GARDAI have issued fresh home security warnings following two burglaries in a day in the Mountcharles area. In the latest burglary, violent robbers smashed through a door window and ransacked several rooms before escaping with a sum of cash, gardai have revealed. Within 24 hours, another house window was smashed for access and a sum […]
Support pubs now with €57m aid or risk losing them
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PUB bosses want a €57m State rescue package to save licensed premises across Donegal. It is claimed that the money would equate to €20,000 per pub and would save hundreds of jobs across the industry. Donegal County Council this week agreed to support a motion that has called on the Government to consider the rescue […]
Raphoe colour run set to illuminate October skies
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ALL the fun of a colour run is set to brighten up October as part of an autumn festival this weekend. The third annual Raphoe Colour Run and Community Festival is scheduled for Saturday and promises non-stop activities, according to the organisers. A spokesperson said: “This Raphoe community event is returning to brighten up the […]
Garvagh Road residents sent support in face of ‘sectarian hate fest’
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THE Drumcree standoff harks back to the “dark days of the past” and amounts to a “sectarian hate fest”, it is claimed. An emergency motion at Donegal County Council has proposed to simultaneously condemn the flashpoint and send support to the Garvaghy Road residents. An Orange Order parade to march down the Garvaghy Road in […]
Government told defective block crisis cannot be repeated
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THE creation of a new Building Standards Agency has been questioned and the Government has been warned that there can never be another defective block crisis. These issues were raised this week, two years after the European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Ireland in July 2024 for failing to carry out proper market surveillance […]
Donegal TD still at Drumcree and claims ‘this has to be stopped’
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DONEGAL TD Padraig MacLochlainn remained at the Drumcree standoff today and vowed “this has to be stopped”. He was there while Orange Order demanded at Drumcree in Portadown that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) should allow them to march through the town in Co Armagh. Deputy MacLochlainn today (Monday) told the Donegal News: […]
Inspirational teen to be Donegal ambassador
A WONDERFUL young Donegal teenager is inspiring people across the county to join a fantastic effort in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland. Lily Pyper (16), from Ramelton, is representing DSI’s Donegal branch for a 42km virtual marathon during October, which is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Lily said: “I have been part of the Donegal branch […]
Passing of a highly respected former Gaoth Dobhair teacher
THERE has been deep sadness at the passing of Máire Coll, a teacher whose long years in education were spent largely in schools of her own parish in Gaoth Dobhair Máire (née McGee) of Magheraclogher, Bunbeg passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital on Thursday last. A highly respected and dedicated teacher, she was held in […]
Families encouraged to apply for household benefit package
Older people and other eligible households across Donegal are being encouraged to check if they qualify for the Government’s household benefits package. The package provides valuable assistance with energy costs and includes a free television licence. The household benefits package provides financial support of up to €420 per year per household towards electricity or gas […]