DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty said it ‘unforgivable’ that the Riverine Park Project has resulted in a major loss of EU funding. Reacting to the news that the project cannot be completed with the funding deadline, Deputy Doherty said it is unforgivable that this project will now not be completed within the timeframe necessary due to […]
Government urged come clean on Coillte venture- Doherty
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has claimed a letter issued by the government showed not only was government aware of Coillte’s plans, but that they provided the mandate for the venture to be finalised. It comes as he criticised the controversial forestry deal between Coillte and British asset managers Gresham House which will see 12,000 acres of […]
‘Quarry needs to be examined with fine tooth comb’
DEPUTY Pádraig Mac Lochlainn says he was astonished to learn that no forensic examination has been conducted of a quarry thought to be at the heart of the defective block scandal. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking following a meeting of the Joint Housing Committee. It was convened to discuss a recent audit of block makers in Donegal. Advertisement Nine sites were […]
Registration now open for Donegal Future of Ireland Assembly
Sinn Féin’s two Donegal TDs have announced that the party’s Commission on the Future of Ireland will be holding a Donegal Peoples’ Assembly in An Grianán Theatre on Monday, January 30. ‘The New Ireland is for Everyone – Have Your Say’ are the main pillars of this Commission. Submissions to the Assembly and for the report that […]
Blow to Dunkineely as GP surgery to close from Monday
Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Deputy Pearse Doherty, and the party’s councillor for the Donegal Municipal District, Cllr Noel Jordan, have been informed of the closure of the long-established Dunkineely GP surgery. They have been told that from Monday there is to be no GP service in the area. Instead, people will have to […]
Message of support for Creeslough at SF Ard Fheis
A message of support for the people of Creeslough was given by Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald during her key note address at the party’s Ard Fheis this evening. During the televised speech at the RDS she said “the nation wraps its arms around you.” “In hard times, when the odds are stacked against […]
Youth mental health waiting lists ‘extremely worrying’
WAITING lists for youth mental health in Donegal have been branded ‘extremely worrying’ as waiting times for an appointment with Jigsaw are currently up to eight weeks. Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Pearse Doherty, has called on the Minister to urgently engage with the service to provide a solution. Demand for the Jigsaw service in Donegal and […]
Threat emerges for Donegal’s crabbing industry
THE Donegal crabbing fishing industry faces potential destruction due to new regulations from Europe which came into effect following Brexit. The warning was sounded this week after it emerged that 37 crabbing vessels around the Donegal coast can no longer land their catch at their local piers because they have British fishing licences. Some of […]
€15 million investment as part of Bunbeg regeneration
“We hope it will give the area a renewed lease of life and attract more visitors by showing all of the magic that west Donegal has to offer”
Letterkenny man retires as Fine Gael General Secretary
THE most senior employee of the Fine Gael party will turn the key in his office door for the last time this evening. Tom Curran is retiring as the party’s General Secretary after twenty-one years in the post. It’s not too often in politics that somebody can exit on their own terms but having reached […]