Proposed Graffy wind farm turned down by planners


LAST week the Donegal News reported on lengthy discussions at the November plenary meeting of Donegal County Council to review the objectives and policies within the County Development Plan for wind turbines. Many councillors spoke on how the county has reached “saturation point” with wind turbines and there was unanimous support for amending the plan […]

Events for 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birthday


Events planned across the North West to mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth. Organisations across the North West are gearing up for events that will mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth on 7th December. Marking the historic year, Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council, are co-ordinating a full line-up […]

Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’


DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]

Sewage concerns for Gweedore hotel developers


DONEGAL County Council has sought further information on a proposal to redevelop the former Seaview Hotel in Gweedore. The Bunbeg Revitalisation project, being developed by Dublin-based property developers Vesada Private, will see a €20 million investment to include the former Seaview and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair Hotels. Phase 1 of the project will see the construction […]

Bonfire warning ahead of Halloween weekend


HOUSEHOLDERS, businesses and communities are being urged not to provide materials for bonfires ahead of the Halloween weekend. There has been a significant reduction in the number of bonfires over recent years however, Donegal County Council is currently monitoring a number of locations where waste materials have been supplied as bonfire material over the past […]

Mica decision day looms


THE GOVERNMENT is expected to present their final proposals for the mica redress scheme in less than two weeks time. The Mica Redress Team met with TDs and Government representatives on Friday morning and was told the memo on the enhanced mica redress scheme is planned to be brought to Cabinet on ‘Mica Day’ Tuesday […]

Council issue warning over overgrown hedges


AS winter 2021 approaches Donegal County Council has issued warnings to a number of landowners to cut back overgrown road-side hedges, tress and briars. Overgrown hedges can impair driver visibility and overhanging branches can cause damage to high sided vehicles such as lorries, ambulances and fire engines. Last week, the Council erected notices at the […]

World premiere of ‘Mobhi’s Belt’ in the Glebe Gallery


The Glebe Gallery in Gartan will host the world premiere this afternoon, Sunday, of a new musical work recalling how a pandemic resulted in Colmcille founding his first monastery in Derry. ‘Mobhi’s Belt’ has been written by the well-known Derry composer Dr Seán Doherty, and will be performed by the Donegal Chamber Orchestra and members […]

Company gets clearance for work at former Unifi site


DONEGAL County Council has granted permission to E&I Engineering to construct a new entrance onto a road adjacent to the former Unifi site at Lisnenan. The plan, which allows for the retention and completion of the construction of a new HGV entrance to service the existing factory including new entrance gates and boundary fencing at […]