By Chris Ashmore DO you have land that could be suitable for use as a municipal graveyard in Letterkenny? That’s the question that will be posed by Donegal County Council in the coming weeks as it seeks expressions of interest from landowners in and around the county’s biggest town. Advertisement In the Letterkenny area, there […]
Green light for new homes in Oldtown – despite objections
COUNCILLORS have given the green light for the construction of a social housing development in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny – despite some local objections. Donegal County Council is planning to build 12 apartments and four semi-detached homes with a new vehicular entrance onto Gaeltex Drive, just off the Oldtown Road. The 0.42 hectare site […]
High fire risk notice issued
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a Fire Danger Notice,Condition Orange, for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist. The Notice is in effect until midday on Monday, April 7. Donegal County Council wishes to appeal to landowners and members of the public […]
Green light for Killylastin housing development
by Louise Doyle THE green light has been given for a housing development in Letterkenny. Plans were lodged by applicant PJ Construction London Limited in April 2024 seeking planning permission for the construction of a housing development containing 40 residential units at Killylastin. Advertisement The proposed plans comprised six blocks of two-bedroom terrace houses, one block of […]
€18.78 million allocated for Donegal’s roads
Donegal County Council has been allocated almost €19 million for its national roads. The funding is part of an overall package of €633 million announced today by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien. A total of €6 million has been earmarked for phase two of the section along the N56 from Letterilly to the Kilraine […]
Call for road improvements along Knockalla Coast Road
A CALL for the resurfacing and lining of viewing points “on the most scenic route in the municipal district” has been made by Councillor Declan Meehan. Bringing forward a motion at the March meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District Council, he pointed out that lay-bys have got into a very bad condition on the Knockalla Coast Road. […]
Review to be conducted over how road works are carried out following recent complaints
DONEGAL County Council is to review how it carries out road works on the Letterkenny dual carriageway following numerous complaints from the public. Road users have been hitting out over considerable traffic congestion after lanes on each side of the dual carriageway were closed off to permit hedge-cutting of the central reservation. Highlighting the matter […]
Council urges caution following notice of High Fire Risk
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a Fire Danger Notice, Condition Orange, for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist. The Notice is in effect until midday on Friday, March 21. Donegal County Council has appealed to landowners and members of the public […]
€26m for town centre projects
By Chris Ashmore LETTERKENNY is set to get a major €26 million plus face-lift that will see a number of high-profile projects being developed in the town over the next few years. Of this, €19.5m has been secured by Donegal County Council’s Regeneration and Development Team under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). Advertisement […]
Speeding traffic: a case of ‘Ramelton roulette’
By Chris Ashmore IT’S not a case of Russian roulette – it’s a case of Ramelton roulette, a local councillor has claimed in relation to speeding traffic in the town. Cllr. Declan Meehan’s comment came during a council discussion on road safety-related issues in the Bridgend area of the town, and in particular the failure […]