Significant progress has been confirmed on the Greencastle Breakwater project with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD approving the foreshore lease for the project and Donegal County Council confirming the appointment of Foyle & Marine Dredging as contractor for the project. Next steps include the contractor preparing for site entrance in […]
Over 280 uninsured claims in the last five years – MIBI
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) has received 287 claims relating to accidents caused by uninsured and untraced driving in Donegal over the last five years. Nationally there were over 10,000 claims submitted to the MIBI during this period. As the MIBI is a not for profit organisation that was established to compensate victims […]
Civil war documentary series to feature Donegal stories
A NEW documentary series that will share the poignant testimonies of family members of those involved in the Civil War will feature a number of Donegal stories. Donegal’s Brian Cannon from Leitirmacaward will feature in the first episode of The Silent Civil War which will begin on RTÉ One this Wednesday night. In an incredibly compelling interview, […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland welcomes Donegal Circuit Court ruling over illegal salmon fishing
A former salmon draft net licence holder has been found guilty of two breaches of fisheries legislation when he was found to be in possession of 13 untagged salmon in the boot of his vehicle. Liam Whyte of Ardara, Co Donegal was convicted in relation to an illegal fishing incident which occurred on the July […]
Letterkenny mural highlights climate crisis
A STRIKING new mural in Letterkenny raising public awareness about the global climate crisis has been capturing much attention. Located on the front of Letterkenny Youth and Community Club, formerly Devlin Hall, Lower Main Street, the mural is one of three young people from three Donegal towns have designed. The three murals are the clarion call of […]
Public reminded about UK emergency alert on phones
As you may be aware the UK Emergency Alerts system is set to send a test message across Britain and Northern Ireland. The test message will be broadcast at approximately 3pm today (Sunday, April 23). Mobile phone customers near border areas in the Republic of Ireland who roam onto a UK mobile phone network between […]
Caught speeding at 147km/hr on national slow down day
A DRIVER in Donegal was clocked travelling at a speed of 147km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone during An Garda Síochána’s national slow down day. The speed enforcement operation was carried out over a 24-hour period from 7am on Friday to 7am this morning. The driver was travelling on the N13 at Speenoge, Burt and […]
McGarrigles Shoes gets set to close after over 40 years
WHEN Kevin McGarrigle opened McGarrigles Shoes in Letterkenny back in October 1982 it marked a new beginning for the family-run business that first opened in Strabane almost 20 years earlier. Kevin was only 23 years old when in 1980 he took over the Old Spirit Bar on Letterkenny’s Main Street from Pat O’Donnell and Sean […]
‘No one is building in this town’
Donegal County Council built or bought 296 houses for social housing in the seven years between 2016 and 2022.