The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, announced that 20 primary schools in Donegal will be awarded the 2023 Curious Minds Award, celebrating primary schools across Ireland that have adopted innovative approaches to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) learning and engagement. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) programme, […]
Rossnowlagh gears up for this year’s twelfth parade
THE rolling hills of Donegal and its magnificent coastline will provide the backdrop to what must surely be the most scenic setting for any Twelfth parade. The annual Rossnowlagh procession will be held tomorrow, just a matter of days before the demonstrations in Northern Ireland. It is expected that upwards of 50 lodges from Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim and […]
Local voices have their say on RTÉ scandal
By Róise Collins PEOPLE in Donegal are demanding answers and action from RTÉ in the wake of the pay scandal that has gripped the broadcaster. We took to the streets of Letterkenny to get the public’s views on a story that has been dominating the news cycle since it was revealed that the former Late […]
World War One soldier honoured
BY Dionne Meehan A FIRST World War hero from Donegal who was awarded the Victoria Cross has been honoured for his bravery and courage at a wreath laying ceremony in Letterkenny’s Conwal cemetery. James Duffy was born in Crolly in West Donegal in 1889 but was later brought to Bonagee, Letterkenny as a young baby with […]
New Enhanced Grant Scheme: Council issues important information for homeowners
DONEGAL County Council is advising homeowners that the council will be in a position to receive applications online under the Enhanced Grant Scheme for the Remediation of Dwellings damaged by Defective Concrete Blocks from Monday, July 10. The Council say they have undertaken significant work preparing for the implementation of the new scheme which was […]
Donegal TD slams hotel price gouging in Dublin
A DONEGAL TD has slammed the growing problem of hotel price gouging in Dublin, claiming that people in Donegal planning to travel to the capital are the worst affected by the “disgraceful display of greed”. Deputy Thomas Pringle has called on the Government to address price gouging, as he noted Booking.com had not a single […]
Rents rise by almost twenty per cent over the last year
By Róise Collins A new report form the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has highlighted that Donegal recorded the second highest yearly growth in the standardised average rent for new tenancies in the county. The report recorded an increase of close to 20 per cent in the last year. Advertisement In the final quarter of 2022 […]
Donegal Project to share in €290,000 funding for peatlands initiatives across the country
MORE than €290,000 in funding has been announced for 24 local community groups and organisations, including one in Donegal, to support a variety of local projects across Ireland under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023. Led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Peatlands Community […]
Gardaí issue further update on Sliabh Liag investigation
A post-mortem has been completed by the Office of the State Pathologist on the body which was recovered from the water at Slieve League yesterday morning, Monday July 3. The results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational purposes. An Garda Síochána are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of an alleged assault […]
Appeal after ‘Feel Good Fortnight’ artwork vandalised
GARDAÍ are appealing for information after a piece of artwork in Buncrana was vandalised. Each year artwork is erected for the ‘Feel Good Fortnight’ (yarn bombing) around the town of Buncrana. This is a much loved annual event within Buncrana Town and a massive amount of time and effort goes into making the event a […]