By Chris Ashmore CONCERNS that motorists are flouting the speed limit on one of Letterkenny’s busiest roads has prompted fresh calls for urgent safety measures to be put in place. It has emerged that the vast bulk of motorists are exceeding the speed limit on the Glencar Road, above McGovern’s junction (close to Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin). Advertisement The […]
Calls for more grit to be made available after cold snap
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A NUMBER of Donegal County Councillors are set to raise motions at tomorrow’s meeting of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, calling for increased provisions of grit for roads and housing estates following last week’s cold snap. The motions come in the wake of the county’s first snowfall of the year. With temperatures plummeting below freezing, roads and […]
Donegal house prices up 15.3 per cent in twelve months
THE price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in Donegal rose to €207,500 in 2025, up 15.3 per cent from €180,000 at the end of 2024, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance. Across the county, the average time taken to sell rose this quarter to five weeks, the Q4 REA Average House […]
Donegal player claims €500,000 EuroMillions Plus Prize
One Donegal player has claimed quite the treat with Christmas just days away, collecting their cheque for €500,000 at National Lottery HQ. The Letterkenny player won the top prize of €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus draw on Tuesday, December 9. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw at XL Blaney Stores in Lagg, Milford, Letterkenny. Advertisement Speaking […]
Milford’s Gallowglass Community Centre secures major funding boost
THE Gallowglass Community Centre in Milford has been awarded €300,000 in funding through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The funding will support significant works at the centre, helping to enhance facilities and ensure the Gallowglass Community Centre continues to serve as a vital hub for community, social and cultural activities in Milford and the […]
Close to €900,000 allocated to four Donegal projects
FOUR projects in Donegal have been allocated a total of €897,500 under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The Gallowglass Community Centre in Milford is to receive €300,000 for refurbishment, restoration and redevelopment to increase accessibility and greater use for all in the community, while €500,000 is being invested in the Drumboe Bowl as part […]
Five Donegal schools selected for Safe Routes to School Programme
Five Donegal schools are among 105 schools nationwide that have been selected for inclusion in round four of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme. The five local schools are Scoil Cholmcille, Kerrykeel, Scoil Mhuire, Glenties, Scoil Mhuire, Milford, Scoil Naomh Bríd, Muff and St. Aengus NS, Bridgend. The initiative is designed to transform the school […]
A picture-perfect evening at Loreto Community School Milford prom
Our photographer Clive Wasson covered Loreto Community School’s prom in the Silver Tassie Hotel last Thursday.
‘Robust enforcement’ needed on cutting of trees and hedges
FRUSTRATED councillors have called for Donegal County Council to take “urgent action” – including going down the legal route – against landowners who are not cutting back overgrown hedges, trees and vegetation which present a danger or obstruction to road users. Raising the issue this week, Cllr Declan Meehan pointed out that the Council has […]
‘There is a huge risk of injury and to life’ – Cllr
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CALLS have been made to install further traffic calming measures in Ramelton after alarming data showed some drivers entering the town at speeds of up to three times the legal limit. The data, which was recorded on a radar speed sign, showed that between August and October this year, the majority of drivers travelling into […]