BRACE yourselves for another cold night with temperatures set to drop below freezing in many parts of the county. Donegal County Council has confirmed that its gritting service will be treating designated routes tonight from 9pm. The gritters will be deployed again on Tuesday morning from 6am. Advertisement It has been a day of much […]
Anger after numerous dog waste bags left on top of bin at Glencar Park
Numerous bags of dog waste have been left on top of a bin this afternoon in a Letterkenny park. The image, shared to us by a reader, shows the bags on top of the bin in Glencar Park, indicating that the bin is full. However, over the last number of years Donegal County Council has distributed […]
Final application date for Community Monuments Fund is approaching
DONEGAL County Council is reminding people that applications to the Community Monuments Fund will close at 4 pm on Friday, January 30 for the conservation of archaeological monuments. Funding of up to €100,000 is available for essential repairs and capital works for the conservation and repair of archaeological monuments (Stream 1), up to €30,000 for […]
Donegal County Council rolls out Period Dignity Programme in cultural venues across the County
DONEGAL County Council has expanded its Period Dignity Initiative, ensuring free period products are now available in the County Museum, The Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny and in every public library across the county. This development builds on the original programme launched in June 2024, which introduced free period products across Donegal’s Public Service Centres […]
Roads to be gritted tomorrow morning
A number of roads around Donegal are to be gritted from 6am tomorrow morning. The list of roads are: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 07: Milford South 09: Cill Ulta East 12: Binswilly 13: Stranorlar North 14: Stranorlar East 15: Stranorlar West 16: […]
Calls for more grit to be made available after cold snap
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A NUMBER of Donegal County Councillors are set to raise motions at tomorrow’s meeting of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, calling for increased provisions of grit for roads and housing estates following last week’s cold snap. The motions come in the wake of the county’s first snowfall of the year. With temperatures plummeting below freezing, roads and […]
Call for more women to step forward as Donegal faces stark gender imbalance in local politics
Cllr Joy Beard has encouraged women across Donegal to consider political leadership and representation, highlighting free election training workshops run by See Her Elected as an important first step. Donegal County Council remains the most gender-imbalanced local authority in Ireland, with just 3 women among 37 councillors, meaning women account for less than 10 per […]
Council to deploy gritters tomorrow morning
As temperatures dip, Donegal County Council has confirmed that all Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 6am tomorrow morning. The gritters will be deployed county-wide, including: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: […]
Council’s gritters will be out at 4pm this evening
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 […]