DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]
More penalty points in Donegal last year
SPEEDING and holding a mobile phone while driving were the most common reasons why drivers in Donegal attracted penalty points last year. A total of 14,302 penalty points were issued in the county in 2020 which is up 4.7 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Transport Omnibus report published on Thursday. There were […]
Wind warning for Donegal
A STATUS yellow wind warning will be in place in Donegal today as gusts of up to 110km/hr are expected. The Met Éireann warning will come into force from 3pm this afternoon (Friday) and remain in place until 6am on Saturday. “Through Friday afternoon, evening and night, northerly winds will reach mean speed of 45 […]
McDonald calls for publication of Brandon report
Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald TD, has called for the immediate publication of the Brandon report. The Brandon Report contains the details of 118 occurrences of sexually inappropriate behaviour, which impacted 18 victims, at Ard Gréine Court in Stranorlar. Deputy McDonald raised the need for the report to be published with Taoiseach Míchéal Martin […]
Council’s wages bill to rise by €5m in 2022
PAY restoration, pensions and long service rewards will see Donegal County Council’s wages bill leap by more than €5 million next year. According to the local authority’s budget book the total payroll cost for cost for 2022 will be €79.6 million, up considerably on this year’s €74.5 million. Not all of the money will come […]
€800m financial redress scheme is ‘further insult’
A WOMAN whose mother was born in Stranorlar County Home says the financial redress scheme adds further insult to women and children survivors not deemed eligible. The woman, who does not wish to be named, was speaking to the Donegal News after Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman revealed details of the €800 million redress scheme […]
Cullinane accuses HSE of ‘lack of vision’
BAD planning, a deficiency in investment and a lack of vision on the part of the HSE – that is how Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson has characterised the situation at Letterkenn hospital. David Cullinane was in Donegal on Friday, the latest leg on a fact finding tour of the State he is embarking on. The […]
Hoping to ‘putt’ Dunfanaghy on the US map
A teenage golfer who grew up playing in Dunfanaghy will be swinging his clubs in the United States next year after securing a college scholarship. Luke Kelly is from Belfast but has played for Dunfanaghy Golf Club since he was ten. The now 18-year-old has been offered a four-year scholarship at Oakland University in Michigan […]
Appeal for help to find missing Donegal man
A DONEGAL woman has issued an appeal for help following the disappearance of her brother. Kevin Quinn was last seen during the early hours of Monday November 22 and his sister Amanda Kirwan has posted an appeal on Facebook asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to get in touch with her. Kevin is described […]
Music, chat and more at Ulster Scots night
A night of chat, music and more is promised at Monreagh Community Hall, Carrigans, on Wednesday night. It’s “A Night of Ulster Scots” and it features several special guests, including poet and storyteller Ian McCracken, musicians Stuart Buchanan and Martin McGinley, and the ‘flaxman’ himself, Colm Clarke. It starts at 7pm, and all are welcome. […]