokesperson urged people to be aware of potential […]
Jail for Donegal man who sexually abused and exploited female
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By Fiona Ferguson A DONEGAL man who sexually abused and exploited a young girl has been jailed for 15 years Alan Brennan (39) of Emmett Park, Castlefin, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin to sample counts of rape, oral rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation on dates between 2019 to 2022. Advertisement […]