SIGNS are set to be erected before the end of the year to warn motorists about the risk of flooding on roads in the Trentagh area near Churchill. Cllr Michael McBride has welcomed the news in response to raising the issue at Municipal District council level. “There is a chronic flooding problem out there,” he […]
Over €4,000 weekly cleaning bill in Letterkenny
DONEGAL County Council is spending more than €4,300 a week on street cleaning in Letterkenny, Cllr Tómas Seán Devine has been informed. The budget for street cleaning is currently just under €225,000 per annum. This figure includes the cost of road sweeping using mechanical road sweepers and also the cost of emptying litter bins. Meanwhile, […]
Sixty weather warnings issued for Donegal already this year
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By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL has already had more red weather alerts this year than the combined total for 2022, 2023, and 2024, latest figures show. A total of 60 weather warnings were issued by Met Éireann for Donegal between January 1 and October 9. Advertisement Of these, three were red, 12 were orange and 45 […]
Donegal Centre for Independent Living launches new campaign
A DONEGAL organisation is leading the way in inclusive employment in Ireland with their awareness campaign. The Donegal Centre for Independent Living (DCIL), in partnership with Donegal County Council, has launched the ‘Put Us To Work’ campaign, a bold public awareness and advocacy initiative calling on employers across Donegal to commit to inclusive hiring and […]
Tourism Business Clinics set to benefit operators throughout Donegal
FÁILTE Ireland, together with Donegal County Council’s Tourism Unit and Local Enterprise Office Donegal, will host five business clinics across the county in November. The clinics mark a further collaboration between the three bodies to assist both new and existing businesses to diversify into the tourism industry. The joint initiative will offer opportunities to discuss […]
‘This road is not safe’
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A ST Johnston business owner has launched a petition calling on Donegal County Council to urgently make safe a dangerous road close to her premises. Alice Lynch, of Maggie’s Tavern, a popular family run bar in Carrickmore, said frustration is building among drivers who use the Back Lone Road, between Carrickmore and Reteen.St The road is an […]
Roadshow drives home the message of road safety
OVER 2,500 Transition Year and 5th year students from schools across Donegal attended the Donegal County Council AXA Roadsafe Roadshow on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Aura Centre, Letterkenny. The Roadsafe Roadshow is a powerful event designed to educate students on the potentially devastating consequences that road traffic collisions can have on their lives and […]
‘People didn’t have time to leave unfit homes’
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CALLS are to be made for the opening of community centres to allow people to take refuge from their structurally unsafe homes during severe weather warnings. Stormy Amy battered Donegal earlier this month, with the county recording some of the highest speed winds during the red weather warning. In response to Storm Amy, Donegal County […]
A special night for Letterkenny Rovers as club is honoured with civic reception
THE contribution of Letterkenny Rovers to the local community over many years was celebrated this evening as the club was honoured with a civic reception by the council. Hosted by the Mayor of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, Cllr. Ciaran Brogan, the event was attended by club members and the management and players from the Letterkenny Rovers […]
Developer’s Convoy housing plans deemed invalid
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PLANNERS have written to a developer who lodged plans for a major housing development in Convoy, stating their application does not comply with planning and development regulations. Applicant Meadowfield Developments Ltd lodged plans with Donegal County Council on September 22, seeking permission for the construction of 32 new dwelling units at Flaxfields, Kiltole, Convoy. The proposed […]