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Defective block home families snubbed by Government
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PLEAS for the Government to include special consideration of defective block homes were ignored, it is claimed. Thousands of affected households in Donegal were snubbed by the decision for a booklet that has been issued to warn families about winter emergencies. Campaigner Joy Beard of the 100% Redress Party was elected to Donegal County to […]
Business group vows to investigate traffic woes
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LETTERKENNY traffic problems are being investigated by a business group in a bid to find solutions. The group, which represents over 300 local companies, launched in-depth survey to delve deeper into the reasons for the congestion and how people are affected. Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce’s “traffic survey for local businesses and staff” begins with: how […]
EU votes in favour of proposals from Donegal
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ARGUMENTS proposed to help people with disabilities in counties like Donegal have been approved by an important European committee. A Donegal County councillor and an Inishowen community expert delivered presentations in Brussels. Cllr Jack Murray was appointed to serve as a rapporteur to investigate the specific issue of disabilities and to report his findings. Advertisement […]
Defective block homes warned not to demolish amid SEAI grant confusion
A STATE body has been challenged to state “clearly and immediately” important information needed by defective block homeowners. The call has come from confusion about SEAI home energy grants – with defective concrete block (DCB) homeowners warned not to demolish their homes. The financial supports are from semi-State body Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) […]
Let’s ‘get serious’ about Letterkenny City
LETTERKENNY City is part of a multi-million Euro masterplan that will elevate Donegal’s largest town to premier status in the North West, according to campaigners. They want the county’s economic powerhouse officially designated as a city and given a position that would see it grouped across the north of Ireland with Derry and Belfast. Stakeholders […]
Eric Roberts’s TV probe of classrooms’ crises sparks Dail debate
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A FORMER Special Needs Assistant’s probe of classrooms’ crises could spark an audit of schools. Eric Roberts, from Downings, left his SNA role at Mulroy College in Milford three years ago to become a TV presenter on Virgin Media. His documentary on special needs education aired on Monday night and has since prompted a protest […]
Donegal resident dies in Algarve sea tragedy
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A MAN has tragically died in a swimming accident in Portugal while on holiday from Donegal with his wife. The couple were in the Algarve resort of Alvor when tragedy struck last Saturday. Sadly, Michael Carroll, who was 64, drowned despite immediate resuscitation efforts to save him. Advertisement His devastated family, from the Churchill area […]
Childcare services boosted with new facility
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DONEGAL has been identified as a county in need of urgent childcare services under the new State-led Early Learning and Childcare Capital Programme. It means that it will be one of the first to benefit from central government investment with a new childcare facility now earmarked for Raphoe. The project will see the development of […]
Artist retraces 100-year-old footsteps to capture the wilds of Donegal’s hills
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ARTIST Kevin Lowrey’s latest exhibition is set to open this weekend to present an exciting collection inspired by the legacy of American artist Rockwell Kent. Kent travelled to the remote valley of Glenlough in south-west Donegal 100 years ago and now, Bundoran-based artist Kevin has followed in his footsteps. Kevin’s exhibition Land’s End is a […]