The Council has confirmed the Riverine Community Park Project is ‘no longer viable for completion’ by the funding deadline. The Riverine Community Park is a joint project developed by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council to develop a 30-acre dedicated cross-border and cross-community shared space. Advertisement The project is funded […]
FinTrU announces 300 new jobs
Financial services company, FinTrU has today announced 300 new jobs in Derry. The company is based at Carisle Road and Patrick Street in the city. FinTrU is a technologically-enabled Regulatory Solutions company, specialising in the areas of KYC, Compliance, Legal, Risk & Controls and Operations. Advertisement In July last year, the company announced the establishment […]
Daniel O’Donnell pays tribute after death of his sister
Daniel O’Donnell has paid tribute to his late sister, Kathleen Doogan, who died suddenly yesterday. Mrs Doogan, late of Kincasslagh, was a mother of four and well known for running The Viking House Hotel. In a tribute posted on Facebook, Daniel O’Donnell said, Advertisement “It is with great sadness and disbelief that I have to […]
Road Safety ‘Day of Action’ ongoing in Donegal
A ‘Day of Action’ is currently underway in Donegal, as An Garda Síochána urges all road users to ‘STAY SAFE’ this St Brigid’s Bank Holiday Weekend. Today’s operation will consist of high visibility rolling checkpoints and patrols across road corridors in Donegal from 9am to 9pm, led by Roads Policing Units based at Carrick On […]
Seven patients on trolleys at LUH
There are seven patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Three of the patients are waiting on a bed in the emergency department with the further four on trolleys on wards elsewhere in the Hospital. 452 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 338 patients are […]
Four police officers assaulted in Derry
Four police officers have been assaulted as they conducted enquiries in Strathfoyle yesteday morning (Thursday). One officer was bitten while the other three officers were kicked. The officers were responding to a report about two men acting suspiciously in the Bawnmore Place area of Strathfoyle, reportedly attempting to open doors of properties. Advertisement Response Officers […]
Additional walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics over Bank Holiday weekend in Donegal
The HSE will be operating additional walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Bank Holiday weekend in Donegal. No appointment is needed and you can attend any of these walk-in clinics, located around the country, to receive your next booster vaccine if you are 18 years and over. Everyone will be offered a bivalent booster vaccine. Vaccines […]
Gardaí appeal to road users to be safe this Bank Holiday weekend
Gardaí are urging road users to stay safe during the first St Brigid’s Bank Holiday Weekend. This weekend is a new bank holiday weekend introduced by the Government in recognition of the public’s response and solidarity with each other during the Covid-19 pandemic. An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to […]
Pringle demands clarity from Government on commencement of defective blocks act
Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has pressed Government to commence the defective blocks act that was rushed though the Dáil last year but yet still ‘sits on the shelf’. Addressing the Tánaiste in the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said, “At the end of September, the Minister for Housing replied to a parliamentary question I put down […]
New biodiversity officer for Donegal
DONEGAL has been awarded funding for the appointment of a biodiversity officer. Malcolm Noonan TD announced today (February 2nd) today that funding has been awarded for a biodiversity officer to work with Donegal County Council to deliver local biodiversity action. The new positions are expected to be filled by September 2023. Advertisement The new biodiversity […]