A HIGH Court Judge has described the illegal dumping of thousands of tonnes of waste near the shores of Lough Swilly as one of the worst cases.
Council move to clean up massive illegal dump
DONEGAL County Council is to issue court proceedings against at least one person allegedly involved in a massive illegal dump near Lough Swilly.
Fake crashes being ‘staged’ in Donegal
ONE of Ireland’s leading insurers has confirmed it is investigating a major ‘organised ring’ involved in the staging of road crashes in Donegal.
Councillor now being investigated by ethics watchdog
DONEGAL County Council has confirmed it has referred its ‘examination’ into controversial Councillor, John O’Donnell, on to the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO).
Tesco shelves Ballybofey store plans
PLANS by retail giant Tesco to build a massive new store in Ballybofey appear to be dead in the water after their proposed site was recently sold.
Supermarket makes ‘two quiet hours’ for autism
A BUSY Ballybofey supermarket this week started an initiative to make its store more autism and disability friendly.
Donegal patients could be asked to pay to watch TV
THERE are no ‘current plans’ to charge patients at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) for the pleasure of watching TV, it has been confirmed.
Carlow/Kildare deer poaching gangs detected in Donegal
A SENIOR garda has confirmed two suspected criminal deer poaching gangs from as far away as Carlow and Kildare were intercepted in Donegal this month.
Letterkenny maternity theatre idle for fourteen years
A PURPOSE-BUILT maternity operating theatre at Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) has been lying idle for the last eleven years, it has emerged.
President too busy to attend ‘Twelfth’ in Rossnowlagh
BOTH “relief” and “disappointment” have been expressed at the decision of President Michael D Higgins not to attend the Republic of Ireland’s only Orange parade in Rossnowlagh next week.