Tourism Ireland has launched details of its marketing strategy and plan to promote Ireland overseas in 2024, at an event attended by Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and around 550 tourism industry leaders from around the country – including Donegal County Council. Tourism Ireland aims to increase the overall economic value of overseas tourism to […]
€280,000 collected in parking fines over ten months
by Darragh Bermingham DONEGAL County Council collected more than €280,000 in parking fine payments in the first 10 months of 2023. Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that the local authority received payment of €281,453 in respect of 5,453 parking fines between January and October, 2023. Advertisement During the same period, Donegal […]
Green light for major housing project in Ramelton
by Louise Doyle A MAJOR housing development in Ramelton has been given the green light. Donegal County Council has granted permission to applicant Glenmac Developments Limited for the construction of 43 dwellings at Ballyboe. Advertisement The development also comprises all associated site works, connection of foul sewer to existing network on site including foul effluent pump […]
Public meeting to discuss Portsalon Pier concerns
By Diarmaid Doherty A public meeting is to be held in Portsalon on Tuesday evening to help address local concerns at the ongoing closure of Portsalon Pier due to improvement works. It had been intended that the work would be complete by the end of last October, but that date has now been pushed back […]
Council announces details for Christmas tree recycling
DONEGAL County Council has announced their programme for free natural Christmas tree recycling. The programme began on Tuesday and will remain open until Saturday, January 27. Domestic trees can be recycled for free at a number of locations across the county. Advertisement These include Letterkenny Recycling Centre, the Council Chip Depot in Newtowncunningham, Dungloe Recycling Centre, the […]
Calls for crash barriers to be installed at dangerous junction in Churchill
By Dionne Meehan A DONEGAL councillor is calling for crash barriers to be installed at Keelogs junction in Churchill following “yet another” accident over the Christmas period. With the motion previously passed by Donegal County Council, work was unable to be carried out due to the lack of funding. Advertisement Now calling for road safety […]
More than twenty notices placed on vacant properties
DONEGAL County Council has placed more than twenty notices on properties in and around Letterkenny as part of their work to tackle the growing problem of derelict and vacant units. With grant funding now available to refurbish such properties, the local authority are aiming to purchase a number of these and bring them back into […]
Tánaiste Micheál Martin pays tribute to Donegal Cllr Noreen McGarvey
Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, has paid tribute to Cllr Noreen McGarvey who passed away in the care of Letterkenny Hospice last night. In a statement the Tánaiste said: “I am deeply saddened and very sorry to learn of the death of my friend, fellow party member, and councillor, Noreen McGarvey,” “Noreen was […]
More women in higher paid roles than men in Council
by Kate Heaney THE report on Gender Pay Gaps in Donegal County Council, published this week, shows that on average females occupy higher paid roles in the council than males. The report highlights the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of roles or levels. Advertisement While […]
Green light for much needed housing in west Donegal
by Louise Doyle TWENTY per cent of a housing development in west Donegal granted the go-ahead for construction is to be occupied by persons with a ‘reasonable fluency in the Irish language’. Applicant Axis Construction Limited has been granted planning permission from Donegal County Council for the construction of the development at Cnoc na gCaorach, Dungloe. Advertisement […]