Large area of south Donegal hit by water outage
A significant number of homes and businesses are currently without water in south Donegal. The major outage is affecting both the Bundoran and Ballyshannon areas. Crews are currently on scene carrying out repairs to the burst water main and it is estimated that the supply will remain off until…
AIB Branches in Tubbercurry, Ballyshannon & Killybegs to go cashless
The AIB branches in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo and in the Donegal towns of Ballyshannon and Killybegs are among 70 branches which will move to cashless outlets as demand for services declines across the country. These branches will instead focus more on mortgage, loan and saving advice for customers. …
Breaking: Variety of drugs seized in Ballyshannon
A wide variety of drugs have been seized in Ballyshannon over the weekend. On Sunday last, Gardaí attached to the District Drugs Unit at Ballyshannon Garda Station seized a quantity of suspected controlled drugs (2C-B, Cocaine, Cannabis, Ketamine and MDMA) with an estimated street value of €3,500 (pending analysis)…
Donegal school recognised in Green-Schools Water Awards
Kilbarron National School in Ballyshannon has been named Northern and Western Region water school of the year in the Green- Schools water awards. The awards were hosted by An Taisce Green-Schools and Irish Water. The students in Kilbaron National School in Donegal showed exceptional commitment to the water…
Almost €500,000 awarded to heritage sites across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
Almost half a million euro in grants has been awarded for a number of heritage sites across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The funding comes from the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan’s department the 2022 Community Monuments Fund. €44,129 will be used for essential repairs at…
Man arrested in Donegal after woman’s body is discovered in house fire
A man has been arrested following the death of an elderly woman in a house fire in Co. Donegal. Emergency services attended the scene of the fire in the Doochary area yesterday and brought the blaze under control at around 4:40pm. The body of the woman in her…
Ballyshannon, Ballymote to get funding under Historic Towns Initiative
Ballyshannon is to receive a quarter million euro under the Historic Towns Initiative with the Heritage Council. Ballymote, Co. Sligo, is to get €40,000 under the scheme for a heritage-led regeneration plan for the town. The €250,000 for Ballyshannon will support work with the owners of seven buildings on The…