‘Someone has dropped the ball’ – Untidy areas raised by councillor


By Diarmaid Doherty A LETTERKENNY councillor has urged Donegal County Council’s roads management team not to take the eye off the ball when it comes to keeping areas of the town tidy and maintained. Cllr. Ciaran Brogan pointed to different locations in the town which need attention because of overgrown weeds and general neglect. Advertisement […]


Call for safety measures at busy Milford road


CONCERNS have been expressed over the safety of pedestrians who walk along a busy main road outside Milford. Aontú representative Mary T. Sweeney said there has been a significant increase in pedestrians walking along the main road between the Milford Retail Park and the nearby Mulroy Woods Hotel and a local service station. She said […]


Parishioners rally to support local church


By Róise Collins THE PARISH priest in Milford said he has been truly taken aback by the generosity of the local community who have responded to an appeal for help for essential repair works at the town’s St Peter’s Church. Parishioners in Milford were faced with a potentially chilly winter when the boiler at the […]


Farmers report missing calves


GARDAÍ are investigating reports of missing calves from the Golan area of Milford. Two farmers contacted Milford Garda Station to report that they both had a calf go missing over the weekend of Thursday, September 21 and Sunday, September 24. Both calves are missing from the Golan area of Milford. Advertisement One of the calves […]


Donegal students attend schools entrepreneur event in Austria


PUPILS from Mulroy College, Milford and St Catherines Vocational School in Killybegs travelled to Kitzbuhel in Austria to represent Ireland in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) European finals over the weekend. Last year the Mulroy College team won the National Award for Social Enterprise with the business ‘L&M Books’. The team designed, created and produced a […]


Call for action at accident blackspot


By Emma Ryan THERE have been calls for works to be carried out at an accident blackspot in Letterkenny which has been the scene of seven collisions in two years. At last week’s meeting of Letterkenny Milford MD, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh asked the Council to apply for funding for further safety measures at Kiltoy/Golf Course Road due […]


Council urged to purchase town centre lands in Milford


DONEGAL County Council has been urged to purchase a 40 acre town centre site in Milford for housing and a new primary school. Cllr John O’Donnell has proposed the council purchase the lands for sale in Milford beside the Loreto Convent to deliver much needed housing and a new national school. The site is currently up for sale but the […]


Milford homes left without broadband due to overgrown trees


A HOUSING estate in Milford has been left without broadband due to a large section of trees blocking their connection access. A section of overgrown trees at the front of Moyle View housing estate in Milford has resulted in the houses being unable to get connected to fibre broadband as the contractors are unable to complete the […]


Pedestrian hospitalised after collision in Milford


A PEDESTRIAN was hospitalised following a collision in Milford. The incident happened on Wednesday, September 13, at approximately 9.10am at The Lagg. The collision involved a vehicle and pedestrian. Advertisement The pedestrian was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital to be treated for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening in nature. The driver was […]