Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has today welcomed new data showing that efforts to increase corncrake populations in the west and north-west of Ireland are beginning to paying off. A 2024 survey from the National Parks and Wildlife Service shows an increase in the national corncrake population by […]
Lifford man ‘fears the worst’ after massive Dublin fire
By Thomas Maher THE local owner of a 1958 Chevy truck – which was used to raise thousands of pounds for charities – is fearing the worst, after a Dublin garage in which the vehicle was parked was partially destroyed by a fire on Tuesday night. Lifford man Keith ‘Bear’ Gamble told this newspaper that he remains unsure of the condition […]
Department of Public Health probing meningococcal case
THE Department of Public Health West and North West is responding to two cases of confirmed infection and one probable case of infection of meningococcal disease in the West. Public Health were notified of the cases in early February, and concerns three teenagers. Close contacts have identified by Public Health and offered preventive treatment as appropriate. […]
Head of Saolta to become new HSE Regional Executive Officer
THE head of health care group Saolta has been appointed the new Regional Executive Officer to lead HSE West and North West. In the new role Tony Canavan will form part of the core HSE Senior Leadership Team, providing regional input into the development of national policies and standards. The HSE is organising service delivery […]
Vertiv creates 200 jobs
Almost 200 jobs are to be created in Derry by engineering company Vertiv. Vertiv makes equipment for data centres and has been in the northwest since 2021 when it bought E&I Engineering, a company founded by local man Philip O’Doherty, who now has a senior role at the firm. Welcoming the announcement Mayor of Derry […]
Cost of rebuilding houses rises by twelve per cent
By Róise Collins THE cost of rebuilding houses in the North West region has increased by an average of 12 per cent in the past twelve months, the latest House Rebuilding Guide published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has revealed. This means that rebuild costs across counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim […]
Welcome decrease in homelessness in North West
The Government’s latest Monthly Homelessness Report records that 107 homeless households including 13 families, comprising 16 adults and 29 children, and 94 single adults, were accommodated in emergency accommodation during the week of 19 – 25 June. “A 65% reduction in the number of child dependants in emergency accommodation and an 18% decrease in homelessness […]
Musical Theatre set up to inspire young people
A NEW musical theatre group called Northwest Musical Theatre was set up by Andrea Emmet and Andrew Tinney, two performers who wanted to use their skills to inspire young people to work in the creative industry. Andrea, who is a trained primary school teacher from Letterkenny, found herself questioning what she really wanted to do […]
Over 1,000 runners registered for Strabane Lifford Half Marathon
OVER 1,000 pairs of feet will take to the streets this Sunday for the eighth edition of the Strabane Lifford Half Marathon. The popular cross border event is hosted by Derry City and Strabane District Council in partnership with Lifford Strabane Athletics club. Registration for the event has now closed and Mayor of Derry and […]
YOUTHopia Future Fair 2023 – Young People and the Future of Europe
OVER 150 young people from across Donegal and the North West attended the YOUTHopia Future Fair in Oakfield Park in Raphoe on Thursday, April 27. YOUTHopia is an EU funded project led by the Assembly of European Regions in partnership with Donegal County Council. The YOUTHopia project aims to make sure that young people across […]