COMMUNITY employment workers who work as supervisors, assistant supervisors and team leaders across various schemes are set to receive a 5 per cent increase this year. The pay deal will benefit over 1,600 employees of organisations that manage Community Employment (CE), Tús, Rural Social Scheme (RSS) and Job Initiative (JI). Fianna Fáil TD and Minister […]
Almost €20m for Donegal’s 2023 Health Capital Plan
DONEGAL will receive almost €20m in funding under the 2023 Health Capital Plan. This puts Donegal in the top 10 of counties funded in 2023. The funding will be allocated throughout the county including an extension to Donegal Hospice and increasing capacity at the LUH Renal Dialisis Unit from 14 to 21. Advertisement Commenting, Minister […]
Minister Mc Conalogue visits ATU Civil Engineering and Construction Showcase
THE Faculty of Engineering and Technology’s Department of Civil Engineering and Construction welcomed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to their end of year showcase last week on the Letterkenny campus. This annual exhibition focuses on the final year BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology and BSc (Hons) Construction Management students while also displaying […]
Donegal awarded over €380,000 by Community Monuments Fund
SEVEN Donegal projects have been allocated funding of over €380,000 under this year’s Community Monuments Fund. The core objective of the Community Monuments Fund is to support the conservation, maintenance, protection, and promotion of local monuments and historic sites, in alignment with the aims of the Government’s new heritage plan, Heritage Ireland 2030, and the […]
McConalogue confirms over €24m for Donegal national roads and greenways for 2023
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, has this afternoon confirmed over €23m in funding for Donegal’s national roads and greenways for 2023. This announcement follows the Minister confirmation in recent weeks of €38m for Donegal’s regional and local roads and almost €1m for Donegal’s rural roads and laneways, a […]
Minister McConalogue will celebrate St Patrick’s Day in New Zealand
DONEGAL Minister Charlie McConalogue will travel to New Zealand to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie McConalogue is set to spend a week in New Zealand with visits planned to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The Government has announced the biggest ever St Patrick’sDay Programme. Advertisement Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet US President […]
Pringle questions €9m funding announced for Killybegs
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has questioned whether the recently announced funding of €9m for Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre is new. He has claimed the recent Government announcement of spending for Killybegs is not the first time this funding was announced. Last week, the funding was announced and widely welcomed. Advertisement However, Deputy Pringle […]
Major investment for Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre
A major investment of almost €9m for Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre has been announced today. This follows €9.2m investment in Killybegs in 2022 and €25m investment in local authority piers and harbours in Donegal in 2022. In addition to the Fisheries and Seafood Production industries, the Fishery Harbour Centres are accommodating an ever-increasing amount of […]