ALL successful and unsuccessful local and European election candidates have until midnight tonight to take down all those unsightly posters, placards and banners.
More details emerge of massive illegal dump
MORE than three hundred tonnes of waste has been illegally dumped at an unused sand pit in Inishowen, a court heard this week.
First Stranorlar count confirms Sinn Fein’s Gary Doherty as poll topper
AS EXPECTED there were no surprises in the result of the first Stranorlar Electoral Area count at the Finn Valley Centre which only confirmed yesterday’s tallies that Sinn Fein’s Gary Doherty had topped the poll.
Local businesses to visit energy conference in Scotland
THE Renewable Energy Business Network (Ren Net) will visit Scotland this week to view a district heating system in operation in Hill of Banchory Biomass Energy Centre and attend the ALL Energy Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen.
Another refuse collector being prosecuted for illegal dumping
ANOTHER local refuse collector is being prosecuted by Donegal County Council for alleged large-scale illegal dumping, it has emerged.
New gooseneck to silence County Councillors – maybe
LONG SUFFERING journalists and council officials could be in for a treat after it emerged Donegal County Council has tendered for a new audio system which has the capability to stop politicians talking.
Spraying weed killer is ‘pointless’ and ‘aesthetically hideous’
A WELL-KNOWN local environmentalist has described the indiscriminate spraying of weed killer along roadsides and on private property as “aesthetically hideous” as well as “pointless.”
Council supports National ‘Switch Off Before You Drive Off’ Campaign
DONEGAL County Council is supporting the first ever national ‘Switch Off Before You Drive Off campaign which will take place tomorrow, March 27.
Urgent repairs needed at Ards sea embankment – O’Fearraigh
MORE than 130 acres of land has been flooded in Ards following the collapse of a sea embankment, according to Sinn Féin local election candidate, John Sheamais O’Fearraigh.
Refuse collector appeals illegal dumping conviction
THE owner of Donegal’s largest waste disposal company has lodged an appeal in the Circuit Court against a conviction handed down last October when he was found guilty of large-scale illegal dumping.