DONEGAL County Council’s gritting service will be deployed again this evening with staff taking to all designated routes from 4pm. And with another cold night in store, the service will operate again on Sunday morning from 6am. It’s been a busy week for the council’s gritting service with freezing temperatures leaving roads in very dangerous […]
Heritage Council scheme now open for applications
THE Heritage Organisation Support Fund, that provides financial support to not-for-profit non-governmental organisations working in the heritage sector, is now open for applications. The Heritage Council scheme enables heritage organisations to fund staff salaries, rent costs, the hiring of new staff, training and skills development and piloting new ways of working. Applications can be made […]
Gritters to be deployed as temperatures forecasted to dip again
IT promises to be another busy few hours for the gritting staff of Donegal County Council who will be out on all designated routes this St Stephen’s Day evening and again tomorrow morning. In a week of freezing temperatures the council’s gritting service has been regularly treating the county’s roads for the past few days. […]
Council’s gritting service out this evening and again tomorrow morning
DONEGAL County Council’s road gritting service will be treating all designated roads in the county from 5pm this evening, Christmas Day and again from 6am on St Stephen’s Day morning. Another cold night is in store with Met Éireann forecasting temperatures as low as -2 degrees tonight. The gritting service was also deployed on Wednesday […]
Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme launched as part of Climate Action Campaign
Donegal County Council is encouraging households to make this Christmas joyful and sustainable by recycling responsibly this festive season as part of its Christmas Climate Action Campaign. Christmas is a time of giving but also a time when waste can spiral leading to a significant increase in packaging and food waste. By following the principles […]
Donegal landowners invited to create a ‘Hare’s Corner’ for nature
COUNTY Donegal landowners now have a unique opportunity to make space for nature on their land. From January 1 to January 18, 2026, applications will open for The Hare’s Corner. This is an innovative biodiversity initiative coordinated by Burrenbeo Trust in partnership with the Donegal County Council. The project offers practical help to create wildlife […]
Council gritters to be deployed across Donegal this afternoon
DONEGAL County Council’s gritting service will be deployed this afternoon amid a drop in temperatures across the county. The council have confirmed that the following Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 4pm this afternoon. 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen […]
Over €115m in DCB grant payments issued this year
Donegal County Council has issued payments to Defective Concrete Block homeowners to a value of €115.8 million this year. This includes payments to the value of €74.2m for January to September 2025, and more specifically, payments of €10.5m in October 2025, €15.7m in November 2025 and €15.4m in December 2025. Since the commencement of the […]
Council gritters to be deployed across Donegal tonight
DONEGAL County Council’s gritting service will be deployed this evening and tomorrow morning amid a drop in temperatures across Donegal. The council have confirmed that all Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 8pm tonight, Thursday, December 11 and 6am tomorrow, Friday, December 12. The designated gritting routes include: 01: National Primary […]
‘Man in van’ removal services major contributor to illegal dumping
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CONSTRUCTION waste and cross-border ‘man in the van’ operations are major contributors to illegal dumping in Donegal. Figures provided to the Donegal News reveal 608 illegal dumping complaints were received by Donegal County Council’s environment section in 2024. Waste Regulations Officer, Matthew Byrne said last year’s figures showed a slight ebb on previous years and while great […]