THE need for further safety measures at Kilmacrennan national school was raised at Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford MD meeting by Cllrs John O’Donnell and Cllr Michael McBride. The two separate motions were discussed together with Cllr McBride calling for flashing lights to be erected on the Trentagh side of Kilmacrennan National School to slow down the traffic […]
Kilmacrennan traffic ‘past a joke’
CALLING for urgent traffic calming measures in Kilmacrennan, Cllr John O’Donnell said he would not sit at another council meeting until something was done about it. Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly described traffic in the village as being almost “a case of bless yourself and close your eyes as it was a death trap”. At Tuesday’s […]
Tourists ‘missing’ Downings due to lack of signage
By Emma Ryan THE lack of signage around Downings is resulting in some tourists ‘missing the town.’ That’s according to local councillor John O’Donnell who called on the council to erect additional signage on the Atlantic Drive to direct tourists to the main route to Downings. Advertisement He said some tourists are going the wrong […]
5,000 new voters as 13 candidates declare for Donegal
UP to 5,000 new voters will be eligible to cast their vote in next
month’s General Election in Donegal.
Application against Cllr O’Donnell fails
Court application designed to “ridicule” Cllr John O’Donnell solicitor claims
No invite for Cllr O’Donnell- Community Residents Group
Letterkenny Community Residents Group decided at its monthly meeting last night that it will not invite John O’Donnell to attend future meetings.
David Alcorn: only sitting Donegal councillor to quit?
LONG-serving Fianna Fáil County Councillor David Alcorn is considering his political future and there is growing speculation he may not contest the forthcoming local elections.
Keadue Rovers and the advent of soccer in Donegal 60 years ago
Dr. Paddy Ferry, a former Keadue Rovers player traces the history of the club and its successful league campaign of 1953 Sixty years ago, in the spring and early summer of 1953, organised Association League Football became a reality in Donegal for the first time. For over fifty years, since the end of the previous […]
Ballybofey crash victim named locally as John O’Donnell (53)
THE man killed in last night’s crash outside Ballybofey has been name locally as John O’Donnell (53) from nearby Curraghamone.
Rally: Moffett tops after high drama
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IT ALL seemed so simple, too. Garry Jennings was the commanding leader of the Donegal International Rally on Saturday evening. Advertisement After Darren Gass went off the road on the penultimate stage on Saturday, the rally was Jennings’ to lose – that he did when he was slapped with an overnight three-minute […]