LANDLORDS in Donegal were paid just under €400,000 last year for properties they rented to the Office of Public Works for use by the state.
Fresh council moves to retain Malin coastguard
THERE has been fresh impetus this week in the growing campaign to retain Malin Head Coastguard Station.
ESB to bird-proof power lines
THE ESB have confirmed they are taking a number of measures to prevent damage being done to power lines in the Inishowen area where householders have been experiencing power outages as a result of migrating birds.
Donegal’s Catholic population at highest for almost 120 years
DONEGAL now has the largest Catholic population in the county since 1891, according to the most recent data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Donegal will 'fight tooth and nail' to host Tyrone
DONEGAL GAA Secretary Aodh Mairtín Ó Fearraigh says that the Co Board will ‘fight tooth and nail’ to ensure that Sean MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey is given the green light to stage Donegal’s 2013 Ulster Championship quarter-final with Tyrone.
Jobs boost for Letterkenny
TWENTY new high-technology jobs are on the way for Letterkenny. It follows the announcement today (Tuesday) KeyedIn Solutions (Minnesota, USA) ‘is to establish its European Software Research and Development Centre at CoLab at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology campus.
New stats show LGH performing well
LETTERKENNY General Hospital has been ranked as one of the best performing in Ireland according to internal data compiled by the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Landlord alert after drugs find
AFTER the discovery of Donegal’s biggest cannabis growing factory near Malin this week, a senior garda has warned property owners to be alert to what their tenants are doing.
Demands to tackle abandoned houses problem in Letterkenny
HOUSES bought for investment purposes at the height of the property boom have now been ‘abandoned’ and are a magnet for anti-social behaviour in parts of Letterkenny.
First round of farm payments next week
FARMERS across Donegal will welcome the news that the first round of Single Farm Payments will be issued from Tuesday.