THERE may be twelve weeks to Christmas, but some of the biggest toy stores and clothing outlets have already issued warnings about product availability. Problems in the supply chains is going to create shortages in-store with some retailers already warning customers that up to 10% of their lines will not be available in Ireland. Irish […]
‘Make mica protest bigger than the last’ – Paddy Diver
THE leading mica campaigner has called on Donegal people to make next Friday’s mica protest in Dublin ‘bigger than the last one’ as the recent redress report sparked frustration. The mica protest planned for October 8 is definitely going ahead as campaigners call for the entire county to come out and support mica homeowners. The […]
Fraud cases up by almost 70 per cent in Donegal
THE number of fraud cases reported to Gardai in Donegal has surged by almost seventy per cent in the first six months of this year. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) yesterday reveal an unprecedented rise in fraud and deception cases with 178 reported in Donegal up to the end of June. This […]
Housing market turmoil as mica crisis grows
MICA is casting a “huge shadow” over Donegal’s housing market according to local estate agents. Sellers say they are seeing a number of new trends developing as a result of the volume of homes with crumbling blocks. These range from a surge in demand for older houses, ones built prior to the mica era, to […]
‘I just want to know he is safe’ pleads mother of Cian
THE mother of a young man who went missing in Donegal has spoken of her heartbreak on his first anniversary. Monday marked one year since Cian Langelann disappeared. Cian, who had been living in Falcarragh, was dropped off near Dunfanaghy by a taxi driver on September 27 of last year. Despite extensive land and sea […]
Donegal water staff to receive refresher training
STAFF working in Donegal’s water services will receive refresher training following incidents elsewhere in the country where contaminated water entered the public drinking supply causing dozens to fall ill. Irish Water confirmed to the Donegal News that staff will receive the training within the next two weeks while all water treatment plants in the county […]
The ‘milky bar kid’ has arrived in Donegal
A YOUNG entrepreneur has launched Donegal’s first milk bar where members of the public will be able to buy milk pasteurised on the family farm from a self-service vending machine. It is an idea 23-year-old Shannon Porter has been toying with for many years having seen the success of similar ventures in England and the […]
Appeal for scam victims to report the crime to gardai
PEOPLE who have fallen victim of scams are not reporting them to the Gardai because they have been reimbursed by their bank. Superintendent Goretti Sheridan spoke at last week’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) about how their investigations are being impeded because people are unwilling to make statements. There has been an avalanche of phone scams […]
Donegal had second highest number of Covid-19 cases
THE battle with the coronavirus is not over yet, despite Ireland’s high vaccination roll-out, according to the latest HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) figures. The national incidence rate of the coronavirus stands at 390.4 cases per 100,000 population. There were 1,282 cases of Covid-19 notified in Donegal in the last fourteen days. The county […]
Only fifteen social houses tested for mica
JUST 15 tests been carried out on social houses suspected of having mica in the Letterkenny and Milford District despite a target of 150 to 200 tests a year. Core testing has been carried out on those homes in the past six months however the results are yet to be presented to the residents. A […]