Sligo has highest commercial vacancy rate in Ireland
Between 15% and 17% of commercial buildings in the north west are vacant. County Sligo still has the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country while both Donegal’s and Leitrim’s vacancy rates are rising. These figures, released today, come from GeoDirectory, which was jointly established by An Post and Ordnance…
Teagasc to hold a national hill sheep conference in Donegal
Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority are to hold a national hill sheep conference in Donegal. The meeting that takes place on Wednesday the 19th of February in Ballybofey is to focus on hill sheep production but also the contribution of hill sheep farmers to maintaining and enhancing the…
Twin Towns fearful over impact of proposed new by-pass route
A proposed new route from Sligo to Letterkenny could result in the loss of up to 200 jobs and about €10m in revenue to one local area in Donegal. That’s the opinion of the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce, which says it’s shocked and concerned over the impact. Ballybofey…
Call for Donegal council to complete footbridge as soon as possible
A Donegal councillor is calling on contractors to get works on a new footbridge between Ballybofey and Stranorlar completed as a matter of urgency. Cllr Patrick McGowan, Cathaoirleach of Stranorlar Municipal District, said pedestrians and traffic are trying to pass one another on the bridge in a restricted space, with…
Businesses in Ballybofey, Stranorlar lose out because of congestion due to roadworks
The Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce has met with Donegal County Council’s Director of Roads to discuss what it calls the disastrous experiences of traffic jams there. There has been serious traffic congestion in the twin towns over the past few weeks. But a number of measures have now…
Traffic delays so bad in Twin Towns that motorists are ‘jumping the lights’
The traffic in the twin towns in Donegal has become so bad that people are simply jumping the lights. The issue was discussed at a meeting in Ballybofey and Stranorlar last night. Businesses expressed their concerns at the backlog of traffic in the town especially this month with an increase…
Investigations launched in Ballybofey and Charlestown
Gardaí are continuing their investigations into all circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of a man in Ballybofey over the weekend. The body of the man in his 30s was found at a house in the Cappry area of Ballybofey on Saturday at around 9am. The man was pronounced…