Main roads and green spaces in Donegal get €29.8m boost


Funding of €29.8m has been announced for County Donegal to improve main roads and to develop green areas. The allocation will be made to Donegal County Council through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and is part of a national funding package of €440m. Donegal is receiving the third largest allocation in the country. Donegal minister, Charlie […]

Roads will be gritted from 6pm


All Donegal winter maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 6pm today (Monday). Met Éireann said tonight will be dry and mostly clear but with frost and icy patches. It will be cold with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees in light northwesterly winds. “Tuesday will begin crisp with frost and ice clearing,” […]

Gritters to be out from 5pm this evening


All Donegal winter maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 5pm this evening (Monday) and again from 6am tomorrow morning (Tuesday). A yellow warning for snow and ice comes into force from 6pm with Met Eireann advising that “scattered wintry showers will give way to more widespread sleet or snow for a time overnight […]

Gardaí urge caution after a number of collisions on Letterkenny road


GARDAÍ are urging motorists to take extra caution after a number of collisions occurred today on the Kirkstown Forestry Road in Letterkenny. Icy patches have led to dangerous driving conditions and motorists are urged to avoid the road if possible. A garda spokesperson said: “A number of minor collisions have occurred on the Kirkstown Forestry […]

Donegal routes to be gritted this evening


Donegal County Council have announced that roads are to be gritted tonight. The following routes will be gritted from 8PM on Thu. 16/11: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 12: […]

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 […]

Donegal allocated almost €38m for road improvements


DONEGAL has been awarded €37.7 million for improvements to regional and local roads.  Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister of State Jack Chambers T.D. today announced details of a €626 million investment programme for 2023 for regional and local roads. Donegal received the fifth highest allocation in the country. Advertisement The works include […]

Almost €1m for rural roads and laneways


ALMOST €1 million in funding has been announced for repairs and improvement works on Donegal’s rural roads and laneways. Donegal received the third highest allocation in the county under the government’s Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). Donegal received €840,509 through the 2023 Main LIS allocation while the county’s islands received €100,000. Advertisement Welcoming the announcement Minister […]

Letterkenny road to close for three nights


ONE of Letterkenny’s main roads will be closed next week for three nights to accommodate road resurfacing works. The Port Road will be closed to through traffic at the Station Roundabout and Polestar Roundabout from 8pm to 6am on the three nights from next Wednesday, September 8. Diversions will be in place as indicated at […]