Steep rise in number of over-65s on dole


THE NUMBER of 65-year-olds registered with Social Welfare Offices in Donegal and are in receipt of jobseeker’s payments has increased by fifty per cent since the Government increased the pension age by a year. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that in 2014, the year the pension age […]

Shock as Finn Harps Stadium left off funding list


DONEGAL TD Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF) has expressed his shock that the Minister for Transport, Sport and Tourism has left the Finn Harps Stadium project off the government’s funding list. This afternoon the Leas Cheann Comhairle accused the Government of false promises and failure to deliver on the project. Last year an allocation of […]

Green party to hold national conference in Letterkenny


THE DONEGAL branch of the Green Party has won a bid to host the party’s National Convention in Letterkenny during the summer. Up to 700 members will descend on the Cathedral Town. A detailed submission was sent to the party’s executive council and they unanimously agreed on Donegal for the 2020 event. Speaking to the […]

Donegal TD calls for cancellation of RIC commemoration


FIANNA Fail TD Pat the Cope Gallagher has called for the government’s commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) to be cancelled and said he would decline an invitation to the event. In a statement this afternoon Deputy Gallagher said the government “have reopened a period of unbelievable cruelty, hurt and violence from our country’s […]

Call for emergency meeting over RIC commemoration


A DONEGAL County Councillor has requested that an emergency meeting take place to discuss the government’s plans to commemorate members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) later this month. Cllr Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig wants the Council to adopt its position on the matter following the announcement by the Lord Mayor of Cork City, […]

Five schools given green light for building work


FIVE schools across the county have received good news to start the new year as the government has given the green light for a host of building projects. Announcing the details today Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh said: “To see several schools getting good news in the first week of January is a […]

Appeal to help find missing teenager


THE FAMILY of a missing Carrigans teenager have appealed for information on his whereabouts. Ryan McGhee left a house at Imlick Villas in Carrigans just after 4.30am this morning. The 19 year old was wearing a read crosshatch hoodie when last seen and is described as medium build, with brown hair and facial hair. His […]