Donegal County Council (DCC) has been awarded grant funding of €9,251,000 for Fort Dunree, Co. Donegal under Fáilte Irelands, Capital investment scheme Platform for Growth. This will be supported by €3.2 million match funding committed by Donegal County Council providing a total Project value of €12.5 million investment. The transformational tourism project at Fort Dunree is […]
Public Consultation to inform a Mid-term Review of the Regional Airports Programme
Minister of State, Jack Chambers, has today launched a public consultation to inform a Mid-term Review of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. This Programme supports Ireland’s smallest airports, those that operate scheduled services and handle fewer than 1 million annual passengers (on average over the preceding two years). While the Programme targets funding at safety […]
YOUTHopia Future Fair 2023 – Young People and the Future of Europe
OVER 150 young people from across Donegal and the North West attended the YOUTHopia Future Fair in Oakfield Park in Raphoe on Thursday, April 27. YOUTHopia is an EU funded project led by the Assembly of European Regions in partnership with Donegal County Council. The YOUTHopia project aims to make sure that young people across […]
Zero pesticide exceedances in Donegal public drinking water supplies in 2022
There were no exceedances for pesticides in the public drinking water supplies in Donegal in 2022, Uisce Éireann has confirmed. However, the utility is urging domestic gardeners, farmers, grounds keepers and other users of pesticide products to consider the environment and whether pesticide use is necessary in the first instance. There was a significant reduction […]
Communities to share the sunrise at Darkness into Light
By Diarmaid Doherty COMMUNITIES across Donegal will share the sunrise this Saturday morning as they take part in the annual Darkness into Light fundraising celebrations. A host of events are taking place in the county where people will gather at 4.15am for a 5k walk or run to meet the sunrise. Advertisement In all, 13 […]
Over 2,000 volunteers across Donegal take part in National Spring Clean
OVER 2,000 volunteers across Donegal took part in this year’s National Spring Clean removing an estimated 13 tonnes of litter from the county. National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities and supported by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Mars Wrigley […]
Almost 350 abortions in Donegal over three-year period
by Louise Doyle THERE were almost 350 terminations of pregnancy in Donegal in a three-year period. Figures contained in the Independent Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, published in recent days, reveals 345 terminations were carried out in Donegal since the procedure became legal in Ireland. Advertisement […]
TCS awarded prestigious Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
Donegal based Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation has been awarded the prized Energy Efficiency Initiative Award for its operations in Ireland at the recent Business & Finance ESG Awards event. Taking place at the Mansion House in Dublin, the awards showcase the successes of Environmental, Social and Governance […]
Good land in Donegal is most expensive in Connacht/Ulster
DONEGAL has the most expensive good quality agriculture land in Ulster/Connacht, according to Teagasc’s latest report. The Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) auctioneers and valuers are forecasting that the price of agricultural land nationally will increase by eight per cent on average this year, underpinned by a strong dairy sector. In a major new survey, auctioneer, and valuer members of SCSI, […]
Passenger numbers at airport not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels
By Róise Collins THE number of passengers travelling through Donegal Airport has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed. 36,934 passengers travelled through Donegal Airport last year, this is almost 25 per cent lower than the 48,542 passengers that travelled in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Advertisement […]