SINN FÉIN spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, has said new CSO data shows electricity companies are being allowed to rip people off with sky-high bills even though wholesale electricity prices are down 24 per cent over the last 12 months. The Donegal TD called for a cost of living package to be prepared that includes energy credits. Teachta […]
Major Housing Agency errors exposed as families demand justice
COUNCILLOR Joy Beard has called for urgent action after Appeals Panel findings confirmed that downgrade decisions by the Housing Agency under the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme contained significant legal and factual errors. In one confirmed case, the Appeals Panel did not simply annul the downgrade, it went further and reinstated the homeowner’s original engineer’s recommendation of […]
Donegal artistic director praised by Minister of State McConalogue in Italy
DONEGAL Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, has praised the work of the Abbey Theatre’s Artistic Director and Carndonagh native, Caitríona McLaughlin. Speaking during his visit to Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, the Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy commented: “I was delighted to attend Mirandolina, a new Irish play that has […]
Road Safety Authority expresses sadness and concern following weekend road fatalities
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has expressed its deep sadness and concern following a road traffic collision over the weekend which resulted in the deaths of three people A three-vehicle collision happened on the Armagh Road near the village of Moy on Saturday evening. Conor Quinn, 31, from Derrylaughan, Tyrone, John Guy, 48, who was […]
Rathmullan gets green light for new state-of-the-art hotel
DONEGAL County Council has granted planning permission for a new state-of-the-art hotel in Rathmullan. The plans for the new four-storey, 37-bedroom boutique hotel at Kerr’s Bay Road were lodged earlier this year by Thomas McCarron. The new hotel will include a restaurant, bar and dining area, along with a car park at the rear of […]
Donegal woman honoured for her work in cancer research
A DONEGAL woman has been honoured at the Irish Cancer Society Research Awards for her research on how dietitian-led care can better support women after breast and gynaecologic cancer. Katie Johnston, who is from Belfast and spent a lot of her childhood in Dunfanaghy, won the PhD Researcher of the Year Award. Ms Johnston’s research focuses on […]
28 patients without a bed at LUH this morning
There are 28 patients without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, according to the latest Trolley Watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Of these, 9 patients are waiting on trolleys in the emergency department, while a further 19 patients are waiting for beds in wards elsewhere in the […]
Gallery: Fall Back in Love with Networking event a big success
Women in business from all around Donegal enjoyed a morning of networking at a special event in Letterkenny’s Mount Errigal Hotel last week. ‘Fall Back in Love with Networking’ was organised by Donegal Women in Business and allowed those in attendance to hear about the importance of networking, building connections and being part of a supportive, […]
‘We’ve a chance to make people’s lives safer’
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THE chairperson of the newly established Donegal Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) says outside agencies, community groups and local organisations all have a part to play in helping to make people’s lives safer across Donegal. The Donegal LSCSP – which has replaced the old Joint Policing Committee – will hold its first proper meeting at […]
From the archives: The Way We Were
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Éabha Campbell delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. Saturday, February 14 1976 ‘BENEFITS WILL BE WIDER SPREAD’ Advertisement MR EAMONN HOY, Regional Tourism Manager, in a comment on the proposed five year tourism plan, said: “This new plan seeks an investment of almost £5 million in tourism in […]