Public meeting being held to discuss threat of more industrial wind turbines


A public meeting is being held to discuss the on-going threat of more industrial wind turbines in West Donegal. The meeting is set to take place in St. Bride’s Hall, Lettermacaward on Saturday, January 7 at 8pm. Currently, there are four planning applications at various stages before An Bord Pleanála (the Irish Planning Board) for […]

Pensioner hospitalised after fall on ‘shocking’ Doochary footpath


A PENSIONER is recovering after suffering a serious injury on an uneven footpath in Doochary. The incident has prompted calls from three west Donegal community groups for immediate action to address road and pedestrian safety in the village. The elderly resident was on her way home from Mass when she stumbled and fell. Such was […]

From the West Coast to West Donegal


Swapping the busy rush hour traffic of Los Angeles for the quiet vibrancy of West Donegal, Howard Chu (CTO and co-founder of Symas Corp) relocated to Gaoth Dobhair in 2012. Howard is the CTO of Symas Corp, a software company he, along with five others, founded in 1999, and are involved in projects as developers […]

New home sought for Rosses community Radio


A director of Rosses Community Radio says she hopes a new premises can be secured for the station. Every Saturday for the past nine years the volunteer-run west Donegal project has brought news, views and music to locals and the Diaspora but it has been off the airwaves since August 7 due to issues with […]

New vaccination centre to open in west Donegal


PLANS are underway to open a new satellite vaccination centre in West Donegal. The news comes as the first walk-in vaccination centres prepare to open in the county over the bank holiday weekend. People without an appointment will be able to get a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in the Letterkenny IT vaccination centre on Saturday […]

Covid-19 cases rise in West Donegal over holiday period


MORE THAN one hundred people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Glenties Local Electoral Area (LEA) in the past fourteen days which is the highest level of infection recorded in the area since the start of the pandemic. This record-level surge in west Donegal can be largely attributed to an intensified period of social […]