Man dies following incident in Donegal
A man has died following an incident in west Donegal. It happened on the outskirts of Cnoc Fola this afternoon. In a statement issued this afternoon, Gardai say that they are currently at the scene of an explosion at a location on the outskirts of Bunbeg. Gardai have…
Canon Niall Ahern’s 50th ordination anniversary to be marked
Canon Niall Ahern will mark 50th years at a priest in his Strandhill-Ransboro parish this Sunday with a special mass. He’s been looking back on his 50 years, which include time spent in Maynooth, Summerhill College, and St Mary’s in Sligo
Lack of HSE research on vaping “shocking”
The lack of research carried out by the HSE on damage caused by vaping has been described as “shocking”. The issue was raised at the last meeting of the Regional Health Forum West, where it came to light that no Irish research had been carried out on the effects of…
Political Professor calls for county boundaries to be redrawn
A Political Professor is calling for county boundaries in Ireland to be redrawn. In a piece published in the Irish Independent, Professor of Politics at Dublin City University, Eoin O’Malley, says merging some smaller counties would deliver better services, and forming one council would make sense administratively and historically. Among…
Brian Friel Centre gets green light in Glenties
The old courthouse in Glenties is set to be transformed into a visitor attraction, celebrating the life of Brian Friel. Plans for the project have been given the green light by Donegal County Council and it’s estimated that once completed, it’ll provide up to 30 full time jobs to…
Meeting sought with An Post on future of Collooney Post Office
An Post are expected to advertise the franchise for the operation of Collooney Post Office in the coming week following the decision of the postmistress there to resign. She said she was resigning as the business was not viable, and local councillor Thomas Healy says assurances are needed from An…
Funding awarded to Donegal Town community playground works
Donegal Town Community Chamber has been awarded €150,000 under the Governments Community Recognition Fund. The funding will towards enhancing and refurbishing the Donegal Town Community Playground. The overall aim is to support the development of community infrastructure and facilities.