The Friday Panel, Maria Walsh, Paula Gilvarry, John Mullaney
Leo’s love letter to Kylie, gender quotas, the Grand National, rural investment and beached whales are among the diverse topics for discussion on this week’s Friday Panel. We are joined by FG Euro Election candidate,…
South Donegal householders unhappy with ending of provision of waste collection bags
The Donegal Waste and Recycle company have announced that from next week, they will no longer continue to supply waste bags to customers for collection. Customers are being advised to avail of wheelie bins, but…
Uproar as Anti-Corruption Ireland Sligo meeting cancelled at last minute
The organiser of the Anti-Corruption Ireland campaign, Gemma O’Doherty, says she won’t be put down by bullies or threats, after a planned public meeting at Coolera House in Sligo last evening was cancelled, following protests.…
Ballyshannon’s Vicky succeeds in wheelchair accessible bus campaign
Bus Eireann have now agreed to provide wheelchair accessible buses on their route between Donegal Town and Sligo. It follows a high-profile campaign by Ballyshannon’s Vicky Matthews, who claimed the lack of such facilities were…
Councillors clash over Donegal rates increases
Donegal Sinn Fein councillor Marie Therese Gallagher has clashed with Fianna Fail councillor, Micheal Naughton, on her party’s lack of support for a reduction in rates in the County. Cllr Gallagher says small businesses are…
I’m hoping for a miracle – Colleagues rally round to help Sligo woman in cancer battle
44 year old Charlotte Costello, from Sligo, now living in Glencar, was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, last November. Her life has been a blur of hospital visits and chemotherapy treatment since…
Fitzmaurice poo-poos talk of new Party link-up with Harkin
Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice, has flatly denied rumours that he’s been involved in talks with retiring MEP, Marian Harkin, on the formation of a new rural political party. Deputy Fitzmaurice concedes however that he has…