Donegal man’s company could yield lucrative earner for local bog owners


By Kate Heaney OWNERS of Donegal’s many bogs may see a lucrative income from their lands in the future, if a company founded by a Creeslough native becomes a major trader in carbon credits. Cathal Friel’s company European Green Transition plc (EGT) plans will also dovetail with the EU’s drive to re-wet bogs. Advertisement It […]

Minister McConalogue and Bulgarian Ambassador mark European Week at St Columba’s College


DONEGAL minister, Charlie McConalogue, and Bulgarian Ambassador to Ireland, Vanya Andreeva-Malakova, visited St. Columba’s College in Stranorlar on Friday as part of the European Week Outreach Programme. The initiative, now in its third year, is coordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs. In his address to students at the Twin Towns school, Minister McConalogue explained […]

European Parliament Regional Development Committee Chair visits Donegal County Council to discuss Riverine Project delays


Chair of the European Parliament Regional Development Committee, Younous Omarjee MEP, recently visited Donegal at the invitation of Chris MacManus, Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands Northwest. Omarjee was visiting on a fact-finding mission to examine how the EU can play a positive role in addressing regional imbalance in Ireland. MacManus and Omarjee met with […]

McConalogue and Belgian Ambassador mark EU50 at Scoil Mhuire Buncrana


Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue and Belgian Ambassador to Ireland, Karen van Vlierberge, visited Scoil Mhuire Buncrana yesterday to mark EU50 and Europe Day 2023 with students and staff. Europe Day 2023 marks the culmination of the Government’s EU50 programme which has been celebrating key milestones in the […]

Donegal and North West described as ‘lagging’


Donegal is among several counties that have been ‘demoted’ by the EU. The EU Commission decision to downgrade the north west to a ‘lagging region’ has been described as “disappointing” by the head of Letterkenny’s university. The reclassification is due to the west and north west becoming significantly less well-off, relative to the European average, over recent years. Advertisement The […]