Joe’s generous gift to Mary’s Meals


By Dionne Meehan ST JOHNSTON man Joe Bovaird has raised a whopping €3530 for Mary’s Meals. For the past 56 years, Mr Bovaird has been raising vital funds for charities around Donegal by making St Brigid’s crosses. Advertisement Receiving donations for all the crosses he makes, this year Mr Bovaird made almost 1,000 crosses. St. […]

Progress on A5 project receives a warm welcome


THE government’s announcement this week that they will provide €600million toward the construction of the A5 which links the North West to Dublin has been widely welcomed on both sides of the border. Families bereaved by the more than 50 road deaths on the A5 since 2006 have welcomed the news and expressed the hope […]

Woman charged over fatal collision almost twice alcohol limit


By Tanya Fowles A woman whose vehicle struck and killed an expectant mother close to the Donegal border earlier this week — seriously injuring two other members of her family in the process — was twice the legal alcohol limit and was an unaccompanied learner driver. Emma Josephine Feely (34) from Blackrock Park, Belleek is […]

Donegal TD insists A5 road upgrade has to be prioritised


BY JEROME HUGHES DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty is demanding that the A5 road upgrade is prioritised following the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, describing the route as “critical infrastructure”. The A5 connects Derry with Strabane, Omagh, and Aughnacloy in Tyrone. Advertisement Just south of Aughnacloy lies the border with the Republic, where the A5 […]

Renewed confidence Riverine Project will finally go ahead


By Paul McElwee THERE is renewed confidence that the long-awaited Riverine project, designed to better connect Strabane and Lifford, will go ahead after planning permission for the Strabane section was granted last week. The application was rubber-stamped shortly after An Bord Pleanála confirmed permission for the Donegal section, for the cross-border project which would see both Strabane […]

Defective homes public enquiry call


BY KATE HEANEY THE EU Parliament’s Petition Committee, who visited defective material homeowners in Donegal in the autumn, have recommended “a thorough and transparent public enquiry and effective and timely proceedings, when appropriate”. The draft report is hard-hitting in its recommendations and states that “there is a need for a clearer picture when it comes […]

Many Donegal cancer patients still receiving treatment elsewhere


by Louise Doyle A LEADING Donegal cancer campaigner has warned that despite the high numbers of patients receiving treatment at a cross-border centre, many are still forced to travel further afield. Chairperson of Donegal Action for Cancer Care (DACC), Betty Holmes said laurels cannot be rested upon when it comes to providing cancer treatment. Advertisement Figures released […]

Goretti Sheridan to become Donegal’s new Garda Chief Superintendent today


by Louise Doyle GORETTI Sheridan will take up her new role as Donegal’s new Garda Chief Superintendent today. Having served as Superintendent of Letterkenny District, the Rathmullan woman will be the first locally-based Chief Superintendent since Donegal became a standalone Garda division last year. Advertisement There had been plans to amalgamate the Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim divisions with Chief Superintendent […]

Circet Ireland presented with major international award


IT WAS a proud day on Thursday for the staff and management at Circet Design and Innovation Hub in Letterkenny, Donegal when the company picked up a major international award for its broadband rollout mapping system. Circet Design provides various turnkey solutions for the Telecoms and Power industry, covering FTTH (Fibre to the Home) and […]